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1 2013 Goals and s Page 1 of 5 I. II. Assist churches by evangelizing persons, planting Baptist churches, and nurturing church planting movements among all people groups outside the United States and Canada; and, provide specialized, defined and agreed upon assistance to the North American Mission Board in assisting churches to reach unreached and underserved people groups within the United States and Canada. 1 Continue to engage remaining unreached people groups with populations exceeding 100,000; and continue to provide basic access to the Gospel among all peoples groups by the end of There are a total of 2,166 unreached people groups with a population of 100,000. This number has increased from the previous year, due to increasing population in many people groups. Of these 2,166 large-population unreached people groups, as of the end of 2012, 395 remain unengaged. Likewise, at the end of 2012, a total of 3,605 people groups of all sizes are classified as unengaged. (Please note that in all field statistical data, figures are available only as of the end of End of 2013 data will not be available until third quarter 2014.) 2 Continue to expand the spread of the gospel among all peoples through effective evangelism, discipleship, and church planting, leading toward church planting movements with goals of 10% annual increases in the work of IMB personnel and those whom they directly enable and train in the following categories: Number of people hearing a gospel witness; Number of people having an opportunity to respond to Christ; Number of seekers; Number of new believers; Number of baptisms; Number of groups intending to become church now meeting; Number of new churches meeting. During 2012, among work that is specifically related to current work of IMB field personnel: 1,693,599 people were reported as hearing a gospel witness; 1,063,008 were reported as having an opportunity to respond to Christ; 213,439 were reported as being classified as seekers; 235,170 were reported as new believers; 114,571 of those were reported as being baptized; 11,415 groups intending to become churches were reported as meeting; and, 6,192 new churches were reported. 3 Continue to expand the training of leaders to support the evangelism, discipleship, and church planting objectives with a goal of 10% annual increases in the following categories: Number of people meeting in ongoing Bible studies; Number of people being personally mentored; Number of people receiving practical pastoral training Number of people receiving training to start new churches; Number of people receiving advanced theological education. As of the end of 2012, 437,302 people were reported as meeting in ongoing Bible studies; 23,635 people were reported as being personally mentored; 16,804 men were reported as receiving practical pastoral training; 23,270 people were reported as receiving training to start new churches; and, 3,861 people were reported as receiving advanced theological education. 4 In cooperation with the North American Mission Board, state conventions, associations and local church, assist churches in discovering and engaging underserved, unreached people groups in the United States and Canada. At least twenty such people groups will be newly engaged by churches during 2013, with the assistance of IMB in cooperation with NAMB. Implementation of this new effort has begun slowly, yet training is being carried out by field personnel while they are on Stateside assignment, assisting NAMB personnel, churches, associations, and state conventions to engage immigrant people groups found in their midst. Significant acceleration of this effort, with clear results, is expected in the near future. Assist churches in sending and supporting Southern Baptist missionaries and volunteers by enlisting, equipping, and enabling them to fulfill their calling. 1 We will seek to approve approximately 300 new long-term personnel and 250 new short- term personnel in new long-term personnel have been appointed during 2013, along with the approval of 218 new short-term personnel. Due to financial constraints, these numbers are fewer than had been projected when this goal was submitted two years ago.

2 2013 Goals and s Page 2 of 5 III. 2 All new personnel will continue to be matched with strategic assignments with an emphasis on placing more personnel in frontline ministry to reach unreached people groups. Strategic selection and deployment of new personnel is operating very well, in a time when resources demand that we be highly selective in who is sent and to what tasks they are sent. We are placing new personnel in the most strategic assignments around the world, with continuing emphasis on unreached, and particularly unengaged, peoples. 3 We will continue to mobilize, nurture, and enlist those from Southern Baptist life who sense God s call to reach a lost world for Jesus. We are continuing to seek to help Southern Baptists be aware of opportunities for mission service, and seek to enable those who are most qualified and most suitable for strategic needs around the world to be placed in those places of service. Assist churches and partners to mobilize Southern Baptists to be involved in international missions through praying, giving, and going. 1 Challenge and facilitate a growing strategic involvement of Southern Baptist churches in their missions task. God is calling each church to engage in the mission task. IMB walks alongside each church, hearing how God is specifically leading them and helping them respond to that next step God is calling them to take. Over 6,800 churches are now partnering with missionaries on the field as strategic partners in the engagement of their people group. The Embrace initiative, launched in 2011, invites a church to commit to bring the Gospel to an unengaged, unreached people group. Over 1,900 churches have responded to the challenge and are in the process of exploring the next step in their commitment. Numerous conferences and training events have been held throughout North America to equip local churches in the task of making disciples. Resources and coaching are geared to assist the church wherever she is in her missional involvement. Recognizing the generational, ethnic and racial diversity of Southern Baptist churches, IMB seeks to serve all congregations, including the growing number of African-American, Hispanic, Asian, Deaf and less traditional churches. School of Prayer for all Nations has been developed and is an experiential training for individuals and churches in developing greater fervency in effective intercessory prayer for the nations. 2 Challenge and facilitate Southern Baptists increased financial support through Cooperative Program and the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering to accomplish their global missions task. The Lottie Moon Christmas Offering receipts were $149,276, Though it exceeded the prior year, and was the third highest offering in our history, it was still far short of our $175 million goal. Receipts through the Cooperative Program declined from the prior year. IMB continues to promote giving through the Cooperative Program and the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering in numerous ways. Missionaries communicate regularly with churches to express appreciation and encourage churches to give sacrificially through CP and LMCO. IMB assists churches in making personal connections with missionaries and providing resources that can be used by pastors and mission leaders as they challenge their members. Pastors are key in the promotion as they lead their church to be strategically involved and give sacrificially to reach a lost world.

3 IV. International Mission Board 2013 Goals and s 3 Challenge and facilitate increased involvement of Southern Baptists through short-term team opportunities, short and long term service through IMB and other avenues of global service through the local church and tentmaking. The almost 4,900 full-time missionaries serve as a global force that enables Southern Baptists to impact the world s vast lostness. The amount of financial support provided through the Cooperative Program and the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering determine the number of missionaries that are sent; finances continue to limit the number of new personnel. A growing number of churches are strategically involved, including the sending of approximately 70,000 to 100,000 individuals on short term mission teams to work alongside field personnel or initiate work among an unreached, unengaged people group. Great Commission Global Connect (GC2) enables IMB to come alongside a Southern Baptist church that is sending and supporting teams for 2-3 years with the goal of planting indigenous reproducing churches among a people group or population segment. IMB assists the church by providing counsel in the strategy and selection of team members, their training and their on-field supervision. A growing number of Southern Baptist marketplace professionals work around the world in their vocational roles. Through Marketplace Advance initiatives, IMB seeks to equip and nurture these professionals and the churches of which they are members in their strategic Kingdom role in engaging the nations. Assist churches in fulfilling their international missions task by developing global strategies, including human needs based ministries, and providing leadership, administrative support, and financial accountability for implementation of these strategies. 1 Continue to nurture a unified relationship of mutual support and respect throughout the organization. Morale and focus on the vision is at a high level, and every element of the organization is seeking to work together for greater advance. This year has seen the implementation of Affinity Advance Coordinating Teams in each affinity, synergizing cross-office expertise and insight for greater Kingdom advance. 2 Continue the development and global implementation of a continuing leadership development program that will produce needed leadership, ensuring effective administration and accountability at all levels throughout the organization. Leadership training opportunities are being increased and more thoroughly integrated throughout the organization. Accountability processes continue to be adjusted for maximum effectiveness and efficiency. A cross-office effort is underway to discover and oversee any needed adjustments in field orientation as well as in the entire apprenticeship process. New ways of delivery of training are continually being explored, and implemented as appropriate. 3 Utilize human needs ministries as a part of comprehensive church planting strategies in at least 250 projects. 1. Administered 304 relief and development projects in 67 countries. 2. Helped people in more than 4,730 communities through development projects and touched another 963 through disaster relief projects. 3. Helped more than 1.6 million people with basic life essentials using SBC World Hunger Funds and funds designated for Global Hunger Relief. 380,000 received food assistance. 350,000 received help with water needs. 4. Provided 66,000 people with training in the areas of agriculture, health care, community development, literacy and jo skills. 5. Implemented water systems in 1,501 communities, giving over 290,000 access to clean and safe sources of drinking water. Page 3 of 5

4 2015 Goals Page 4 of 5 I. Assist churches by evangelizing persons, planting Baptist churches, and nurturing church planting movements among all people groups outside the United States and Canada; and, provide specialized, defined and agreed upon assistance to the North American Mission Board in assisting churches to reach unreached and underserved people groups within the United States and Canada. 1 Continue to make significant progress in engaging, and enabling churches to engage, unreached unengaged people groups, of all sizes in all locations. 2 Continue to expand the spread of the gospel among all peoples through effective evangelism, discipleship, and planting of multiplying churches. 3 Continue to expand the training of leaders of all levels, to support evangelism, discipleship, and church planting in people groups and urban centers globally. II. Assist churches in sending and supporting Southern Baptist missionaries and volunteers by enlisting, equipping, and enabling them to fulfill their calling. 1 We will seek to approve approximately 200 new long-term personnel and 150 short-term personnel in The continued reduced numbers are due to the trend of reduced support. Our hope and prayer is that the trend will be reversed, and many more can be sent. 2 All new personnel will continue to be matched with strategic assignments with an emphasis on placing more personnel in frontline ministry to reach unreached people groups. 3 We will continue to mobilize, nurture, and enlist those from Southern Baptist life who sense God s call to reach a lost world for Jesus. III. Assist churches and partners to mobilize Southern Baptists to be involved in international missions through praying, giving, and going. 1 Challenge and facilitate a growing strategic involvement of Southern Baptist churches in their mission task. 2 Challenge and facilitate Southern Baptists increased financial support through Cooperative Program and the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering to accomplish their global mission task. 3 Challenge and facilitate increased involvement of Southern Baptists through short-term team opportunities, short and long term service through IMB, and other avenues of global service through the local church and tent-making. IV. Assist churches in fulfilling their international missions task by developing global strategies, including human needs based ministries, and providing leadership, administrative support, and financial accountability for implementation of these strategies. 1 Continue to nurture a unified relationship of mutual support and respect throughout the organization. 2 Continue the development and global implementation of a continuing leadership development program that will produce needed leadership, ensuring effective administration and accountability at all levels throughout the organization.

5 2015 Goals 3 Utilize human needs ministries as part of comprehensive church planting strategies in at least 250 projects. Page 5 of 5