Challenge Docs

Challenge Documents

Included on this page are documents, articles and other helpful resources designed to equip and resource Acts 1:8 Challenge leaders.

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		NEW! Acts 1:8 Four-Field Brochure - (pdf) Promote the Acts 1:8 Challenge in your church with this new brochure, titled “A Local Church Vision for the Worldwide Mission.” It provides important information on how your church can carry out Acts 1:8. Best of all, it’s available as a free download here!

		Acts 1:8 Leadership Guide- (pdf) This implementation guide will help your church embrace the Acts 1:8 Challenge. It offers suggestions and worksheets to assist you in assessing your church's readiness and ability to reach the four Acts 1:8 Challenge mission fields.

		Acts 1:8 Challenge Event Planning Guide - (Pre-Pub pdf) Use this thorough guide to help your church or association plan your next Acts 1:8 Challenge event.

		Acts 1:8 Response Form - (pdf) The one challenge and the eight responses that churches can make to their Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and ends of the earth

		Acts 1:8 Bulletin Cover - (pdf) Use for a special service or emphasis. Includes the one challenge and eight responses. To download an image, right-click on the link. Choose "save target as." Specify a name and where you want the file stored. Color - PDF format B/W - PDF format Customizable bulletin covers are available for your church at the Acts 1:8 Challenge Document Store.

		Acts 1:8 Challenge Fuel for Your Mission Ad - (pdf) This ad is perfect for promoting the Acts 1:8 Challenge in brochures, fliers, print publications, and online. It has been customized with an invitation to pastors who will be attending the SBC Annual Convention.

		Acts 1:8 Challenge Phone Booth Ad - (pdf) Use this general purpose ad to promote the Acts 1:8 Challenge in brochures, fliers, print publications, and online.

		Acts 1:8 Challenge Map - (pdf) This map gives an at-a-glance understanding of the resources, relationships, and related church actions involved in fulfilling the Acts 1:8 Challenge.

		Acts 1:8 New Strategies Overview - (PowerPoint) This PowerPoint presentation is a great resource for presenting the Acts 1:8 Challenge to any group.

		Acts 1:8 Background Image - (PowerPoint) Use this image as a background for copied or projected announcements and information about the Acts 1:8 Challenge.

		Acts 1:8 Challenge 4x8 Grid - (Word doc) This handy grid helps in tracking progress in each of the 8 Commitments for all 4 Fields of the Acts 1:8 Challenge.

		Acts 1:8 Challenge Certificate 1 - (Word doc) This customizable certificate can be used to commend a church or other organization for being "on mission in all four regions described in Acts 1:8 Challenge" during the year.

		Acts 1:8 Challenge Certificate 2 - (Word doc) This alternate design of the Acts 1:8 Challenge commendation certificiate also offers a customizable document that can be used to acknowledge a church or other organization for being "on mission in all four regions described in Acts 1:8 Challenge" during the year.

		18 Days of Acts 1:8 - (pdf) This 18-day devotion guide is an excellent way to kick-off or prepare for your church's Acts 1:8 Challenge emphasis.

		What is an Acts 1:8-focused Church? - (pdf) This helpful sheet explains the Acts 1:8 Challenge in a single page -- a great starting place for communicating the big ideas behind the Challenge in a quickly read and understood format.

		The Acts 1:8 Challenge: It's a God Thing - (pdf) Read how churches in the SBC are embracing a Great Commission-Acts 1:8 paradigm for missions through the Acts 1:8 Challenge. (Originally published in OnMission magazine Special Issue 2008).

		Casting A Vision for Missions: How an Acts 1:8 paradigm can transform your church and change the world - (pdf) Read how churches across North America are being transformed into worldwide mission centers through their commitment to the Acts 1:8 challenge of Jesus!. (Originally published in OnMission magazine Special Issue 2007).

		Is Your Church Missional? - (pdf) Ed Stetzer, director of research at LifeWay, discusses what it means to be a church to be "on mission" for Christ, known in some circles today as "missional." Originally published in the Special Issue 2006 Pastor's Edition of OnMission magazine.

		Getting Out of Town: 5 Ways a Mission Trip Can Impact Your Church - (pdf) Roger Ferrel explains why pastors need to be good travel agents. Originally published in OnMission magazine, Winter 2006.

		A Beginner's Guide to Short-term Missions - (pdf) What you need to know before you go -- 15 helpful suggestions to get you ready for your trip. Originally published in OnMission magazine, Winter 2006.

		The Ultimate Road Trip - (pdf) Volunteering in short-term missions is one of the most effective ways believers can mobilize with far-reaching results. It also can be a life-changing experience, altering the way you view the world—and your purpose in it. Originally published in OnMission magazine, Winter 2006.

		Reflections - (pdf) John Marshall, pastor of Second Baptist Church, Springfield, Missouri, shares how God got hold of his heart on a trip to China and how God used the experience to transform the church into a worldwide mission center. Originally published in On Mission magazine, Winter 2006.

		Acts 1:8 Challenge - (pdf) Article about the Acts 1:8 Challenge by Stephen P. Davis, executive director of the State Convention of Baptists in Indiana. Originally published in the April 13, 2005 edition of the Indiana Baptist.

		Acts 1:8: A Relevant Challenge Two churches that have accepted the Acts 1:8 Challenge share their plans to carry the gospel to the four fields of Acts 1:8. Originally published in the Summer 2005 edition of OnMission Magazine.

		What Can One Little Church Do to Change the World? Acts 1:8 article by Nate Adams published in the Special Issue 2005 edition of OnMission Magazine.

		Acts 1:8: A Challenge for Eternity - (pdf) Jesus' last recorded words to the church are as powerful today as the day they were spoken. Tim Yarbrough, team leader of church relations at the North American Mission Board (NAMB), reminds Southern Baptists the mission of the church is unique, purposeful, and urgent. It's all about impacting lostness in your community (Jerusalem), state or region (Judea), nation (Samaria), and the world (ends of the earth). (Originally published in SBCLife December 2004).

		*Acts 1:8 Overview from OnMission* Magazine - (pdf)** An comprehensive article by Nate Adams challenging the church to reach the four Acts 1:8 mission fields.