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Scott Pilgrim is
Baptist Mission Australia ’ s Executive
Director . He is passionate about seeing vibrant communities following Jesus in their own distinctive ways , in Australia and around the world .
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It ’ s great to welcome you to another edition of Resonate ! There ’ s some insightful and inspiring reading in the pages that follow .
This magazine ticks several boxes for our mission community : It raises awareness about mission issues – locally and globally , and fosters life long learning . It shares stories from our team members on location and it celebrates partnership .
And speaking of partnership , there ’ s nothing that captures the heartbeat of partnership better for us than May Mission Month . What a great month we had connecting with churches , small groups and mission teams across the nation . I enjoyed being in five states and six cities during May and I was reminded time and time again of the power of partnership !
So a huge THANK YOU to everyone who shared with us in May . We look forward to strengthening partnerships and keeping missional conversations flowing .
It was great during May to consider together what it means to live as an alongsider , whether it be in a local community in Australia or across the world . As Jesus followers we ’ re all called to live as alongsiders . Mark and Ngoc know this and they ’ re fleshing out what it means day to day in Indochina . It ’ s exciting to see how God ’ s Spirit is using them and their local teammates . You can read about it in our feature article on pages 2-4 .
And we continue to unpack the alongsiders theme in our centre spread – where you will see stories and examples from across the world .
I ’ m thankful for the contribution Marbuen Diaz from the NSW & ACT Baptist Association makes across our movement , and so it ’ s great to have him writing on power and Jesus ’ counter cultural example on pages 5-6 . There ’ s learning for all different ministry contexts in this helpful article .
When I was in Mozambique last year I had the opportunity to meet the Bennett family from Albany , WA who were doing a short-term stint with our team . They made a real difference during their service and , I know , came home as changed people as well ! You can read about their son Jake ’ s experiences at the end of this Resonate .
We ’ re keen to foster more short-term serving opportunities , so please contact our team if you would like to find out more .
Enjoy reading and thank you for your partnership !
Grace and peace Scott
Baptist Mission Australia is the intercultural mission arm of the Australian Baptist Church . We long to see vibrant faith communities following Jesus in their own distinctive ways .
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