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Enter $. CMO Quiz. Each year California Southern Baptists focus specifically on praying for and giving to mission causes in California. What is the name of that offering? California State Mission Offering State Mission Offering California Mission Offering. What is the Purpose of CMO?.
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CMO Quiz • Each year California Southern Baptists focus specifically on praying for and giving to mission causes in California. What is the name of that offering? • California State Mission Offering • State Mission Offering • California Mission Offering www.calmissions.com
What is the Purpose of CMO? • To educate California Southern Baptists about mission and ministry projects funded through their gifts • To create an awareness of the urgent need to reach California for Christ. • About 87 percent, or 33 million, of the more than 38 million residents of the Golden State are considered unchurched. www.calmissions.com
What is the Purpose of CMO? • To encourage California Southern Baptists to pray for California missions and missionaries. • To encourage California Southern Baptists to go and share their faith daily and through short- and long-term missions projects. • To encourage California Southern Baptist churches to participate in giving to missions through the California Mission Offering. www.calmissions.com
CMO Quiz What percentage of California Mission Offering gifts remain in California? 50% 75% 95% 100% www.calmissions.com
The Planning Guide-The Key • The CMO Planning Guide is available in: • English • Chinese • Korean • Spanish www.calmissions.com
Sermon to Assist the Pastor Videos available in four languages to begin or end sermon! www.calmissions.com
CMO Quiz The California Southern Baptist Convention was organized to assist churches to reach California for Christ. What was the first year an offering was taken for state missions? 1940 1941 1942 1951 www.calmissions.com
CMO Videos Available Videos: • Be Bold Theme Interpretation (4 languages) • Church Starting – Beyond the Walls Community Church, Temecula • Healthy Churches – First Baptist Church, Kernville • Disaster Relief – Typhoon Haiyan – Philippines www.calmissions.com
Age-Graded Guides Mission Action Guides for: • Adults • Youth • Children • Preschoolers • All age-graded guides available in 4 languages www.calmissions.com
Clip Art www.calmissions.com
Order Materials Online www.calmissions.com
CMO Quiz During what month of the year is this missions offering and emphasis usually celebrated? August September October November *The offering can be taken any time during the year! www.calmissions.com
The IMPACT • All gifts received stay in the state to reach the 33 million unchurched Californians • 14% of the gifts your church gives is returned to your association for local mission projects • Your association decides which projects are funded • Your gifts start congregations to reach the people of the world who live in your area www.calmissions.com
The IMPACT • Evangelism projects (such as block party trailers) are funded throughout the state • Ministry projects (such Feeding Those Who Feed Us) are possible because of CMO gifts • Summer missionaries help reach communities like yours across the state • Disaster Relief efforts in California and around the world are funded through your gifts www.calmissions.com
CMO Quiz Which of the following ministries in California are supported by CMO? Church Starting Evangelism Projects Disaster Relief Missions Discipleship Baptist Associations All the Above www.calmissions.com
How Can You Be Involved? • PRAY-You can order the free bulletin insert and prayer guide so your congregation can pray specifically for California mission efforts • GO-You can be involved in the Great Commission where you live, work and play • GIVE-Your sacrificial gifts combined with the sacrificial gifts of others can accomplish much for the Kingdom of God www.calmissions.com