Bridges of Hope 2016Rooted in hope...Psalm 31:24

The Alliance model of partnership in ministry works to build lasting relationships that offer the world hope while working for justice. We are passionately committed to our ministry partnerships based on the core values of:

• Empowerment- Recognizing our partner’s expertise in their context, we aim to build the capacity for them to chart their own course.

• Accompaniment- Ministering alongside our partners, we learn how to grow a vibrant church and a deeper relationship with God.

• Trust- Surrendering ownership of ministry projects, we serve alongside others, equipping them to respond to needs in their communities.

• Respect- Valuing the spirituality and wisdom across lines of culture and faith, we seek friendship and understanding in our world.

• Mutuality- We minister in partnership with others who have been marginalized, acknowledging our own experience of marginalization in Baptist life.

• Affirmation- Celebrating all that are called to ministry, we join hearts and hands, empowered by the One who loves us.

When you give to the Alliance you support the world of 33 ministry partners spanning the globe.

e are rooted in hope as we look to all that God has done and continues to do in our ministry partners. We see their strength in peacemaking, their courageous justice work and their hope that together, we all can make this the world of God’s dreams.

WDalia Juárez Fernández, General Coordinator of the Mayan Intercultural Seminary, Mexico, offers a tapestry of

partnership to Paula Dempsey, director for partnership relations, at the Alliance’s 2015 Annual Gathering in Atlanta.

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Be strong...

...let your heart take courage...

...hope inthe Lord.

When you give to the Alliance we, together with our ministry partners are empowered to embody God’s love to the world. Give online at allianceofbaptists.org/makeagift, or mail a check to our address: 3939 LaVista Rd Suite E-122 Atlanta GA 30084.

Raimundo Barreto, presenting at the general assembly of the Aliança de Batistas do Brasil as they celebrated 10 years of strong ministry.

At the annual meeting of the Fraternity of Baptist Churches of Cuba, members raise their leaves to the sky in hope of all God will do as they grow together in the Spirit of God.

Mutual PartnersAfrican Baptist Churches in ZimbabweAliança de Batistas do BrasilBaptist Seminary of MexicoEvangelical Baptist Church of Georgia, School of ElijahFraternidad de Iglesias Bautistas de CubaSeminario Intercultural MayaneseZimbabwe Theological Seminary

Baptist Joint Committee for Religious LibertyChurches for Middle East PeaceLatin American Working GroupNational Farmworker MinistryChurch World ServiceNational Council of ChurchesBPFNA—Hispanic Summer ProgramCreation Justice MinistriesEquity for Women in the Church

AMOS Health and Hope, NicaraguaBright Stars of BethlehemCalvary Latino Ministry, Washington, D.C.Emmaus House, Raleigh, N.C.Hope Center at Pullen, Raleigh, N.C.Interfaith Chaplaincy, Al Akawayn University, MoroccoQC Family Tree, Charlotte, N.C.Jitokese Wamama Wafrika, KenyaJourneyPartners, Franklinton, N.C.Oakhurst Recovery Program, Decatur, Ga.Rauschenbush Metro Ministries, New York CitySamaritan Neighborhood Center, Oakland, Calif. Seeds of Hope Publishers, Waco, TexasShalom Children’s Center, GhanaShekinah, El SalvadorStewart Center, Atlanta Strive, Chicago

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QC Family Tree members and Summer Communities of Service interns during a summer of working together for justice and peace.