Missionary Organizations Department of the Nigerian Baptist Convention is an amalgamation of four different autonomous departments namely: Men's Missionary Union, Baptist Student Ministry, Youth Ministry. Each of these departments has its unique history, goals, objectives, and officers.

For instance, the Men's Missionary Union (MMU) started in1919 as Men's League. Shortly after it inception, the organization died a natural dead. It was early in1960 that significant effort was made to revive it. Today, the MMU is made up of Baptist Men's Fellowship and Royal Ambassadors. Initially, Baptist Youth Ministry was part of Men's Missionary Union, when it was called "Men Youth and Boys' Work" Baptist Student Ministry started in 1958 and Prison was established in 1997.

The Convention merged these departments together in 1998. The same arrangement gave birth to Christian Education, merging: Sunday School, Church Training, Adult Education, and Children Ministries. Home and Foreign Missions Board, Evangelism and Stewardship Department, and Operation Reach All were also merged to form the Global Missions Board.

DEFINING MOD

A simple way Missionary Organizations Department can be defined as an umbrella that "houses' Men's Missionary Union, Youth Ministry, Baptist Student Ministry.

In the Department (MOD), each division (former Department) retains the old structure with some changes and some form of autonomy.

A PURPOSE DRIVEN DEPARTMENT

It is our heart desire to make MOD a purpose driven department. Consequently, we have come up with vision and mission statements to control our activities.

VISION STATEMENT

Missionary Organizations Department will create avenues for meaningful missions service by intersecting lives for kingdom growth.

MISSION STATEMENT

Missionary Organizations Department (MOD) will promote missions by mobilizing prayers, financial resources, and personnel; it will also empower Men, Students, Youth, and Royal Ambassadors for evangelism and church planting; develop strategies for cooperative social action, by networking and partnership with other believers; support discipleship training and develop trustworthy leaders by encouraging fidelity in marriage, holiness and righteousness in all our comportment. MOD Main emphases are: 1.Discipling next generation.

2.Engage in missions activities.

3.Pray for and give to missions

4.Develop personal ministry.

5.Serve others in Jesus' name.

DIVISIONAL EMPHASIS

MEN'S MISSIONARY UNION

Men's Missionary Union comprises of Baptist Men's Fellowship and Royal Ambassadors. The organization is open to all Baptist boys and men from the age of ten.

BAPTIST MEN'S FELLOWSHIP

The Baptist Men's Fellowship Mission Statement are:

1.Reach the unreached

2.Church the un-churched

3.Care for the churches

4.Build up faithful stewards for Christ.

ROYAL AMBASSADORS

Royal Ambassador is for boys between ages 10 and 24 years. It is divided into three age groups as follows:

1.The Junior 10-13 years

2.The Intermediate 14-17 years

3.The Senior 18-24 years

The main objectives of the organization are:

1.To become well informed responsible followers of Christ.

2.To have Christ-like concern for all people.

3.To learn how to carry the message of Christ around the world .

4.To work with others in sharing Christ.

5.To keep myself clean and healthy in body, soul and spirit.

THE BAPTIST STUDENT MINISTRIES

The Baptist Student Ministries is the Nigerian Baptist Convention's outreach to reach students in tertiary institutions. Presently, there are 35 workers working in 400 tertiary institutions.

OBJECTIVES OF BSF ARE:

1.To lead students to a personal commitment to Christ Jesus as their Lord and Savior.

2.To involve them in Bible Study and Discipleship Training.

3.To lead students to balance their academic pursuit and their spiritual lives.

4.To involve them in denominational life, missions and evangelism.

BAPTIST YOUTH MINISTRIES

Baptist Youth is a fellowship for young men and women in all local churches of the Nigerian Baptist Convention.

The objectives of the Youth Ministries Division are:

1.To help the Baptist youth to recognize their individual opportunities and responsibilities in world-wide mission.

2.To commit their lives to continuing Christian witness.

3.To know each other better and thus work cooperatively to fulfill the great commission.

PARTNERSHIP INVITATION

Missionary Organizations wants to partner with your Church, Association and Conference in order to:

1.Provide avenues through which men and their families can channel their God-given gifts and abilities in ministry.

2.Provide educational training for children, youth, and adults with a focus on mission involvement at home and abroad.

For more information about MOD programmes in your area, and how you can be actively involved, contact the pastor of your church.

Missionary Organisations

Nigerian Baptist Convention

02/241 2146; 02/241 2308

E-mail: mod@nigerianbaptist.org, baptconv@skannet.com, durocomf@skannet.com