Financing Programs
The National Baptist Laymen’s Movement has six
(6) main programs to finance its programs, ministries and activities to help
it meet its mission, goals, objectives and purposes:
Discipleship
The discipleship ministry is designed to identify
all the men and supporters of the National Baptist Laymen. It is an annual
program that asks for $30.00 once a year. The month of January is Discipleship
Drive Month. Laymen are asked to sign up all the men of their local congregations,
district associations and state conventions. Discipleship sign-ups should
be reported during the convention’s Mid-Winter board meeting held in January.
Discipleship fees are welcome throughout the year from persons who are not
able to bring or send them in January.
Discipleship to the National Baptist Laymen means
that persons will receive the following benefits:
- Placed on the laymen’s mailing list.
- Receives the laymen’s Quarterly Newsletter.
- Receives “The Baptist Layman” magazine
from S.S. Publishing Board
- Receives a Birthday card on your birthday.
- Receives three major mail outs a year.
Housing forms included.
King Contest
The King Contest is a fund raising competition between
laymen state conventions to see which state convention can raise the most
money for national laymen ministries. The contest is held in September of
each year during the annual session of the National Baptist Convention U.S.A.
Inc. The contest is designed for laymen state conventions to have King contests
to raise monies in their state and for the state winner to be the state representative
at the national contest.
Each state convention must contribute a minimum of $750.00
for their representative to participate in the national contest. State convention’s
contributions that are less than $750.00 are welcome and are needed for laymen
ministries, however their contestant will not be allowed to participate in
the contest.
Trophies are awarded to each contestant. The top three
state conventions and their contestant are awarded the following designations:
1st – Arch Duke
2nd – Duke
3rd – Count
The Arch Duke (King) will receive certain benefits for being the winner of
the contest.
The Arch Duke will represent the National Baptist Laymen’s
Movement at various functions throughout the year of his reign.
Registrations/Assessments
The National Baptist Convention is comprised of state conventions,
district associations, local churches and individuals. When the convention
convenes at its three annual meetings, it asks these various constituencies
to register and/or pay a predetermined assessment to support the operations,
programs and ministries of the convention. The laymen’s auxiliary is the same.
A form has been devised that contains the registrations
and assessments for the various constituencies of the National Baptist Laymen’s
Movement for each meeting. This form can be obtained from the General Secretary,
Finance Chairman or Treasurer. Pre-registrations are always desired and welcomed.
Special Projects
Breakfast
The Special Projects fund raising effort is held every
January during the convention’s Mid-Winter Board meeting. The fund raising
effort concludes on Thursday morning of the session with a breakfast announcing
the amounts contributed by each state convention.
Each state convention is asked to contribute a minimum
of $2,500.00 to this effort. There is a model for state convention’s to use
that will help them meet this goal: Ask 100 persons to give a consecrated
gift of $25.00 each.
The funds raised in this effort goes toward the laymen’s
projects that are conducted domestically and internationally.
Missions In Education
& Evangelism
The Missions In Education and Evangelism fund raising effort
is held every June during the convention’s Congress of Christian Education.
The effort concludes on Thursday with a luncheon where the names of the contributors
are announced.
Financing Programs
Missions In Education
& Evangelism (cont’d)
A committee of District Laymen has been formed to lead
this effort that are:
·
Committed to soul winning.
·
Committed to building the character of young men.
·
Committed to helping spread the Gospel in Jerusalem, in Judea
and the uttermost parts of the earth.
This committee will give monies and recruit all District
laymen Presidents to contribute a minimum of $300.00.
The goals for the use of the funds raised are:
1.
The operations of the Baptist World Center
2.
The assistance in Foreign Mission Work
3.
The assistance in Home Mission Work
4.
To assist and promote evangelism.
5.
Repair and Operations of Seminaries and Bible Colleges
6.
Promotional Materials
7.
National Laymen Workshops
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