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Welcome to The Cutting Edge, a new series of online postings to assist you in your missions journey. It is designed with you in mind. We want to give you ideas about how to create a missions climate in your church and provide training modules to lead you to a deeper understanding of what it means to be an effective leader. We intend to keep you updated about new mission resources that will help you be on the cutting edge! From this page you will be able to move to multiple sections that will enhance your knowledge of how Southern Baptists do mission work in California, across the nation and around the world. Each month the postings will be updated and will include the following:
Participate in a Cross-cultural Sensitivity training event to prepare to minister God’s love and Word to His people in your neighborhood, city, and beyond. This event is designed to help prepare you to experience various cultural elements of ministering to people from groups different than your own. 
FasTrak is a leadership certificate emphasis for any woman who wants to be a more effective leader by developing communication, delegation, group building and other skills.
This may be a simulation, but poverty is real. At the heart of every person is the desire to thrive. This event will open your mind and heart to truly understand the dynamics of working with those experiencing poverty. How can we engage our churches in ministry to serve those in need and be the hands and feet of Jesus according to Matthew 25:34-45?
Intentional Community Evangelism (I.C.E.)is an outreach emphasis that encourages individuals and churches to find ways to minister effectively in their communities.
You can make the best plans for an exciting women’s event and all the effort will be wasted if your publicity is poorly done. Failure to use every means you can to tell women about the missions activity or event is counterproductive!
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As part of our Leadership FasTrak, training seminars will be posted on The Cutting Edge to enable you to participate in the Woman’s Missionary Union/Women’s Ministries FasTrak two-year certificate program. The online training will be in an interactive format and will cover such topics as: communication and relationships, overview of women’s mission work, servant leadership, teams and how they work, and what being a leader means. The online training modules will meet the requirement of 8 seminars to earn the leadership certificate. Coming soon!
FasTrak is a leadership certificate emphasis for any woman who wants to be a more effective leader by developing communication, delegation, group building and other skills.
This packet of information that is downloadable has been designed to provide a process for California women to use to request a FasTrak training event for their area.
Read what Ernestine Brown-Reese, Women on Mission Director of Brister Memorial Baptist Church of Compton had this to say recently about her involvement in California women's Leadership FasTrak seminars.
Visit this site for dates of future webcasts of special interest to women. Various topics related to women’s ministries are addressed. The webcast archives contains numerous previous training sessions that may be of interest to you.
Learn about the missions group for preschoolers right from the comfort of your own home and computer! Woman’s Missionary Union is proud to present new online training for Mission Friends. Visit the website especially for Mission Friends leaders and become more knowledgeable about how preschoolers can learn about missions at an early age.
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There are many websites available that will help you maximize your missions knowledge base. Use them to plan short-term mission trips, for in-depth current missions information, and for ideas to create a missions atmosphere in your church.
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At your fingertips highlights new mission and ministry resources that are available for purchase through International Mission Board, LifeWay, Woman's Missionary Union, New Hope, Holman, or North American Missions Board. Two resources will be reviewed each month so watch for the hot-off-the-press releases that will help you grow spiritually, plan effectively, and learn about ministry opportunities.
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A year and a half ago when God began the process of calling me to Africa, I had no idea that in a 12 month period, I would be boarding a plane to Uganda for the 3rd time!
A new feature of this section of The Cutting Edge will be the posting of a monthly prayer newsletter from the Woman's Desk of Croatian Baptists. It is written by Melanija Ruzicka, editor of the Bulitin, a magazine for Croatian women. Check this section every month and encourage the women in your church to consider forming a prayer partnership with a Croatian church! Dates for the 2008 trips will be posted soon. Click on the "more" button to read the current prayer newsletter.
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This new addition to The Cutting Edge will feature the exciting things happening in California Korean churches. Under the direction of Fanny Kim, state WMU Korean Consultant, this section will provide information on events and missions opportunities for Korean women.
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A Woman's Point of View is part of The Cutting Edge which features different women's thoughts on a wide variety of topics of special interest to women. The purpose of these articles is to provide you with a broad biblical basis for dealing with an issue, devotional-type comments on the topic, suggestions for dealing with the issues, and recommended reading. All articles are anonymous.
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Lessons for Today is the latest addition to The Cutting Edge. A series of devotions based on women of the Bible, these articles will provide you with food for thought, material for your own quiet time with God, and a base for presenting devotions in women's groups. The series is being written by Ann Iorg. Ann lives in Mill Valley where her husband serves as the president of Golden Gate Theological Seminary. Ann also serves on the state WMU/WM Preschool Missions Education team.
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“Fields of Gold” is a quarterly newsletter for California women. It features upcoming events and gives information about ministry projects and training opportunities. You will find ideas for women’s events and special emphases. This quarter’s issue focuses on the California Mission Offering. Watch for this helpful newsletter every 3 months. It’s a great resource!
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