…for orientation of new staff, officers, committee members, and trustees of related institutions about Baptist history and identity. Provide a class or group study on Baptist identity for the staff of your organization and utilize the Series as a resource. Promote the use of the Series in publications of your organization. Display the Baptist Identity Leaflets and the Baptist Beliefs and Heritage book in the offices of your organization. Prepare a display on Baptist identity at meetings of your organization, utilizing the Series in the display and encouraging persons to take copies of the Baptist Identity Leaflets. Provide the Baptist Beliefs and Heritage book, the Personal Study Guides book, and a packet of the Baptist Identity Leaflets for each trustee and administrator of entities related to your organization. Promote the use of the Baptist Identity Series in churches, institutions, and other Baptist organizations. Encourage officers, staff, trustees, committee members, and others who are part of the function of your organization to utilize the Series in the church of which they are a member. Publicize the website www.baptistdistinctives.org and encourage its use. “…among the finest I have ever seen.” Denominational Executive “…very explicit, concise, and yet highly informative…” Baptist Church Member…

Here are some suggestions for Baptist Identity Series use by State and Regional Baptist Entities (Conventions, Women’s and Men’s Organizations, Affinity Groups): Give the Baptist Identity Series to each officer, committee member, and staff person of the organization. Distribute the Baptist Identity Leaflets at meetings of the organization, such as annual sessions and other gatherings. Have a display on Baptist identity at organization’s meetings, using the Series as a resource for the display. Urge associations to utilize the Series; send them a copy of the Series. Encourage entities related to the organization to distribute the Baptist Identity Leaflets at their meetings. Provide the Series for each trustee and chief executive of institutions related to the convention. Provide the Series to each campus minister of the convention and encourage its use with the students. Recommend that chaplains related to the convention use the Series in their ministry. Request convention staff members who assist in starting new churches to give the Series to the leadership of each new congregation. Encourage churches to utilize the Series and send the Series to each pastor. Use the Series as a resource for conferences on Baptist identity and for classes on Baptist belief and heritage for…

Here are some suggestions for Baptist Identity Series use by Baptist Institutions (Universities, Seminaries, Child and Elder Care, Medical Centers): Provide the Baptist Beliefs and Heritage book, the Personal Study Guides book, and a packet of the Baptist Identity Leaflets for each new trustee, perhaps at a time of orientation. Place in the library copies of the Baptist Beliefs and Heritage book and a packet of the Baptist Identity Leaflets. Arrange a Baptist identity display and include the Baptist Identity Series in it. Make the Baptist Identity Leaflets publicly available in a way to encourage persons to take copies. Provide a set of the Series for each administrator, staff member, and other employees. Encourage these persons not only to use the materials in the Series personally but to also use them in their church if they are members of a Baptist church. Have the Baptist Beliefs and Heritage book available in the institution’s gift shop. Post information on Baptist identity on bulletin boards and the institution’s website, using material from the Series. Utilize and promote the use of the website www.baptistdistinctives.org. Universities and Seminaries—utilize the Baptist Identity Series in courses on Baptist history and identity, provide the Baptist Identity Leaflets…

…church paper or website. Prepare a display in the church library of the Baptist Beliefs and Heritage book, the individual Baptist Identity Leaflets, and the Personal Study Guides book and have the Baptist Beliefs and Heritage book available for check out. Encourage church members to use the website www.baptistdistinctives.org. Prospective and New Member Orientation Provide copies of the Baptist Identity Leaflets or the Baptist Beliefs and Heritage book to prospective church members. Utilize the Series in classes for new and prospective church members. Give the Baptist Beliefs and Heritage book and the Personal Study Guides book to persons joining the church and to each baptismal candidate. Church Leadership Development Give the Baptist Beliefs and Heritage book and the Personal Study Guides book to church leaders such as deacons, Sunday School teachers, Bible Fellowship teachers, and staff members and utilize the Series in conferences and retreats for these groups. Provide each member of a pastor search committee a copy of the Baptist Beliefs and Heritage book and the Personal Study Guides book. “…leaflets would be an exciting Bible study guide for our youth and adults.” Pastor “I certainly endorse this tool for sharing of Baptist history and beliefs.” Sunday School Teacher…