Missouri Baptists kicked off a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Cooperative Program at the MBC Annual Meeting Oct. 28–29 in St. Charles. In the process, they were among the first to see a new animated video produced by MBC graphic designer Ryan Lake, videographer Neil Sneed, and Communications group leader Tony Boes.
“Cooperative Program in the Balance” was nearly a year in the making, and it literally illustrates the MBC’s efforts to serve as a leading promoter of CP, the funding process Southern Baptists have employed since 1925 to support missions at the state, national, and international levels.
The three-minute video — a throwback to 1940s-style animation — tells the story of a young boy God has called to the mission field. He pinches his pennies. His folks and family pitch in. And even his local church helps him save for his calling to the ends of the earth.
CP ‘to the rescue’
But it’s not enough. And that’s where the Cooperative Program comes to the rescue. Through the CP gifts of 47,000 Southern Baptist Convention churches, there are sufficient funds to send the young man to the mission field, while providing continuing support to 9,000 other full-time SBC missionaries.
The video is available for downloading, viewing, and sharing at mobaptist.org/cp100. On that webpage, Missouri Baptists also will find several other ways to celebrate the 100th anniversary of CP, including stories, testimonials and a bulletin insert.
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EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was written by staff and originally published by the Pathway.
