This is the central theme of Southern Baptist’s North American evangelism initiative through the year 2020. GPS stands for God’s Plan for Sharing. The vision of this initiative is to inspire and encourage Southern Baptists to fulfill the Great Commission in North America by the year 2020. This initiative guides churches to build their ministries around four biblical markers: Praying, Equipping, Sowing, and Harvesting.

This initiative will be identified in many ways:

• God’s Plan for Sharing
• God’s Plan for Sharing (GPS)
• GPS
• God’s Plan for Sharing: Every Believer Sharing, Every Person Hearing by 2020
• God’s Plan for Sharing (GPS): Every Believer Sharing, Every Person Hearing by 2020
• GPS: Every Believer Sharing, Every Person Hearing by 2020

GPS is the evangelism initiative of Southern Baptists through the year 2020. We invite other evangelical churches with like beliefs to participate. Our vision for this object is to fulfill Christ’s Great Commission in North America by 2020. If this is your passion then you are welcome to be a part of this movement of God.

The great thing about God’s Plan for Sharing (GPS) is that it is not a product driven evangelism initiative. GPS is built around four biblical markers (Praying, Equipping, Sowing, and Harvesting) and gives each church the freedom to select the best resources that fit their particular context. The North American Mission Board (NAMB) does produce several products that it recommends for GPS, however, they are not required, but rather, suggested resources. Visit the Resource section of this web site for a comprehensive list of products that will help you implement GPS.

Absolutely! However, keep in mind that this resource must be in alignment with the beliefs of Southern Baptists. If you have a resource to recommend, click on the Contact tab and send us an email. We will need to know the following items:

• The name of the resource
• A brief description of the resource
• A statement of how this resource will help the vision of GPS
• Ordering information

Allow us at least two weeks to evaluate the resource. If beneficial to this initiative, we will add it to the list of resources.

Contact either the Baptist Convention office in your state or the North American Mission Board.

NEI stands for National Evangelism Initiative. This was the initial generic title for the initiative now known as GPS. Before a central theme was developed this evangelism emphasis was commonly referred to as NEI.

Now that the central theme of GPS has been established, the title National Evangelism Initiative (NEI) is no longer used. This initiative is now solely referred to as God’s Plan for Sharing (GPS).

GPS will have a special evangelism campaign every two years beginning in 2010. The special evangelism campaign for 2010 is called Across North America. This campaign will take place through the Easter season of 2010 and is comprised of four steps:

1. A three-week targeted media saturation prior to Easter (TV, Radio, Billboards, Newspapers, etc.)
2. Participating churches prayerwalking their communities
3. Participating churches saturating their community with a clear bag containing the gospel (Find It Here tract), a church brochure, and an invitation to Easter services
4. Participating churches will conduct a five-week follow-up process

Clear bags, Find It Here tracts, and all media resources will be available through Baptist state convention offices. An Across North America Implementation Guide for pastors and associations will be available through state convention offices and as a free downloadable document in the Across North America section of this web site.

Your registration information is held in strict confidentiality and will not be given to or shared with anyone. Only the Plan-it webmaster may access your information only at your request to assist you with any problems or issues.

In Plan-it, you will have the option to provide the North American Mission Board with summary data about activities or events such as the numbers attending, professions or faith, baptisms as a result of your events, etc. This information is only provided by you and the North American Mission Board will not have access to any of this data unless you specify.

In Plan-it, you will have the opportunity to post information on a National Calendar that anyone who has access to Plan-it may see. For instance, if you have an upcoming event or activity that you want others to know, you will be prompted to provide the necessary contact information so that other churches and ministries may receive from you more information about the event or activity.

In Plan-it, you will also have an opportunity to provide planning templates that other churches may use for events and activities. For instance, if you have developed an event that you feel that other churches may be interested in, you can provide that template and contact information if you choose. All templates will be approved by the North American Mission Board before being posted and provide to other Plan-it registrants.

For more information, go to the Plan-it Tutorial.

Plan-it is powerful web-planning calendar. Each ministry must register before you will have access to it. You are required to fill out the registration form completely to insure that each entry into the calendar is protected and only accessible by you or someone you designate.

Your password and ministry code provides protection and creates a secure environment. Additionally, if you encounter problems such as a lost password or have questions, a web master will be able to assist you. For more information, go to the Plan-it Tutorial.

Plan-it is a powerful yet simple planning and project management application to assist you in developing events and activities for your GPS initiative.

In Plan-it, you can select a template that will guide you step-by -step in event planning.

These and many other features are available to make your GPS initiative fun and effective.