Reaching Hispanics Our Neighbors The Mandate Seeing Hispanics

Reaching Hispanics: Our Neighbors

The Mandate Seeing Hispanics through the eyes of Scripture 1. Exodus 22: 21 Do not vex or oppress the stranger because you were strangers in Egypt. 2. Exodus 23: 9 Do not oppress the stranger because you know what it’s like to be a stranger.

The Mandate Seeing Hispanics through the eyes of Scripture 3. Deuteronomy 10: 19 Love the stranger because you were strangers.

The Mandate Seeing Hispanics through the eyes of Scripture 4. Leviticus 19: 33 -34 Love the stranger as one who is a native of your country. “And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him. But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God. ”

The Mandate Seeing Hispanics through the eyes of Scripture 4. Ephesians 2: 11 -13, 18 -19 Remember you were strangers to the grace of God. 5. I Peter 1: 1 Remember you are strangers to this world now.

The Mission

Caribbean: North American: Cuba Hispanic American Dominican Republic Mexico Puerto Rico Central American: South American: Argentina Costa Rica Bolivia El Salvador Chile Guatemala Colombia Africa: Honduras Ecuador Equatorial Guinea Nicaragua Paraguay Panamá Peru Polynesia: Uruguay Europe: Easter Island Venezuela Spain 23 Hispanic Categories

Population of Hispanics Mexico: 112 million Spain: 47 million Colombia: 46 million The United States: 53. 5 million Hispanics The second largest Spanish-speaking country in the world.

Latinos por País de Procedencia LOCATIONS OF HISPANICS Los Diez Grupos Demográficos Latino más Grandes por País de procedencia en los Estados Unidos.

Two-thirds of Hispanics live in just 5 states 5 4 1 2 Nearly half (47%) live in California and 3

Five other states have seen the fastest growt since 2000. 4 2 5 3 1 Pew Research Hispanic Center tabulations of 2000 census and 2011 American Community Survey.

16 - the number of states with at least a half million Hispanic residents Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Washington

There are more people in the United States that speak Spanish than in all of Central America.

So What?

You can be a missionary without a passport. s

The Method Learn about the Hispanic culture. • Language • Family • Time • Religion • Etiquette

The Method Discover which Hispanics live in your community. R O D A V L A S L E DOMINICAN REPUBLIC HONDURAS GUATEMALA O C I R O T R E PU PERU

The Method Pray for a bilingual couple to be saved and discipled in your church.

The Method Distribute Spanish tracts, literature and CDs. Begin an ESL class. (English Second Language)

Our Goals Hispanic Ministries of Baptist Church Planters PLANTING Hispanic Baptist churches PARTNERING with established churches PREPARING Hispanic church leaders

PLANTING Hispanic Baptist churches Our BCP Hispanic Ministries

PARTNERING with established churches to reach Hispanics • Challenge churches to see the mission field all around them. • Provide tools for ministry outreach. • Provide our on-line magazine at www. reachinghispanics. org.

PREPARING church leaders for Hispanic ministries • Recruit church planters for Hispanic ministries. • Lead retreats and summits for training. • Direct promotion and duplication of our 5 theological DVD courses (in Spanish).

Are you interested in. . . ulocating information and resources for ministering to Hispanics? ureaching Hispanics in your own community? ujoining our ministry team here at Baptist Church Planters? Feel free to contact our Hispanic Coordinator, Herb Taylor, at: herbandwanda@gmail. com www. herbandwanda. com; www. bcpusa. org 540 -660 -1325

Reaching Hispanics: Our Neighbors