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he Vance Family -- Missionaries to Colombia Information Packet,
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Our PastorsRecommendationo Those Considering Missionary Aaron
Vance,
Brother Aaron Vance came to Lighthouse
Baptist Church for the purpose of entering our
missionary training program. He had already
pent six months in Peru, SA for missionary
raining and adopted the language amazingly
well. He spent three years in intensive Bible
College classes and one on one mentoring by
myself and key members of my staff. During
his time he also became my administrative
ssistant and was exposed to every area of
he ministry from a unique perspective. The
missionary training program required Bro.
Vance to preach and/or teach a minimum of
ne hundred times and to win and disciple
everal new converts. In addition to these
ccomplishments he also performed baptisms,
erved the Lords Supper, worked in a campus
ministry at North Ga. College, held leadership
ositions in several youth camps and Bible
chools and led the music for our teen service
ach week. He and his wife have an excellent
estimony and maintain high standards.
A graduation requirement was for each
missionary to start a new Sunday School
class. Brother Aaron started a class for
Spanish speaking people. After graduation, he
decided to remain in an intern program and
continued to develop the Spanish class into a
church operating within our ministry. This
church has grown over the years. Brother
Aaron has also taken one of the men in the
church and trained him to become the new
pastor. This has been a smooth transition and
the church is continuing to grow.
As you can see, Aaron Vance has much
experience than most beginning deputa
As his pastor, I highly recommend him to
for support. He has proven himself to be g
in preaching and teaching. He is a soul w
and has experience in church plan
Furthermore, he has the advantage of flu
speaking the Spanish language and will a
well to the culture of Colombia. His wife
solid Christian lady coming from a
fundamental, missions-minded church. A
and Aubrie took a survey trip several mo
prior to starting deputation and both
excited to become missionaries to Colomb
I strongly believe that Aaron Vance is a ginvestment for your
missions dollars. We
proud to be his sending church and
blessed to be able to support them. Yo
not be disappointed in the return you ge
supporting this family. If you have
questions about the Vance family, please
free to call me.
Sincerely,
Dr. Charles J. Blackstock, Jr.
We desire to see Christ magnified in Colombia,South America and
around the world throughevangelism, church planting and leader
training.
Population
46,000,000+ (2011)
Growth Rate1.156% (2011)
Urban Population
75%+ (2011)
Literacy Rate90.4% (2011)
Language
Spanish
Religion
90% Roman Catholic10% Other
Sending Church
Lighthouse Baptist Church
Dr. Charles Blackstock, Pastor
329 Harmony Church Rd
Dawsonville, GA 30534
706.265.9868 office
706.265.1852 fax
[email protected]
www.lighthouse-baptist.com
Missions Agency
& Support Address
Macedonia World
Baptist Missions, Inc.
PO Box 519
Braselton, GA 30517
706.654.2818 office
www.mwbm.org
Personal Contact Inf
Aaron & Aubrie Van678.696.0082 cell
[email protected]
Ministry Video
www.bemagnified.orgministry-video
Colombia Quick Facts... Contact Info...
Lighthouse Baptist Church
Dawsonville, GA
S O U T H A M E R I C A
www.BeMagnified.org(And Baby, due May 2012)
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T H E V A N C E F A M I L Y ---- M I S S I O N A R I E S T O C O
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he Vance Family -- Missionaries to Colombia Information Packet,
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Missionary Resume
Objective:
Servant of God, seeking support as full
time church-planting missionary to
Colombia, South America
Education:Our Generation Training CenterAlpharetta, GA
B.Th. with Emphasis in Missions 2007
Baptist College for World Evangelism
Arequipa, Peru, South America
Missions Studies & Spanish 2004
Experience:
Called to be missionary (1997)
Though I was young, I knew God had aspecial plan for my
life!
Missions trips to 13 different countries
Saw the need for laborers around the
world, did preaching & local evangelism,
VBS projects, construction, etc...
Missions Training in Peru for 6 months(2004)
Cultural Studies, Language Acquisition,
Discipleship, Missionary Mentorship
Associate Pastor at Lighthouse BaptistChurch in Dawsonville, GA
(2005-2011)
Personally mentored by my pastor
Worked in nearly every ministry of the
church, as well as taught in the
Christian School
Pastored Iglesia Bautista El Faro(2006-2011)
Started and pastored Spanish church
ministry from scratch. God blessed and
many were saved, baptized and grew in
the LordTurned the ministry over in 2011 to the
man that was my assistant. The church
has continued to grow!
Survey Trip to Colombia(February 2011)
My wife and I spent 2 weeks gathering
info, visiting existing works, preaching
and preparing for our future ministry.
Doctrinal StatementThe Bible We believe that the BIBLE is the
WORD OFGOD, and that it is divinely inspired. We believe in
theplenary, verbal inspiration, that it is the only complete
andfinal revelation of the will of GOD to man, and the
supreme,infallible authority in all matters of faith and conduct.
Weuse the King James Bible for all teaching and preaching
inEnglish. II Timothy 3:16; II Peter 1:20,21; Mark 13:31;
John8:31,32; John 20:31; Acts 20:32
God We believe in the Trinity, the unity of the Godhead.
There are three persons: The FATHER, The SON, and TheHOLY
SPIRIT. They are equally perfect in every divinequality, and
execute distinct but harmonious offices in thegreat work of
redemption. Genesis 1:1,26; John 1:1,3;Matthew 28:19; John 4:24;
Romans 1:19,20; Ephesians4:5,6; I John 5:7
The Father We believe in God the Father, an infinite,personal
spirit, perfect in holiness, wisdom, power and love.We believe that
He infallibly foreknows all that shall come topass, that He
concerns Himself mercifully in the affairs ofmen, that He hears and
answers prayer, and that He savesfrom sin and death all who come to
Him through JesusChrist. Luke 10:21,22; Matthew 23:9; John 3:16;
6:27;Romans 1:7; I Timothy 1:1,2; 2:5,6; I Peter 1:3;
Revelation1:6
Jesus Christ We believe in Jesus Christ, Gods onlybegotten Son,
conceived by the Holy Spirit. We believeJesus Christ is God. We
believe in His virgin birth, sinless
life, miracles, and teachings. We believe in Hissubstitutionary
atoning death, bodily resurrection, ascensioninto heaven, perpetual
intercession for His people, andpersonal visible return to earth.
Matthew 1:18-25; Luke1:26-38; John 1:1; 20:28; Romans 9:5; 8:46; II
Corinthians5:21; I Peter 2:21-23; John 20:30, 31; Matthew
20:28;Ephesians 1:4; Acts 1:11; Romans 5:6-8; 6:9,10; Hebrews7:25;
Hebrews 9:28; I Timothy 3:16
The Holy Spirit We believe in the person of the HolySpirit who
came forth from the Father and Son to convictthe world of sin,
righteousness, and judgment, and toregenerate, sanctify, and
empower all who believe in JesusChrist. We believe that the Holy
Spirit indwells everybeliever in Christ, and that He is an abiding
helper, teacherand guide. John 14:16,17,26; 15:26,27; John
16:9-14;Romans 8:9; I Corinthians 3:16; 6:19; Galatians 5:22-26
Man We believe that all men by nature, choice and
practice are sinners, but that God so loved the world, thathe
gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth inhim should
not perish, but have everlasting life. Webelieve, therefore, that
those who repent of their sins andby faith receive Christ as Lord
and Savior will rejoice foreverin Gods presence, and those who
refuse to receive Christas Lord and Savior will be forever
separated from God.John 3:14,16; 5:24; John 5:30; 7:13; 8:12;
10:26; Romans9:22; II Thessalonians 1:9; Rev. 19:3,20;
20:10;14,15;21:18; Psalm 51:7; Jeremiah 17:9; James 1:14;
Romans3:19; 5:19; Proverbs 28:13; I John 1:9; John 3:16; John1:13;
II Corinthians 5:17; Romans 8:1
Eternal State We believe in a literal Heaven, theeternal home of
the redeemed. We believe Heaven to bethe literal place where the
saved will live forever in theeternal bliss and blessings of God.
We believe in Hell, theChrist-less eternity for the lost, where
there will be burningand tormenting for those without salvation,
who haverefused to receive the gospel and Jesus Christ as Lord.
We
believe that Hell, unbelievers, Satan and all the fallenangels
shall be cast into the lake of fire to be tormented dayand night
forever and forever. Matthew 13:41-43 Mark9:43-48; Luke 16:19-24;
John 14:2; 2 Corinthians 5:8;Revelation 21-22
Salvation We believe salvation involves theredemption of the
whole man, and is offered freely to allwho accept Jesus Christ as
Lord and Saviour, who by Hisown blood obtained eternal redemption
for the believer. Inits broadest sense salvation includes
regeneration,justification, sanctification, and glorification.
There is nosalvation apart from personal faith in Jesus Christ as
Lord.Genesis 3:15; Exodus 3:14-17; 6:2-8; Matthew 1:21;
4:17;16:21-26; 27:22-28:6; Luke 1:68-69; 2:28-32; John1:11-14,29;
3:3-21,36; 5:24; 10:9,28-29; 15:1-16; 17:17;Acts 2:21; 4:12; 15:11;
16:30-31; 17:30-31; 20:32; Romans1:16-18; 2:4; 3:23-25; 4:3ff.;
5:8-10; 6:1-23; 8:1-18,29-39;
10:9-10,13; 13:11-14; 1 Corinthians 1:18,30; 6:19-202
Corinthians 5:17-20; Galatians 2:20; 3:13; 5:22-25;Ephesians 1:7;
2:8-22; 4:11-16; Philippians 2:12-13;Colossians 1:9-22; 3:1ff.; 1
Thessalonians 5:23-24; 2Timothy 1:12; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 2:1-3;
5:8-9; 9:11:1-12:8,14; James 2:14-26; 1 Peter 1:2-23; 1
John1:6-2:11; Revelation 3:20; 21:1-22:5.
Baptism We believe in baptism by immersion aftsalvation with no
merit for salvation in the name of thFather, Son, and Holy Ghost
(Spirit). We reject infantbaptism and any form of sprinkling for
infants or adultBaptism is an outward expression of our faith in
JesuChrist and simply a public testimony of what God hasby His
grace. Romans 6:1-5; Acts 8:36-38; Acts 2;41;Matthew 3:16; Matthew
28:19-20.24; John 14:2; 2Corinthians 5:8; Revelation 21-22
The Church We believe in the local church, conof a company of
professing, born-again believers in JChrist, immersed in a credible
confession of faith, anassociated for worship, work and fellowship.
We beliethat to those local churches we are committed, for
peobservance of the ordinances of baptism and the LorSupper, and
that God has laid upon these churches ttask of proclaiming to a
lost world the acceptance of JChrist as Lord and Savior, and the
enthroning of HimLord and Master. Its scriptural officers are
pastors andeacons. While both men and women are gifted for sin the
church, the office of pastor is limited to men asqualified by
Scripture. Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; Ac2:42; Romans 6:3-5; I
Corinthians 11:23-26; Ephesia2:19-22; Ephesians 5:19-21; 1 Timothy
2:9-14; 3:1-15Hebrews 10:23-25
Spiritual Gifts We believe that spiritual gifts argiven to the
church for the express purpose of winninlost and edifying other
believers. The Holy Spirit is giveach believer upon acceptance of
Christ, and His puris to exalt and bring people to Christ. Speaking
in tonwas the least important of these gifts and was given asign
for unbelieving Jews. That is why we do not teacpractice speaking
in tongues. John 7:37-39; 14:17; A2:38; 1 Corinthians 1:22;
3:16-17; 6:19-20; 12-1
Eternal Security We believe in the eternal secof all
blood-bought individuals or believers and that sinheritance is
incorruptible, and undefiled, and that eabeliever is kept by the
power of God and nothing canseparate us from Him, ourselves
included. We believbelievers can lose the joy of fellowship with
God, canGod and can quench the Spirit of God in him or her, blose
his/her salvation. John 3:16; 5:24; 6:37-39; 10:2Romans 8:35-39;
Philippians 1:6; Titus 1:2; 1 Peter 1
John 5:11-13; Jude 24
World Evangelism We believe that Jesus prothat His church would
have continual existence, andcontinue the work He started until He
comes again. Wbelieve that the ministry of reconciliation is
committedevery believer, and all are saints/priests of God. The
Jesus Christ has commanded the preaching of the goto all nations.
It is the duty and privilege of every folloChrist and of every
church of the Lord Jesus Christ toendeavor to make disciples of all
nations. Matthew 1628:18-20; Mark 16:15; John 20:21; Acts 1:8; 2
Corint5:18-21; 1 Peter 2:9; Revelation 1:6; 5:10
Second Coming- We believe in the literal returnJesus Christ to
the clouds to take all saved people froearth before the beginning
of the Tribulation period. Wbelieve in his bodily visible return
with his saints at thof the Tribulation period to rule and reign
for a thousayears on earth. We believe that unbelievers will
face
and be judged at the Great White Throne Judgmentaccording to
their works, not for salvation, but for theproper and rightful
places in the lake of fire. I Thessa4:13-18, Revelation 4:1,
Matthew 16:27; Mark 14:62;14:3; Acts 1:11; Phil. 3:20;
Thessalonians 4:15; II Tim4:1; Titus 2:13; I Corinthians 4:5; I
Corinthians 15; IIThessalonians 1:7-10; Revelation 20:4-6,11-15
Biblical Separation We believe that all the sashould live in
such a manner as not to bring reproachtheir Savior and Lord; and
that separation from all relapostasy, all worldly and sinful
pleasures, practices aassociations is commanded of God. II Timothy
3:1-5;Romans 12:1-2, 14:13; I John 2:15-17; II John 9-11;
Corinthians 6:14-7:1
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