Bio for Mike Stone
Ministerial Experience
Senior Pastor (June 2002-present), Emmanuel Baptist Church, Blackshear, GA
Led Sunday School growth from 425 to over 750 average.
Oversaw building construction of $2.5 million worship center. Expanded paid staff from 6 to 13 positions. Increased average baptisms from 37 (1996-2001) to 139 per year (2002-present). Grew the general budget from $525,000 (2002) to over $1.5 million (2007)
Led church to embrace “The 2010 Vision” which includes a comprehensive plan for church growth, debt reduction, church planting, and the establishment of an accredited Christian school
EBC was noted as one of the fastest-growing Sunday Schools in the GBC for each year from 2003 to present, including #8 out of 3,625 in the most recent report (2005).
Denominational Service
Southern Baptist Convention
Resolutions Committee (2006)
Georgia Baptist Convention
First Vice President (2005-2006)
Executive Committee, ex officio (2005-2006)
Nominating Committee (2004-2005, 2005-2006)
New Church Committee, Chairman (2005-2006)
Wrote 8 Sunday School commentaries for The Christian Index (Nov./Dec. 2004)
Piedmont-Okefenokee Baptist Association
Evangelism Committee (2005, 2006)
Preached doctrinal sermon (2003, 2006)
Director of Associational Music (1997-2000)
Family
I am married to the former Andrea Barnes of Macon (July 1995). We have two precious children, both adopted from birth:
Michaela Leanne Stone (12/18/02) and
Andrew Isaac Stone (6/13/04)
Title | Book/Chapter/Verse | Subject |
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Eternal Security | John 3 :16 | Eternal Security; Salvation |
The Doctrine of Eternal Security | John 3 :16 | Eternal Security; Salvation; Peace of Mind |
Take Care of Mama | John 19 :16-27 | Cross; Jesus, The Love of |
I Thirst | John 19 :26 | Cross; Jesus, Humanity of |
I Thrist | John 19 :28 | Cross, Sayings from the; Easter; Jesus, Humanity of |
The Greatest Word Ever Spoken | John 19 :30 | Cross; Words of Jesus |
A Disciple's Life For Me | Luke 9 :23 | Discipleship |
Today, Paradise! | Luke 23 :29-43 | Heaven; Paradise; Salvation; Cross |
Father, Forgive Them | Luke 23 :33-38 | Cross; Forgiveness |
Live As He Died - Into Thy Hands | Luke 23 :44-46 | Death, Christian; Cross |
The Marvelous Mystery of the Cross - Why? | Matthew 27 :45-54 | Cross; Salvation |
Fathering a Faithful Family | Psalms 128 | Father; Family; Home |
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