From Rising to New Challenges to Igniting the Power of We

The Faith Based Development Initiative Report
2012 Annual Session
Dr. Larry B. West, Chairman of the Board of Directors

Mr. President, Executive Team, State Presidents, Board Members at Large, Auxiliary Presidents, Brothers and Sisters, grace be unto you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

The Faith Based Development Initiative (FBDI) is pleased to report that it is putting forth a strong effort in developing a mechanism to assist all entities within the National Baptist Convention USA, Inc. to increase their value within the neighborhoods, the cities and/or the venues they serve. The FBDI, at this moment, being led and engaged by nine (9) National Directors, is yielding serious time to the development of our constituencies’ willingness to “Rise to New Challenges.” The times demand it, our people deserve it and we, as a body, are absolutely capable of it.

The FBDI has committed to carry out the President’s vision to honor the call to Solidarity and work the vision for Community Transformation nationwide. As we work, we are striving to answer the prevailing questions:

• What can we do to build and sustain safe and healthy communities nationwide?
• What can we do to more effectively advocate in our people’s own best interest nationwide?
• What can we do nationally to build on what is already successful locally?
• What if we used the collective power of the NBCUSA, Inc. – 7 million members strong – to galvanize resources and empower our own people?...
  

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