Be A Be A Global Global Mission Mission ChurchChurch

What What does it does it

mean to mean to be a be a

Global Global Mission Mission Church?Church?

• PRAYS regularly for partners, PRAYS regularly for partners, missionaries and the world missionaries and the world

• EDUCATES its members about global issues from preschool age to adult

• SEEKS JUSTICE for the “least of these” in the international community

What is a What is a Global Global Mission Mission Church?Church?

A Global Mission Church:

• RECEIVES the gifts of the global Church

• GIVES to the work of global mission

• SENDS its members into the world to share the Good News

• GROWS in sharing the story of God’s mission with others

What is a What is a Global Global

Mission Mission Church?Church?

A Global Mission Church:

Why will my Why will my congregation congregation

want to want to participate participate in in the Global the Global Mission Mission Church Church initiative?initiative?

Why will my congregationWhy will my congregation want to participate….? want to participate….?

To make a To make a difference difference in the in the world!world!

Why will my congregationWhy will my congregationwant to participate….?want to participate….?

To be To be transformed transformed and and revitalized!revitalized!

Why will my congregationWhy will my congregationwant to participate….?want to participate….?

To be a To be a responsible responsible member ofmember ofthe global the global Church of Church of Jesus Christ!Jesus Christ!

How can my How can my congregation get congregation get

started or started or continue the continue the

journey of being journey of being a Global Mission a Global Mission

Church?Church?

StepStep 11

GATHER… GATHER… a team to a team to coordinate coordinate the Be the Be a Global a Global Mission Mission Church Church processprocess

StepStep 22

LEARN… LEARN… about our global about our global

mission mission heritage heritage and and current mission current mission strategystrategy

Latin Americaand the Caribbean

Africa

Middle Eastand Europe

SouthernAsia

East Asia andthe Pacific

Mission Areas

StepStep 33

EVALUATE…EVALUATE…your global your global

missionmission involvement and involvement and

discern your discern your launching pointlaunching point

StepStep 44

CREATE… CREATE… your plan of your plan of

global global mission mission involvemeninvolvement from the t from the ideas for ideas for actionaction

What are What are some some

ideas for ideas for action?action?

Ideas for ActionIdeas for Action

A Global Mission A Global Mission Church…Church…

PRAYSPRAYS

Distribute Distribute the monthly the monthly

global global mission mission bulletin bulletin story story

Ideas for ActionIdeas for Action

A Global Mission A Global Mission Church…Church…

EDUCATESEDUCATES

Offer a Global Mission Offer a Global Mission class using theclass using the

Connecting ThreadsConnecting Threads DVD and study guideDVD and study guide

Ideas for ActionIdeas for Action

A Global Mission A Global Mission Church…Church…

SEEKS SEEKS JUSTICEJUSTICE

Respond to Respond to advocacy advocacy requests requests

from Global from Global Ministries Ministries

Ideas for Ideas for ActionAction

A Global Mission A Global Mission Church…Church…

RECEIVESRECEIVES

Start a relationship Start a relationship with a missionary with a missionary

and host a and host a missionary visitmissionary visit

Ideas for ActionIdeas for Action

A Global Mission A Global Mission Church…Church…

GIVESGIVES

Participate in Participate in the Child the Child

Sponsorship Sponsorship Program or Program or support a support a

Special Giving Special Giving ProjectProject

Ideas for ActionIdeas for Action

A Global Mission A Global Mission Church…Church…

SENDSSENDS

Send members on a Send members on a group mission trip or group mission trip or individual volunteer individual volunteer

assignmentassignment

Ideas for ActionIdeas for Action

A Global Mission A Global Mission Church…Church…

GROWSGROWS

Designate a member to Designate a member to participate in the participate in the

Ministries and Mission Ministries and Mission Interpreters (MMI) Interpreters (MMI)

Training and NetworkTraining and Network

StepStep 55

COMMIT…COMMIT…to a to a specific specific plan of plan of action in action in partnership partnership with Global with Global MinistriesMinistries

Global Ministries

Be A Be A Global Global Mission Mission ChurchChurch

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