Chin Ministry Program Overview

25-March-2010

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� What is the ministry’s mission?

� What kinds of services can a “Partner Ministry” undertake?

� How do overcome the information overload for new partners and eliminate some of their fears?new partners and eliminate some of their fears?

� Don’t forget a great tool to provide for expansion: Shepherd Coaches!

� What is the overall vision for outreach?

� How do we reach our existing and perspective partners?

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� Change the world, one family, one life, one opportunity at a time.

� We can change the world by having a significant impact on the lives of international friends living in our own back yards.friends living in our own back yards.

� Help them grow through a four-stage process:

1. Help them survive from day to day.

2. Assist them in becoming self-sufficient.

3. Assist them in growing enough to give back to American society.

4. Assist them in growing enough to help others back in Burma.

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Support Support Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant Christian Church’s Christian Church’s

VisionVision

“Change the world

One family, One life, One opportunity at a time”

But God has given us an But God has given us an opportunity to impact opportunity to impact the world from right here the world from right here in our own back yard!in our own back yard!

Step 1Survive upon entry into the United

States of America

Step 2Become self-sufficient and assimilate

Step 3Contribute as member of

American society

Step 4Find ways to

improve / support Chinland 4

� Partner Development and Shepherd Coaching

� Special Events to foster Cultural Exchange

� Community Outreach (bringing in other

� Direct Support to those being served:� Transportation Coordination

� English Training (ESL)

� Vocational Training(bringing in other churches and community organizations, community education)

� Communications (to partners, to congregations, to the public, “marketing”)

Vocational Training

� Driver’s Training

� Appointment Coordination

� Government “Red Tape” Assistance� Advocacy

� Forms Completion

� Health Services Support

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* See the handbook for the list of Mount Pleasant Partner Support Team contact info6

� Partners experience initial joy at partnerships� Quickly overwhelmed by amount of information

required to support their partners:� Government agencies� Location of services� Forms required� Forms required� What is free? What has fees? Who is entitled to what?� Where can I go for help?� Who do I call?

� Answer as many questions as possible:THE AMERICAN PARTNER HANDBOOK

� Anything else? Implement a Shepherd Coaching program!

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� One church cannot solve the problem. We need a “village” of churches to make a significant impact.

� Each church supports through their own partnership with specific refugee church(es).

Each church contributes services according to � Each church contributes services according to its own talents and capabilities, offering what services they can to the overall community.

� Each church operates independently with its own leadership and direction.

� Churches cooperate and share services through a “service coalition” to server the overall good.

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CHIN COMMUNITY

Service Partnerships

Chapter:

MPCC

In His

Name

Partners

Living

Bread

Chapter: Mt.

Gilead

Service CoalitionCooperation /Coordination Across Chin and

American Churches

Expansion to other Cities and States

Chapter:

SPC

Facilities

Vehicle

…

Partners

CEBC

sharedSPC

How can we How can we accomplishaccomplishThe Vision?The Vision?

Partners

New

Chapter

?

CHIN COMMUNITY

Community ServicesIn His Name

MidwestFood Bank

ESL / Education

VocationalTraining

In His

Name

Partners

Living

Bread

…Facilities

ESL

Vehicle

…

Partners

Chin

Chin

multi

Chin

single

Living ChristianChurch

shared

CUMC

Partners

Other partnerships in the worksSpringhill Christian Church

Chin Christian Church

CCC Pastor: Sun MengWorship at Southport Christian Churh

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� Marketing and Communications!!!

� Multiple communication channels (website, social networking like Facebook, newsletters, email, bulletin inserts, direct contact and mailings to other churches)mailings to other churches)

� Establish an active outreach program

� Be ready! The word spreads quickly once partners realize the joy resulting from this kind of service

� Advertise and inform your congregation often. They will want to know the impact and progress, and the momentum will grow over time.

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