MOBILIZING YOUR CHURCH FOR WORLD MISSIONS
Rev. Mark Tsujimoto
GOI English Ministry Coordinator
GDSI Executive Director
Who is here? Why?
Rev. Mark Tsujimoto
•Gospel Operation International-English Ministry Coordinator/Mobilizer N.California
•Global Development Strategies Incorporated-Supports a MBB house church movement in a Creative Access Nation
TODAY’S TALK• Reality Check - Vision Check
• Next Steps For Churches/Individuals
• Helping Missionary Candidates w/Their Call
• Doing Short-Term Missions Well
• Taking Care of Your Missionaries
How can mission organizations support the local church’s mission program?
RESOURCES
• David Mays : davidmays.org STUFF
• 6 Ways To Reach God’s World OMF (Learn, Pray, Go, Send, Welcome, Mobilize)
• Motivation: EE-Taow on Youtube
IMPORTANCE OF VISION
What are your vision, mission, and core values?
FIRST STEP: THE REALITY CHECK
REALITY CHECK: What do you see?
WHAT IS YOUR CHURCH’S MISSION REALITY?
ACMC
MISSIONS ASSESSMENT PROFILE
RESOURCES TO HELP WITH YOUR REALITY CHECK
• What God is doing in the world2020 Vision by Bill & Amy StearnsKingdom without Borders by Miriam AdeneyChurch Planting Movements by David GarrisonWestern Christians in Global Mission by Paul
Borthwick
WHAT IS THE MISSION REALITY OF YOUR CHURCH’S
MEMBERS?
THE TRAIL
PERSONAL REALITY CHECK RESOURCES
• Radical, Radical Together, Follow Me by David Platt
• How to be a World Class Christian by Paul Borthwick
• Sent by Ed Stetzer
NEXT STEPS• The activist’s approach: Select a missionary and begin supporting
him or her. • The educator’s approach: Implement a missions curriculum in adult
and children’s classes.• The pastor’s approach: Preach a series on God’s heart for the world. • The organizer’s approach: Form a small group to develop a plan. • The prayer warrior’s approach: Pray! • The promoter’s approach: Conduct a missions emphasis weekend. • The strategist’s approach: Investigate what missions work is most
urgent and strategic.• The networker’s approach: Attend a mission conference like Urbana
or CMC.
NEXT STEPS
#1 The activist’s approach: Select a missionary and begin supporting him or her. Approach your pastor, denomination mission board, or a mission
agency you like to find one.
NEXT STEP #2
The educator’s approach: Implement a missions curriculum in adult and children’s classes. You might use God’s Heart for the Nations by Jeff Lewis; or Xplore: 6 Lessons Exploring God's Word, God's World , God's Work.
NEXT STEP #3
The pastor’s approach:Preach a series on God’s heart for the world. Consider using Paul Borthwick’s Six Dangerous Questions or John Piper's Let the Nations Be Glad: The Supremacy of God in Missions
NEXT STEP #4The organizer’s approach: Form a small group to develop a plan. Read Tom Telford's Today's All Star Mission Churches or go through David May’s Building Global Vision
NEXT STEP #5
The prayer warrior’s approach: Pray for a missionary and the people to whom they minister. Pray for God’s direction for the church and for leaders to lead. Recruit others to pray with you. Operation World , or Joshua Project are fantastic prayer tools.
Keep motivated: view J. Edwin Orr “The Role of Prayer in Spiritual Awakening.” (Youtube)
NEXT STEP #6
The. promoter’s approach: Conduct a missions emphasis weekend. See A Sunday for the World by Bill Stearns
NEXT STEP #7
• The strategist’s approach: Investigate what missions work is most urgent and strategic.
NEXT STEP #8
The influencer’s approach: Talk with church leaders and other influential people about the church’s opportunities and responsibilities in missions.
NEXT STEP #9
• The networker’s approach: Attend a mission conference like Urbana or CMC.
SENDING MISSIONARIES
• How many churches represented here have sent a missionary?
• As a mission leader, if someone interested in becoming a missionary came to you for help, what would you do?
BASIC RESOURCES FOR PROSPECTIVE MISSIONARIES
On Being a Missionary by Dr. Thomas Hale
The Missionary Call by David Sills
To Timbuktu & Beyond: A Guide to Getting Started in Missions by Marsha Woodard
Is God Calling Me? By Jeff Iorg
SHORT TERM MISSION TRIPS• Trips can have negative effects. Make sure
your trips meet Standards of Excellence : www.soe.org
STM RESOURCES
• First trip-partner with experienced organization
• Prepare your team• Personal preparation-Before You Pack Your Bag PrepareYour Heart by Cindy Judge
MEMBER CARE
High Attrition rate among missionaries, points up for the need for
comprehensive member care using a team approach
BEST RESOURCE
• Serving as Senders Today by Neal Pirolo
COMPREHENSIVE CARE
• EVERY STAGE OF MISSIONARY CAREER
• INCLUDES ENTIRE FAMILY
• REQUIRES COORDINATION BETWEEN MISSIONARY, MISSION AGENCY, SENDING CHURCH, SUPPORTERS
• IS HOLISTIC, CONSISTENT, TIMELY, PRO-ACTIVE, FLEXIBLE, SUSTAINABLE
MISSIONARIES’ NEEDS
• Moral support• Pastoral support• Ministry support• Financial support• Logistical support• Prayer support• Communication support• Re-entry support
HOW CAN MISSION ORGANIZATIONS HELP THE
LOCAL CHURCH?