Give believers in your church the opportunity to become missions-wise.
YOUR JOB:
Your job is to build interest for teachings on missions and to provide different avenues for people to be involved. Adult training should provide different meeting times, teaching methods and levels of commitment. Sometimes, you may be able to reach the whole church (e.g., a guest speaker). Other times you will be able to educate small groups. You may set up a special missions class, or you may bring a missions curriculum into an existing small group or Sunday school class. Your job is to train your church to understand the importance of missions and to train them how to accomplish God’s plans.
You will have the opportunity to inspire the people who may end up will volunteering to serve in your church’s LearnCareGo task force or who end up starting to move toward long term long term. That’s a high calling. Don’t be intimidated. Take it one step at a time. Accept a lot of help! There are great videos, study guides, speakers and conferences available through the resources on this web site.
Of course, all of these ideas require that the leadership of your church support you. The best way to get that support is for you to let them know that your goal is to help them. You want people to learn about missions and when you do that, you want to help the church leadership do their work. Expect the leadership to ask you to be faithful in little things before they give you the freedom to do more.
IDEAS:
The easiest way to make an instant (or nearly instant) impact on your church is to use the power of video. Start a Sunday school class devoted to one video teaching on missions. You push play and at the end facilitate some discussion. It is easy and effective.
If you hope for a broader reach, invite a speaker to speak during your weekly service. Or, convince your pastor to teach about missions. There are sermon notes and recorded messages that you can pull off the web for your pastor. He can adapt the content of those messages to his personal experience and style.
On our resource page, you can find study guides that you can use for small groups in your church. Get those groups talking about missions!
NEED HELP?
Check out the resources below or post on the Adult Missions Training Forum.
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Dr. Walter Kaiser, president of Gordon Conwell Seminary and respected Old Testament scholar, convincingly argues that the missionary mandate does not begin with the Great Commission in the New Testament, but runs through the entire Old Testament as well.
Within the pages of this 384-page paperback, you’ll find 365 faith-building devotionals arranged Sunday through Saturday.
Daily scriptures are illuminated by stunning accounts of God’s faithfulness, mercy, and power in the lives of Christians working in places such as science labs, shepherd’s fields, and college classrooms — from places like Canada, European inner cities, Asian rice paddies, and Amazon villages.
Do You Struggle With Mission-Established Churches Which Have Become Dependent On Outside Funding?
WMA can help!...with our eight-hour video/audio series on issues of dependency and self-reliance among mission-established institutions.
In church and mission circles many mission-established churches have become dependent on foreign funding and personnel. Many church leaders in mission-established churches feel they cannot exist without the outside subsidy they have been receiving, sometimes for a century or more. Unfortunately, some recently planted churches are already dependent on foreign support.
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded to you. —Matthew 28:19-20 NIV
The study and practice of missiology is important to the Church today. Christ's commandment to go into all the world and tell others of God's love for them is central to every Christian's responsibility and purpose.
Discovering Missions is a foundational textbook that examines the importance of missionary work overseas as well as within one's community. With perception...
Imagine what you can do to see Muslims impacted for eternity by the gospel. Islam is unique in the fact that it connects so many cultures in a very personal way, yet each culture is distinct and rich in its own right. From Indonesia to Uzbekistan to Burkina Faso, beautifully unique and warm peoples are held together by the same foundation: "To be us is to be Muslim."
Did you know that more Muslims have come to Christ in the last 30 years than in the previous 1,300 years combined? Explore the Muslim world and God's plan for Muslims. Investigate Islam through this positive and hopeful book which covers the life of Muhammad, the history of Islamic civilization, Islamic beliefs, Muslims today, and their everyday lives across the diverse cultures of different Muslim peoples from Morocco to Indonesia. Also gain insight into Muslim culture and worldview, Christian outreach toward Muslims, our response to Islam, and prayer for the Muslim world. More than 80 different practitioners guide...
Eternal Impact is a customizable and interactive 10-week Bible study that takes you and your small group or Sunday school class beyond just knowing that God wants to use you and your church.
Eternal Impact is a catalyst that celebrates Acts 1:8 in everyday life - discovering God's sovereign plan and purpose for individual Christians and the entire Church body.
"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." (Acts 1:8)
This pack of five student Workbooks is designed to be used with the Eternal Impact Leader's Set. Eternal Impact is a customizable and interactive 10-week study that takes you and your small group or Sunday school class beyond just knowing that God wants to use you and your church. Throughout the course you will explore biblical and modern-day examples of ordinary people who choose to align their lives with God's purpose. Through six strategic roles, Eternal Impact teaches ordinary Christians how to connect in dynamic ministry across the street and around the globe – as Intercessor, Giver,...
Over 1,400 articles on the practice, history, theology, and theory of world missions make up this comprehensive resource. More than three hundred missionaries, theologians, and educators from a variety of cultural, denominational, and ethnic backgrounds contributed.
By purchasing access to the EWI Instructor Resources, you will be able to download resources to help you teach lessons from the book, Encountering the World of Islam.
These include:
- lecture notes (available as editable PowerPoint files) for 11 of the 12 lessons - audio files with examples of other teachers' presentations for 10 lessons.
A long-awaited revised edition of a highly acclaimed textbook on the history of Christian missions by one of the most respected missiologists of our day.
This is history at its best. From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya is readable, informative, gripping, and above all honest.
A DVD with dynamic special effects combined with biblical, historical, strategic and cultural perspectives to give an overview of God’s movement throughout history and showing how we can join Him in His global purpose. An effective teaching resource for church Bible studies or small group fellowships. 20 minutes.
David W. Shenk reflects an understanding of global realities, both the needs in the world and the great assets of doing mission arm-in-arm with God's people from around the world.
Through Bible study, prayer, thought-provoking questions, and insights into the real lives of Muslims, this eight-lesson Bible study encourages all of us to reach out with the love and hope that only comes through Christ.
To understand and reach out to people of other faiths, we must examine how we perceive and live out our faith in Christ. God's Heart for Muslims encourages each of us to look closely, not only at Muslims, but at our own Christian faith and behavior.
God's Heart for the Nations rips apart the old, traditional understandings of God's plan and purpose for our lives. In eight lessons, author and global activist, Jeff Lewis, lays bare the heart and mind of God as he combines powerful Bible passages with challenging and provocative questions. Each lesson is followed by a time of meditation and focus on an unreached people group. If you really knew the heart and mind of God, would you dare to follow him? By Jeff Lewis. 52 pages.
Lesson outline: - Introduction – Before You Get...
As the first volume of the Encountering Mission series, Introducing World Missions provides a broad overview of world missions. The book is divided into five major sections. The first two provide the biblical and theological basis for missions as well as a historical survey. The following three sections consider the practical issues and contemporary challenges involved in mission work.
While teaching at Fuller School of World Mission, Tippett inspired and challenged the founding generation of “great commission” or “church growth” missiologists. This collection brings together almost 40 of his best writings. In a style that is both academic and personal, he deals first with missiological theory then with anthropological and historical dimensions of missiology. He then treats a number of specific missiological problems from these perspectives including seminal material on power encounters.
The Islam Essentials Collection brings together four powerful tools providing foundational information and real-world application, enabling ordinary Christians and entire congregations to reach out with the love of Christ.
The Islam Essentials Collection includes four great resources:
Gain critical understanding and insight into the Muslim world with Encountering the World of Islam. This ECPA Christian Book Awards nominated book is one of the most significant works of our day, providing a balanced, biblical, hope-filled introduction to Islam.
Beginning with Genesis, the Bible is the story of God pursuing his people. In this study guide, you'll explore how God reaches out--through Jesus and through human ambassodors like us. You'll discover that the call to "missions" is not for a select group but is a part of God's call to every Christian. And you'll begin to understand your own part in God's plan.
This LifeGuide Bible Study features questions for starting group discussions and for meeting God in personal reflection. Leader's notes are included with information on study preparation, leading the study and small group components...
Missions and Money is an audio Bible study by the founder of LearnCareGo.org, Nate Davis. Missions and Money is a recap of the most significant verses on giving in the Bible - from beginning to end. Enjoy this message right now for free by clicking on Missions and Money - FREE - GET IT NOW. (74 min)
There's a popular bumper sticker that reads "God Bless America," but hasn't America already been blessed? It's easy for us to fall into a mindset of viewing "our" world as "the" world, because it's all we generally see. We're constantly bombarded with images of the latest styles and models of everything, and it can easily leave us feeling like what we have isn't enough because we see people that have even more than us. But how does what we have compare to what most people in the world have? Maybe what we have is enough; maybe it's more...
Pathlight explores God's unchanging purposes and investigates how His global plan is unfolding in our generation. Designed to mobilize God's people to connect their lives to His Kingdom purposes, this eye-opening study follows five paths to examine God's work in the world:
*Biblical Perspective: What does Scripture say from Genesis through Revelation about Gods intention to reach all nations with His blessing? * Historical Perspective: How did the Kingdom of God advance from Jerusalem to where we are today? * Strategic Perspective: What is God doing in our generation? How can each church and...
New 2009 Edition! Perspectives on the World Christian Movement presents a multi-faceted collection of readings exploring the biblical, historical, cultural, and strategic dimensions of world evangelization.
Writings from more than 150 mission scholars and practitioners (over 60 of them new in this edition) portray the history and anticipate the potential of the global Christian movement. Every one of the 170 articles are side bars offers practical wisdom enabling Christians to labor together in bold, biblical hope to finish the task of seeing that Christ is named and followed among all the peoples of the earth.
A companion to “Perspectives on the World Christian Movement: A Reader,” this study guide takes you by the hand and walks you, in 15 lessons, through the central issues dealt with in the larger book.
Red Card: Standing Against Oppression, Providing Hope is a dynamic, 8-week family curriculum on children at risk.
Lessons raise awareness of six different types of children at risk: - Children in Poverty - Orphans in Institutions - Street Kids - Child Laborers - Children of War - Children Affected by HIV/AIDS
Lessons include videos, simulations, family processing time, prayer, at-home activities, and practical steps for involvement. Scripture woven through each lesson helps participants gain a biblical perspective on God’s heart for the least of these, and our mandate to respond. Hands-on learning allows participants to step into the...
This DVD is packed with resources to help your church shape eternity! Contains seven short videos (1-5 minutes each) ideal for Sunday worship services, promoting both local and global outreach, as well as 14 printable PDF files.
Videos include: * The Unreached * Sending * Going * Passion for a Purpose (meeting opener) * Plus three music videos: "Fuel" (contemporary), "Messenger" (contemporary), and "Hallelujah to the Lamb" (inspirational)
What is the state of the world? What is the state of your heart? What will it take to finish the Great Commission?
Shaping Eternity Infobytes answers these questions and more while encouraging you and your church to be involved with God's work among unreached peoples. Ten Infobytes (about two minutes each) and the flash animation "Satan's Undoing" (7:35 minutes) are designed for large congregations, small groups, or homeschool settings. The simple, yet powerful presentations are perfect for use with a sermon or discussion. These 11 presentations will educate and challenge Christians to find their part in shaping...
This book touches on the fundamental contributions of Luke’s two-volume work revealing how a small Jewish sect became a worldwide movement in one generation. It recognizes the essential unity of Luke-Acts by showing how Luke prepares for the book of Acts. Luke’s story of how the gospel moves from the particular to the universal gives insights on the missiological dynamics of early Christianity and provides models for the church and missions today.
Discipleship and missions go hand-in-hand. This book looks at the Great Commission, traces its enactment over the centuries, and examines the challenges facing modern missions.
This book is divided into three major sections, beginning with a look at the Great Commission itself and then tracing how the Commission has been enacted over the centuries since Jesus issued it to His followers. The book concludes with an examination of the many challenges facing modern missions including political, theological, social, and economic.
Discover the joy of investigating for yourself God’s passion for His world! This study is designed to bring you into the Word personally, to discover inductively what God is saying in Scripture, and to help you gain a better sense of His direction for your own life, as well as to assist you in helping others who are seeking God’s will for their lives. We will be observing a variety of motivations for missions given by our Lord in His Word, as clarity of motivation is essential for accomplishing any worthwhile challenge. Through God’s Eyes can function as...
Read your Bible as one book with one introduction, one story, and one conclusion. Bob Sjogren unlocks the unifying theme of Scripture from Genesis to Revelation: God redeeming people from every tongue, tribe, and nation.
"For sheer arresting excitement for the serious believer, this is hard to beat. But for crucial relevance, it is almost unparalleled." - Ralph Winter, US Center for World Mission
In 1732, two young Moravians left their comfortable community of Hernhut, Germany, convinced that they were called of God to bring the Gospel to the slaves in the West Indies. They went, willing to become slaves if necessary, to minister to these oppressed people. The Moravians pioneered a mission movement characterized by extraordinary commitment. Under the dynamic leadership of Count Nikolaus von Zinzendorf, the Moravians sent out more missionaries in 20 years than all the other Protestant groups had in 200 years. They were driven by two strong convictions: world evangelization is a prime obligation of the church,...
This Sunday School/Bible Study curriculum introduces missions to your church using four perspectives: Biblical, historical, cultural, and strategic. “Already thousands of Sunday Schools and small groups around the world have been impacted by this study. With this updated version for the new millennium, we are looking forward to an even greater number of churches discovering and fulfilling their vital role in world evangelization.” - Dave Imboden, US Center for World Mission
Two huge volumes with 1699 pages, this second edition is full of the latest global level information. Volume #1, The World By Countries: Religionists, Churches, Ministries. Volume #2, The World By Segments: Religions, Peoples, Languages, Cities, Topics. Full of charts, graphs, photos and analysis. Be sure to also order World Christian Trends, the “missing third volume” in this catalog.
This valuable resource is a global overview of world Christianity that analyzes, interprets, and evaluates the country-by-country data reported in the 2001 World Christian Encyclopedia. This is the “missing third volume” that can also stand on its own. Special features include the first-ever statistical survey of evangelism/evangelization, a statistical survey of persecution and Christian martyrs, and projections to AD 2200 about Christianity and world religions. Includes glossary, bibliography, color maps, and a CD-ROM.
Back by popular demand, this work was originally three volumes in length but is now reprinted as a single volume. This manual integrates essential and relevant articles from Perspectives on the World Christian Movement Reader, and the Perspectives Study Guide, leading the student into deeper, broader mission understanding and vision by covering the Biblical/historical foundations, the strategic dimensions, and cross-cultural considerations.
This CD-ROM resource is ideal for anyone needing to communicate the world of international missions, including missions pastors, missions committees, missions professors, missions mobilizers and speakers, missions agencies – especially recruiting and deputation staff, and missions graphic artists and publications designers.
Global Mapping International's missions CD-ROM contains over 500 maps and graphs in the most popular digital graphics formats. All the missions themes from GMI's overhead transparency map sets are included, as well as a political map of each country and region.
Now, with the click of your mouse, you can easily view these high-quality "clip-art"...
Ideal for anyone needing to communicate the world of international missions, including missions pastors & missions committees, missions professors, missions mobilizers and speakers, mission agencies - especially recruiting and deputation staff, and missions graphics artists and publications designers.
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