March 15-17, First Baptist Orlando will be hosting Impact Your World – a missions event where you can hear from pastors, missionaries, IMB leadership and strategists.
Several Kentucky pastors attended the last Impact Your World event last fall in Euless, Texas. Here’s what they had to say about it:
“I would just like to share that this [...]
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You are the salt of the earth – Matthew 5:13
Perspectives on the World Christian Movement is a dynamic course where you can discover what God is doing around the world and consider your part in His purposes. It helps participants understand God’s plan for our world, and for their lives, as they explore the biblical, [...]
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The Camel Workshop
Need training on how to witness to Muslims? Whether you’re planning to work with people of the Islam faith across town or across the globe, The Camel Workshop provides a field tested method for preparing your team. It utilizes an interactive workbook and DVD, designed to teach the missions-minded layperson how to [...]
This is the final installment of a four part series designed to help churches develop a partnership agreement.
Procedures and Responsibilities (con’t.)
II. <Stateside Entity> i.e., Church, Association, or other
Enlistment and Orientation:
The <Stateside Partner> will enlist and orient volunteer personnel
The <Stateside Partner> will keep the <Overseas Entity> informed of the progress being made to fill requests.
When [...]
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This is part three of a four part series designed to help churches draft a partnership agreement.
Priorities, Goals, and Action Plans
See Attachment 1(you might include a brief paragraph here about the major priorities of the partnership, but the Priorities, Goals, and Action Plans of the partnership should be an addendum to the original agreement in an [...]
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This is the second in a four part series designed to help churches with drafting a partnership agreement. In this section I will begin to go through a sample contract and add comments. The parts in italic represent what would be included in an actual agreement.
Partners
(Stateside Partner) i.e., Church, Association
(Overseas Partner) IMB missionary, national convention, or other entity
Naming the partners might seem [...]
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PROCESS
Now let’s see how the roles fit into the overall process of a visit.
Before the visit:
Be prepared. Someone on the visit team must be prepared to perform one or more of each of the roles during the visit (with the exception of apprentice).
Know their cultural beliefs. You may not have the opportunity to become an expert on [...]
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TIPS
Limit the number of home visit team members to six, including the guide and interpreter. If at all possible avoid forming groups that are composed of only one sex.
In between visits help the secretary recall and record important information. Afterwards, give her time to share information about the next person to visit.
While walking to homes avoid being excessively loud, [...]
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EVANGELISTICE HOME VISITS are one of the most effective ways of winning people to Christ in an overseas setting. Certainly there are many witnessing elements that are transferable to international situations, but it is wise to be aware that there are some special aspects to making evangelistic visits on your mission trip. In this three part series I [...]
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