As we come to the beginning of a New Era of ministry as a “Great Commission Church” there will be new directions, new challenges, new opportunities to engage in new ministries, new outreach, new missions.
The South Carolina Baptist Convention has offered us ten possibilities for partnerships in missions. Three are areas of work in South Carolina, three are areas outside of South Carolina in North America and four are International. Over the next several weeks I’ll share each of these individually and give everyone time to consider and digest the information. We do not have to involve Old Fort in any of these unless the Lord so directs. Please take time to pray about each one. If you feel led in a particular direction let me know. If a number of you all feel led to one area of mission, then we can pursue it further.
You can add comments to each of these posts and we will also have opportunity to set up discussion on the Old Fort Missions Ministry Facebook Group . Since I’ve already shared that London, England was one of the ten and gotten some positive feedback, we’ll look at that on first.
International: London, England
2 London Strategy Church Training Teams - April 18-28 and September 12-22 Through the London Borough Partnership, the desire is to share the Gospel with the entire city of London in relevant ways that results in reproducible and multiplying forms of church. The London Team has developed a strategy to do this that is both wise and practical. The London Team will guide you through a process of selecting and adopting a geographic area, known as a borough, that is right for your church. The Team will ask you to identify three people from your congregation that will take on and own specific jobs or roles. They will then train these individuals and help them become effective. It is believed that this strategy is wise because it greatly increases the number of witnesses in the city, has been proven effective, is based on years of experience living in London and multiples our presence in the city.
Each church or association that participates in this training in London should bring three or four people that will fill the following roles in a ongoing strategy: Borough Strategist, Travel Coordinator and Prayer Coordinator. During the time in London, you will particiate in partnership training and then spend time prayerwalking, researching and mapping the borough that God has led you to adopt. Approximate Costs: $150 per day plus airfare.
2 ESL Camps – June 19-30 and July 3-14. This mission opportunity is for volunteers that are currently teaching ESL in a ministry in their area. Teachers need to have completed the ESL andor EFL training. A team consists of a minimum of 6 ESL teachers and 3 childcare workers. A typical day would include teaching English in the mornings and visiting students in the afternoons. Also prayerwalking and literature distribution will be part of your ministry. Approximate Costs: $150 per day plus airfare
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