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Motivating Your Congregation for Missions

Learn how to inspire your church towards a mission-driven mindset. Strategies, questions for pastors, and engaging with key leaders for a passionate congregation.

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Motivating Your Congregation for Missions

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  1. Motivating Your Congregation for Missions Theme: Mission the essential task of the church. Purpose: For each to leave with two ideas for motivating his or her congregation

  2. ASSUMPTION You have a passion for mission and want your church to be passionate.

  3. Who else has a passion for mission? Who are the key people to influence the congregation? ASSESS THE SITUATION • Look for allies. • Congregation Leaders • Pastor • Mission Committee • Elders • Movers & Shakers

  4. STRATEGIES # 1 Pray for God’s Leading • Find prayer partners. • Covenant to pray daily to become a missional church.

  5. # 2 Approach Your Pastor STRATEGIES • Volunteer • Ask what his or her vision for mission is. • Share your vision for missions • Invite to a mission conference • Worldwide Ministries Division • World Mission Initiative • New Wilmington Missionary Conference

  6. Approach Your Pastor (cont.) STRATEGIES • Invite on a mission trip • Express how well it is going for another church which is mission oriented. • Ask allies to approach pastor

  7. STRATEGIES # 3 Approach key leaders and mission committee.

  8. STRATEGIES # 4 Pray for the World • Lead congregation in praying • Resources – WMI website • www.WorldMissionInitiative.org

  9. STRATEGIES # 5 Mission Committee/ Session • Share your passion • Offer suggestions • Education and Interpretation • Resources

  10. STRATEGIES # 6 Create a “success” the congregation can celebrate • Find a worthy mission cause that will catch the fancy of your congregation and promote it as a special project. • Extra Commitment Opportunity • Special Offering • Vacation Bible School Project

  11. STRATEGIES # 7 Educate • Mission highlights • Newsletters • Youth and children as means to adults

  12. QUESTIONS FOR PASTORS 1.What is your theology of mission? • Make known your heart for the world.

  13. QUESTIONS FOR PASTORS 2. How is mission part of your education program from children to adult? • Equipping and training children to be world disciples.

  14. QUESTIONS FOR PASTORS 3. Are you using prayer as a means to disciple members to have a heart for the world?

  15. QUESTIONS FOR PASTORS 4. Does your budget reflect biblical priorities?

  16. QUESTIONS FOR PASTORS 5. How can you educate leadership for mission? • Session meetings • Officer training

  17. QUESTIONS FOR PASTORS 6. How are you equipping youth to understand responsibility for the world? • Opportunities for services

  18. QUESTIONS FOR PASTORS 7. Are you preaching with the world on your heart?

  19. QUESTIONS FOR PASTORS 8. Are you looking for partnerships? • Other churches • International business travelers • International students

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