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EXTENDING THE VISION:

EXTENDING THE VISION:. A MINISTRY REPORT FROM OUR TIME IN JAPAN. [ALDERSGATE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH] Japan Ministry Team [July 7] – August 6 Summer 2003. Meet our Team. Team Leader(s): Heather & Scott Erbe Team Members: Jon Roland Kara Bedell Andy Kelts Ben Childs. Why Did We Go?.

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EXTENDING THE VISION:

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  1. EXTENDING THE VISION: A MINISTRY REPORT FROM OUR TIME IN JAPAN [ALDERSGATE UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH] Japan Ministry Team [July 7] – August 6 Summer 2003

  2. Meet our Team • Team Leader(s): • Heather & Scott Erbe • Team Members: • Jon Roland • Kara Bedell • Andy Kelts • Ben Childs MINISTRY REPORT FROM OUR SUMMER TEAM

  3. Why Did We Go? Japan and Its Need… • Japan is the strategic gateway to Asia • 85% of the world’s unbelievers live in Asia • Considered the “model Asian economy” • <1% of Japanese people know Christ • Unprecedented social upheaval in Japan • Suicide rate at an all-time high • Economic difficulties since early 90’s • Troubled youth culture; increasing crime rate • Growth of materialism and religious cults • “A superpower without a moral compass” MINISTRY REPORT FROM OUR SUMMER TEAM

  4. Doug Birdsall, President LIFE Ministries Who Did We Go With? • Asian Access/LIFE Ministries exists to START and STRENGTHEN Japanese churches… • in partnership with visionary pastorsand congregations • through innovation in evangelismand leadership training. • 36 years of experience in Japan “LIFE Ministries is committed to helping fulfill the Great Commission of Jesus by assisting, equipping, and learning from local Japanese churches. I can’t think of a better way to spend a summer than by investing in eternity and doing ministry in a country where less than 1% of the population follow Christ.” -Scott E., IVCF-WMU staff worker Summer Team Leader 2000, 2001, 2002 “LIFE Ministries is an organization you can trust. It’s strengths lie in the amazing staff as well as the years of relationships it has forged with Japanese churches.” Allen Yeh Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Team Leader, Summer 2001 MINISTRY REPORT FROM OUR SUMMER TEAM

  5. Place a Photo of Your Commissioning Here How Did We Go? Commissioned& Sentby You! • Thank you for SENDING us with your… • Generous financial gifts • Faithful prayer support • Consistent emotional encouragement MINISTRY REPORT FROM OUR SUMMER TEAM

  6. Place A Photo From Orientation Here L.A. Orientation L.A. Orientation • Time to refocus before departing • Prepared our hearts for Japan • Met staff and other teams • Got a good night’s sleep MINISTRY REPORT FROM OUR SUMMER TEAM

  7. Tokyo Orientation • Cultural training • How to work with Japanese churches • Team bonding [Place a few photos here… team, LIFE staff, training, trains/crowded station, restaurant, food, etc…] MINISTRY REPORT FROM OUR SUMMER TEAM

  8. Photo Where Did We Serve? Where Did We Serve? • Heading to the host church… we took the bullet train to our ministry assignment in Yamagata. If you did not serve in Yamagata, please use a different graphic from another web page. • Meeting our Japanese pastor and brothers and sisters in Christ MINISTRY REPORT FROM OUR SUMMER TEAM

  9. What Did We Do? • Overview of Ministry Schedule • English Classes (beginner, intermediate, & advanced) • Worship Services & weekly prayer meetings • Coffee Houses on Saturday evenings • Handing out flyers at the train stations • Cooking classes • Crafts for kids and for housewives • Children’s VBS-type activities • Meetings and Teamwork • Team planning meetings & time for prayer • Meetings with pastor and Japanese church leaders • Opportunities for Sharing Testimonies • Making New Japanese Friends / Serving as a Bridge MINISTRY REPORT FROM OUR SUMMER TEAM

  10. Photo A Day in the Life of our Team: • [Read a typical journal entry… or share a memorable day… type headline here] MINISTRY REPORT FROM OUR SUMMER TEAM

  11. Photo How God Used Us in Ministry How God Used Us in Ministry • [Tell a story… type headline here] MINISTRY REPORT FROM OUR SUMMER TEAM

  12. Photo How We Saw God Change Lives How We Saw God Change Lives • [Tell a story… type headline here] MINISTRY REPORT FROM OUR SUMMER TEAM

  13. Photo How God Changed Our Lives • [Tell a story… type headline here] MINISTRY REPORT FROM OUR SUMMER TEAM

  14. Our Reflections • Personal Observance of Japan[Insert your own personal reflection & photo; see eg.] • “During my stay in Japan, I’ve observed something in the nationals that has changed my life dramatically. The few Christians I was blessed to work with demonstrated an immeasurable faith. They did not allow the frustrations and lack ofparticipation in the community tobring them down. If anything, theyprayed more diligently. They’vehelped me to have more faith whenI left than when I came here.” – Heather Mezzie MINISTRY REPORT FROM OUR SUMMER TEAM

  15. Our Reflections • Personal Observance of Japan[Insert your own personal reflection & photo; see eg.] • “Japan needs God. The people here are so nice, so polite, and so great – only they put their hope in idols that cannot hear, speak, or see. I love Japan, and God is really working in the lives of Christians here.It was great to be a part ofthe ministry here and to seeall that God is doing.” – Joy Megumi Sasaki MINISTRY REPORT FROM OUR SUMMER TEAM

  16. Thank You! • For participating in this ministry… • through your faithful prayers! • through your generous financial gifts! • through your consistent encouragement! • Rejoice with us over what God has done! • Continue to pray for [Yamagata Christian Church] as Japanese Christians follow-up the new seekers and believers. MINISTRY REPORT FROM OUR SUMMER TEAM

  17. Come Talk To Us! • We’ll be in the back afterward • We’d love to tell you more. • Look at our pictures. • Take a flyer to read more about Asian Access/LIFE’s work in Japan. • We want to send a team next year • Are you willing to pray about it? • Do you know anyone who can go? MINISTRY REPORT FROM OUR SUMMER TEAM

  18. Asian Access/LIFE Ministries [ADDRESS]P.O. Box 200 San Dimas, CA 91773 USA [TOLL-FREE]1-800-543-3678 [FAX]626-914-9572 [EMAIL]info@AsianAccess.org [WEB]www.AsianAccess.org www.lifejapan.org MINISTRY REPORT FROM OUR SUMMER TEAM

  19. [This slide is animated. Feel free to insert it somewhere into your presentation… or to “Slide Show/Hide” it. Asian Access/Japan Church Growth =strengthening existing churches CHURCH MULTIPLICATION Church Planting =starting new churches MINISTRY REPORT FROM OUR SUMMER TEAM

  20. [This slide is animated. Feel free to insert it somewhere into your presentation… or to “Slide Show/Hide” it. What They’re Saying… What They’re Saying… I thank God for the fresh and innovative ways that LIFE Ministries is advancing the cause of Christ in Asia. Lives are being changed for eternity. Praise God! Dr. Walter Kaiser, President, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary My friends at LIFE Ministries are being used by God to build His Kingdom in Asian countries that are resistant to the Gospel. I have supported their work for many years. Dr. Lon Allison, Director, The Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College MINISTRY REPORT FROM OUR SUMMER TEAM

  21. [This slide is animated. Feel free to insert it somewhere into your presentation… or to “Slide Show/Hide” it. Asian Access/Japan20/20 Vision • To deploy 100 church multiplication teams in order to • establish 1,000 reproducible congregations that • enfold 1 million new followers of Christ, who will in turn • send 1,000 missionaries from Japan to the cities of Asia that will • be home to 1 billion people by the year 2020 A.D. MINISTRY REPORT FROM OUR SUMMER TEAM

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