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Church MISSIONS PLANNING

Building a Missions Strategy in the Local Congregation. Church MISSIONS PLANNING. Ministry Improvement. Developing A Plan. Evaluation. Ministry Implemented. Developmental Design for Churches in Missions. Strategy Developed. Preparation Ministry Experience. Select Mission Point.

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Church MISSIONS PLANNING

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  1. Building a Missions Strategy in the Local Congregation Church MISSIONS PLANNING

  2. Ministry Improvement Developing A Plan Evaluation Ministry Implemented Developmental Design for Churches in Missions Strategy Developed Preparation Ministry Experience Select Mission Point prayer Survey Mission Point prayer Research Mission Point prayer God’s Mission Vision Internalizing prayer prayer

  3. On-going prayer for the church to represent God’s mission in the world Preaching and studying of God’s mission Teaching on Christians’ role in God’s mission in Sunday School Motivating Christians to see the harvest Committing to doing missions Developing A Plan:Internalizing God’s Mission

  4. Organize a missions committee/interest group • Have a good missions resource person, someone experienced in missions • Develop a mission statement • Biblical understanding of missions • Church’s role & responsibility • Methodological constraints • Missions goal • Missionaries qualifications • Purpose a missions budget • Select personnel for mission work • Special mission emphasis day Developing A Plan:Developing a Mission Vision

  5. Consider receptivity of an area Look at areas church members already have interest Input from experienced missionaries Read missions books Interview missionaries from near area Select a number of possible mission points Developing A Plan:Research a Mission Point

  6. Decide on a group who will make the survey trip with perspective missionaries Have a list of criteria for evaluating the missions point Have a missionary familiar with the area accompany the group Survey trip conducted Evaluate survey trip prayerfully and make decision Developing A Plan:Survey a Mission Point

  7. Pray for guidance & wisdom Consider level of unreached of mission point Remember receptivity Consider missionaries talents & gifts List advantages & disadvantages Consider logistics Consider cost & support Developing A Plan:Select a Mission Point

  8. Missionaries & missions group develop missions strategy Short range objectives Long range goal Pre-field planning Strategy implementation Transitions Furloughs Developing A Plan:Strategy Developed #1

  9. Revisable written strategy Evaluation process Decision making process Conflict resolution process Leadership style Developing A Plan:Strategy Developed #2

  10. Institute strategy Regular strategy & planning meetings Be prepared for implementing changes Understand the process of the changing role of the missionary (see chart) Understand the maturation process of the Christians, leaders, and churches Plan to integrate church leaders in the planning process Developing A Plan:Strategy Implemented

  11. Reflect on whether goal is being met Do a church growth study Evaluate each ministry and its objective Discuss ways to improve the ministry Honestly look at areas that are not working well List changes to institute Plan how to institute changes Developing A Plan:Evaluation of Ministry

  12. Institute planned changes Appoint people to oversee the changes in each ministry Note areas of improvement Note problem areas Developing A Plan:Ministry Improvement

  13. Missions Planning Model PRAYER Adapted from Dayton, Edward R. and David A. Fraser, 1980, Planning Strategies for World Evangelization

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