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New Program Development
Equipping Ministry Leaders
The understanding of mission envisioned in the Global Teen Challenge Plan for International Ministry is that mission begins at the local level. Therefore, all congregations should assess their communities in order to identify needs for ministry with specific international groups. Based on the assessment, they should develop an action plan to respond to the needs that are identified. Drawing on the support of the appropriate annual conference committee, their action plan should include:
While the goal of the Global / International Plan is to empower the creation and strengthening of faith communities and local ministries, the annual conference is the context in which the Global Teen Challenge ministry develops and grows strong, in which leadership is discovered and developed, in which new opportunities for outreach and witness become evident. Therefore, the Annual Conference shall organize a conference Committee on Global Teen Challenge Ministries, or its equivalent, which will relate to all conference agencies for the implementation of the National Plan for International Ministries as it may be adapted to meet the specific needs of the Conference. The Committee membership should reflect the diversity of the conference. The conference Committee on Global Ministries shall focus on five specific tasks: interpreting and advocating for international ministries planning training securing and providing resources supporting, monitoring and evaluating the implementation of its various International ministries.
(1) Interpretation and advocacy include:
a. Securing information about the Plan and its resources and sharing it with key conference leaders and local leaders involved in Global Teen Challenge Ministries.
b. Promoting the General Advance Global Teen Challenge Ministries Challenge Fund to all local churches.
c. Finding stories that will illustrate various aspects of the Plan being implemented and sharing these with local, conference and national media.
d. Advocating for appropriate responses to issues and concerns affecting Global International Ministries.
(2) Planning includes:
a. Assessing the International population growth trends (or continuing to update the data that had previously been secured) to develop or strengthen new or existing Global ministries.
b. Formulating a conference-wide plan (or re-examining and adjusting an approved plan) on Global Teen Challenge ministries based on the assessment and review recommended above (item a) c. Identifying the human and financial resources needed for the successful implementation of the Plan.
(3) Training includes: a. Providing training opportunities for ministry teams utilizing the developed curriculum resources.
Our Goals and Objectives:
Develop and produce the necessary materials and training so that faith communities and local congregations may become centers of mission. These materials will include Bible studies and guides to assist unchurched persons to receive and understand the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the basic tenets of the Christian faith. These materials and training will also be related to evangelization, worship, Christian education, spiritual formation, outreach, church school extension programs and ministry with men, children and youth. All these shall be done in collaboration with the Committee on Global Teen Challenge Ministries and the three other general program agencies.
Design and produce stewardship resources, trainers and training programs to assist annual conferences to work with local congregations engaged in Global ministries out reaches in collaboration with the Committee and the General Board of Global Ministries.
Design and produce materials and training programs to assist starting and strengthen Global Teen Challenge ministries in collaboration with the Committee and other general program agencies Develop guidelines and support for Global Teen Challenge Ministry Institutes in collaboration with the Committee Provide annual conferences with guidelines and resources for the recruitment, training, assignment and support of staff missioner/pastor teams for global ministries.
Offer the necessary research, consultation, planning and funding assistance to develop international programs.
Assist the General Board of Global Ministries in preparing the materials necessary to guide those involved in congregational development, church revitalization and community ministries to assess their local communities in order to identify needs as well as resources in Global Teen Challenge ministries.
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