ONE MISSION Missions

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• ONE MISSION -Missions

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• Dean and Dale
• Dr. Dean Wenthe and Dr. Dale Meyer

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• Russ Sommerfeld
• Circuit Counselors Manual Session Four

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Missions and the Circuit Counselor

• He Jesus said to them, "Go into all the world
  and preach the good news to all creation. Whoever
  believes and is baptized will be saved, but
  whoever does not believe will be condemned.
  (Mark 1615-16)

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Missions and the Circuit Counselor

• Jesus said But you will receive power when
  the Holy Spirit comes on you and you will be my
  witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and
  Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." (Acts
  18)

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Missions and the Circuit Counselor

• 2004 Handbook The Lutheran Church Missouri
  Synod
• 5.2.3 Each circuit counselor shall assist the
  district president within the circuit.
• (c) He shall seek to remind and encourage
  members of the circuit of their responsibilities
  as Gods people and the privilege they have in
  being about His mission.

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Missions and the Circuit Counselor

• 2004 Handbook The Lutheran Church Missouri
  Synod
• (d) He and any other officers of the circuit
  shall have the primary responsibility for
  maintaining liaison between the circuit and the
  Synod at the national and district levels.
• (e) He shall be conversant with and supportive
  of synodwide and district resolutions and
  programs.

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ONE MISSION

• Circuit Forums pastor and member from each
  circuit congregation
• Some Forums function
• Some Forums meet only to elect Synod Convention
  delegates

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ONE MISSION

• Circuit Forums pastor and member from each
  circuit congregation
• Some are beginning to see themselves as mission
  agencies and gathering mission-passionate
  Lutherans to stimulate mission zeal and action.

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ONE MISSION

• The Circuit Forum can be transformed into Mission
  Central for the Circuit
• Circuit Forum - interdependence and relationship
  between circuit congregations
• Circuit Forum - planning together for missionary
  outreach to serve the greater Kingdom of God

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ONE MISSION

• Circuit Forum Exists for
• Mutual support for Christian witness
• Mutual strengthening to share strengths, honor
  differences, and grow together
• Mutual Service to see the mission fields God is
  providing and reach into them

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ONE MISSION

• The Circuit Forum
• Servant role to be a
• Vehicle for common LCMS identity
• Create teams to plan for mission outreach
• Engage the resources of Synod and District for
  mission planning and implementation

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ONE MISSION

• A Circuit in the LCMS can work together for
  mission and ministry to
• Strive to strengthen congregations for Gospel
  witness
• Aid congregations in Christian education

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ONE MISSION

• A Circuit in the LCMS can work together for
  mission and ministry to
• Aid congregations for confessional witness
• Appreciate a variety of responsible
  congregational practices

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ONE MISSION

• A Circuit in the LCMS can work together for
  mission and ministry to
• Provide opportunities for common human care
  ministry in the circuit
• Show concern for professional church workers in
  the mission and ministry service

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ONE MISSION

• A Circuit in the LCMS can work together for
  mission and ministry to
• Recruit church workers for the local and global
  mission fields
• Grow in interdependence for mission

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ONE MISSION

• Circuit Convocations
• Some circuits no longer attempt convocations
• Some circuits still have a convocation
• Some circuits are transforming the convocation
  into a mission equipping event

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ONE MISSION

• Circuit Convocations transformed into Mission
  Equipping Events
• Inspiration
• Gods Word, Mission Stories, Celebrations
• Local Church Planters, District and Global
  Missionaries

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ONE MISSION

• Circuit Convocations transformed into Mission
  Equipping Events
• Education
• Biblical and confessional missiology
• Motivation
• Equipping workshops
• Servant Events

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ONE MISSION

• Circuit Counselors can help congregations to see
  themselves as
• Mission outposts
• Independent and Interdependent to be in mission
• Strengthening each other for the mission

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DISCUSSION TIME

• What effective circuit mission planning and
  mission implementation have you observed?
• What challenges and obstacles exist for circuit
  mission planning and implementation?

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DISCUSSION TIME

• What resources are needed for circuit mission
  planning and implementation?
• What roles from district and Synod would be most
  helpful and least helpful in circuit mission
  planning and mission implementation?