Mission Opportunities short term

1
Mission Opportunities short term

• Empowering the Found In Reaching the Lost

2
mission statement

• MOST Ministries is Committed
• to Impacting the World for Jesus Christ,
• through Short Term Missions,
• by Empowering the Found
• in Reaching the Lost.

3
Who We are

• Michigan 501C3 Christian Non-profit organization
  located in Ann Arbor, MI
• Recognized Service Organization (RSO) of the LCMS
• Covenant Member of the U.S. Standards of
  Excellence in STMs (SOE)
• Sending mission teams since 1989
• Partners of missionaries and churches in 40
  countries

4
Core values of most ministries

• Gospel Centered
• Field Driven
• Empowering Relationships
• Servanthood
• Excellence

5
What we do

• Provide GOER opportunities
• 30 International mission trips
• 5 Domestic mission trips
• Provide SENDER opportunities
• Individual and Group volunteer, prayer, and
• financial support activities

6
Goer activities types of teams

• Organizational / Congregational Teams
• Individual Teams

7
Goer activities Projects

• Medical / Dental
• Eyeglasses
• Construction / VBS
• English Teaching
• Depression Awareness/
• Suicide Prevention
• Hospice Training
• Health Hygiene Education
• Music Puppet Ministry
• Prayer Walking

• Mens Ministry
• Womens Ministry
• Youth Ministry
• Clean Water
• Sewing Ministry
• Police Ministry
• HIV / AIDS Education
• Divorce Recovery Training for Group Leaders
• Sports Ministry
• Evangelism / Home visits

8
Goer activities team process

• Professional consultation and matching of
  groups
• Gifts
• Skills
• Interests
• Dynamics of team
• Availability
• with identified, strategic project requests from
  missionaries and national churches

• Team Liaison
• Empowered Team Members / Team Helpers
• Team Leader
• Team Training
• Spiritual
• Cultural
• Logistical
• Team Building
• Fundraising
• Reentry

9
Goer activities Open teams

• ?
• Full Team Schedule
• www.mostministries.org

10
Sender activities Partners program

• Prayer Partners
• Partner with a specific mission team to provide
  prayer support before, during and after the
  mission trip.
• Evangelism Partners
• Make items to be used at witnessing tools for
  mission teams, such as bracelets, necklaces,
  finger puppets and quilts.
• Mentor Partners
• Use your mission team experience to help other
  first-timers by serving as a Mentor to an
  individual or team.
• Financial Partners
• Partner with MOST Ministries to send more short
  term missionaries into the field by giving a
  financial donation.
• Project Partners
• Partner with a project that is dear to your heart
  by providing supplies needed for that particular
  project, such as collecting eyeglasses, providing
  bio-sand water filters, or Bibles and curriculum
  for Bible-based English camps

11
Sender activities ambassador program

• Prayer Ambassadors
• Support missionaries, mission teams and MOST
  Ministries through daily prayer support via a
  monthly prayer calendar
• Exhibitor Ambassadors
• Staff exhibit tables at mission conferences and
  fairs
• Presentation Ambassadors
• Seek out opportunities and give presentations
  about MOST Ministries to churches, small groups,
  schools, friends, civic and other organizations

12
Sender activities getting involved

• Volunteer in the MOST Ministries office.
• Tell others about MOST Ministries.
• Invite someone to serve on a mission team with
  you.
• Host a MOST Ministries presentation.

13
(No Transcript)
14
(No Transcript)
15
(No Transcript)
16
(No Transcript)
17

• Empowering the Found In Reaching the Lost

[phone] www.mostministries.org