Post by arete on Feb 5, 2014 23:27:05 GMT
Les invited me to share the mission my family serves with in Interior Alaska.
Village Missions: Preach the Word and Love the People
Village Missions' Purpose
My summary:
Village Missions partners with a local church. The church agrees to provide housing and utilities and 1/10 of their general offering to VM. VM agrees to qualify leadership and to pay our basic salary and health insurance. The church will begin to assume the salary and insurance as God provides growth.
VM partners with the pastor. They interview us and qualify our calling and ability. VM then matches the pastor to a field that seems fitting after a time of prayer. The missionary agrees to go where they are sent and remain as long as the church and VM agree that the relationship is God honoring and fruitful.
More can be learned at VM's website: www.village-missions.org/
To learn a little about my family and our ministry select:
Ministry Update 1
Ministry Update 2
Village Missions: Preach the Word and Love the People
Village Missions' Purpose
Village Missions exists to glorify Jesus Christ by developing spiritually vital churches in rural North America.
Our Values...
Qualified Leadership
We value the placement of full-time, spiritually qualified missionary leadership by invitation of the local people as the primary means of developing spiritually vital churches.
Supported Leadership
We value supporting the leadership we place through prayer, financial, and innovative forms of logistical assistance.
Leadership Approach
We value an approach to ministry that proclaims and demonstrates the Gospel of Jesus Christ (Preach the Word and Love the People), and is evangelistic, relational, and involved in community life.
Focused Approach
We value a focused approach of reaching people in rural areas of North America-places without an ongoing demonstration of the gospel.
Long-term Approach
We value a long-term approach that enables churches that have reached financial stability to collaborate with us in helping other churches, while receiving leadership and encouragement from us.
Christian Character
We value Christian character, specifically integrity, Christ-like love, humility, and faith, in all that we do as a Mission and as individuals in our Mission. We are committed to the Word of God for all that we are and all that we do.
Spiritually Vital Churches
We value spiritually vital churches that are making substantial progress in the areas of evangelism, instruction, prayer, worship, and fellowship.
Our Values...
Qualified Leadership
We value the placement of full-time, spiritually qualified missionary leadership by invitation of the local people as the primary means of developing spiritually vital churches.
Supported Leadership
We value supporting the leadership we place through prayer, financial, and innovative forms of logistical assistance.
Leadership Approach
We value an approach to ministry that proclaims and demonstrates the Gospel of Jesus Christ (Preach the Word and Love the People), and is evangelistic, relational, and involved in community life.
Focused Approach
We value a focused approach of reaching people in rural areas of North America-places without an ongoing demonstration of the gospel.
Long-term Approach
We value a long-term approach that enables churches that have reached financial stability to collaborate with us in helping other churches, while receiving leadership and encouragement from us.
Christian Character
We value Christian character, specifically integrity, Christ-like love, humility, and faith, in all that we do as a Mission and as individuals in our Mission. We are committed to the Word of God for all that we are and all that we do.
Spiritually Vital Churches
We value spiritually vital churches that are making substantial progress in the areas of evangelism, instruction, prayer, worship, and fellowship.
Village Missions partners with a local church. The church agrees to provide housing and utilities and 1/10 of their general offering to VM. VM agrees to qualify leadership and to pay our basic salary and health insurance. The church will begin to assume the salary and insurance as God provides growth.
VM partners with the pastor. They interview us and qualify our calling and ability. VM then matches the pastor to a field that seems fitting after a time of prayer. The missionary agrees to go where they are sent and remain as long as the church and VM agree that the relationship is God honoring and fruitful.
More can be learned at VM's website: www.village-missions.org/
To learn a little about my family and our ministry select:
Ministry Update 1
Ministry Update 2