Mission Conference Ideas

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All Scripture to All People There are nearly 7,000 languages in the world today, with the entire Bible translated into 438 of them. This service is designed to help us understand how that might feel and to consider how God might use our unique gifts and skills to participate in His plan bring all Scripture to all people in a language they can understand. Download Resources Below. Used by permission from College Church, 332 E. Seminary Ave, Wheaton, IL 60187

		All Scripture to All People Rationale Article PDF

		All Scripture to All People Sample Service Outline PDF

		All Scripture to All People Theme Graphic PDF

Host An International Dinner Have an international dinner on Saturday or Sunday after church. Spread out the missionaries at different tables and then ask a person (not the missionary) at each table to share something they learned about the missionary or their ministry. To facilitate discussion, there might be a small sheet of general questions on the table. Used by permission from Westminster Presbyterian Church, Lancaster, PA - www.westpca.com

International Bazaar 'An International Bazaar: Around the World in 80+ minutes' Download Resource Below.

		International Bazaar Ideas Packet PDF

Missions & Me (M&M) Project The church chooses six projects and makes up a children’s workbook with each project. The church hands out the books seven weeks before the mission fair for the children to work on them and hand them backing on the Sunday prior to the fair. Download Resource Below. Used by permission from Westminster Presbyterian Church, Lancaster, PA - www.westpca.com

		Missions & Me (M&M) Project Ideas Packet PDF

Minister to Your Missionaries On the Sunday after your missions activities, host a debrief luncheon with just your missionaries, pastoral staff, and missions committee. Give them a small encouraging devotional. Allow for good quiet discussion, pray as they go on their way. Used by permission from Lancaster Evangelical Free Church, Lancaster, PA - http://lefc.net

New Ways to Pray Congregations are often told that they are the senders, the ones to give and to pray. Yet frequently, apart from passing the offering plate and poorly attended Wed PM prayer meetings, Joe Pew-Sitter has no clue how to be involved praying for missions. Every other year, Calvary Church holds an all-church concert of prayer during Global Missions Week. All other ministries Wednesday night family ministries become part of this all-church event in the sanctuary. Download Resource Below. Used by permission from Calvary Church, Lancaster, PA - Steve Beirn, Minister of Missions - www.calvarychurch.org

		New Ways to Pray Ideas Packet PDF

		Concert of Prayer for the Persecuted Church Sample Program PDF

Readers Theater on Missions This is a program for a church which has a large number of missionaries come together for a conference. Instead of introducing individual missionaries, they are involved throughout the entire service. The morning’s message is a “reader’s theater” style of presentation. Everyone’s role is important in communicating this message. Download Resource Below. Used by permission from College Church, 332 E. Seminary Ave, Wheaton, IL 60187

		Readers Theater on Missions Ideas Packet PDF

Scavenger Hunt for Kids Have missionaries send in the description of an item or two from their display table that children can check off from a list. Print up some “missions bucks” for the kids to collect either from the missionary, or from a cashier based on found items and then allow the kids to buy items from the store, or better yet from the missionaries who came prepared. Gifts can include interesting candies or global snacks, small cultural icons, pencils or pens, small books, etc. This gets the kids involved and they often sweep their parents into the action. Used by permission from Westminster Presbyterian Church, Lancaster, PA - www.westpca.com