About Mission Education
Mission education equips God's people for mission. It proclaims and communicates the Biblical mandate for mission and helps persons to understand the political, economic and social context of the world in which the church is called to serve. Mission education provides information about the programs and projects of the church in mission. It calls people to remember God's activities and to model these. In today's world, mission education takes place in an environment of mutual learning with mission partners. Mission education connects persons with and engages them to participate in God's mission.
MISSION EDUCATION PROGRAM EMPHASES
Connectional Linkages and Partnerships
- Meet and network with annual Conference and District Mission Leaders, United Methodist Professors of Mission, other General Agency staff, and other identified mission constituencies to engage in dialog, discussion and information around the missional issues, seeking to relate the total ministry and program priorities of the General Board of Global Ministries to these leaders and through their connectional linkages to the whole church.
- Specific training and resources will be directed toward the Conference Secretaries of Global Ministries, as the specific Disciplinary linkage with GBGM.
Leadership Development
- To provide specific opportunities to interpret the work of GBGM and to develop new partnership relationships, thereby, coordinating and assigning GBGM Mission Interpreters to Mission Celebration Events, which would provide opportunities to link their Mission Story with the GBGM.
- To expand the mission encounter by providing Mission Travel Seminars for Conference Leaders, Seminarians and Christian Educators. Invite 2nd Year District Superintendents to participate in an annual Mission Experience which would provide another channel of interpretation. Host GBGM Seminars to create a forum for GBGM staff to engage with our constituents and interpret their specific mission emphasis.
Mission Resource Development
- Work with other units across the Board to enhance and promote the goals and objectives of the General Board of Global Ministries, and to tell the mission story, by providing the tools to communicate the mission emphases in creative and innovative ways.
Missional congregations
Emerging churches and new initiatives
- Cooperate with emerging churches in Cambodia, Baltic States, Russia, Cameroon, Senegal and other emerging churches and new initiatives to generate Christian resources appropriate for their contexts.
- Continue to work with the Joint Committee on Indigenous Resources (GBGM and GBOD), and designated cross-functional teams to interpret, hear needs, and respond to the ongoing development of resources.
