Persons in Mission (PIM)
Persons in Mission (PIM) are positions of service where local leaders serve in emerging, innovative ministries and enhance the development of Methodist and ecumenical leadership programs around the world. The PIM program enables the transition from mission personnel based predominantly on United States citizens to a more diverse missionary force through the emergence of local leadership in other countries.
The General Board of Global Ministries recognizes the need and priority of churches and ecumenical agencies in developing a supporting national leadership to carry out vital ministries. Through grants from its Mission Contexts and Relationships program area, the PIM program enables a colleague church or ecumenical partner to recruit and hire their own personnel to be in mission in his or her own country. PIM programs develop plans of sustainability so as not to rely solely on the financial support of Global Ministries.
A Global Mission Partner is a United Methodist congregation that expands its vision of mission by partnering not only with a Global Ministries missionary but also a Person in Mission (PIM).
Priorities and Ministries of the PIM Program:
- advocacy
- community-based health care
- ecological concerns
- evangelism/church growth
- interfaith relations
- justice for the poor and oppressed
- leadership training/skills development
- need of the elderly
- theological education
- women/children/youth
- other