“Missions Through the Sunday School”

1. “Missions Through the Sunday School”

2. Why do Local Missions? What are the benefits?

3. The Church Benefits • Gets your people fulfilling the Great Commission Matthew 28:19-20 • Starts with your Jerusalem Acts1:8 • Creates a mindset of inviting others to church • Cost Effective – missions experience without the major expense • Convenient Location - may be friends or family of the team or members of your church

4. Sunday School Benefits • Outreach and missions leaders are identified and equipped • Mobilizes classes to work together to fulfill the Great Commission • Classes are unified around the idea of working toward a common goal • Classes work together to win souls, and follow up with discipleship material

5. Leadership Benefits • Leaders are trained and multiplied • Leaders are evaluated for future ministry responsibilities and roles • Leaders are trained to properly enlist ministry teams for effective service • Leaders are trained to organize and oversee individual team member roles • Leaders are trained to follow up and integrate new believers into the life of the church

6. Members Benefit • Members catch a vision for missions • Members are trained to share the gospel • Members are trained to follow up and help make disciples • Members naturally start inviting friends, family, and co-workers to church • Members are challenged to use their spiritual gifts to participate in missions • Members embrace their share of discipleship responsibility of the Great Commission

7. Families Benefit • Children hear a clear presentation of the gospel • Families get to train and work together on the same team • Parents teach by modeling and instilling missions and witnessing

8. Communities Benefit Taking the church to the people connects with the community

9. Organized for Maximum Impact Classes can get started in missions by connecting to their Jerusalem by putting on an Impact Event in the community

10. Prayer • Prayer isn’t a strategy, it’s the strategy. Bathe everything in prayer • Pray about every decision & encourage your teams pray as well • Pray for open doors and direction every step of the way • Teams should prayer walk the community they want to reach

11. Get Started • Start with a cross cultural block party to reach your local mission field • Multi-housing dwellings usually provide a cross cultural setting creating a cross cultural missions experience. 90%are lost

12. Get Authorization • Look for open doors and Christian managers or owners • Check the church calendar before setting an event date • Secure permission from apartment manager/owner

13. Set Dates • Leadership Vision Casting/Training (3-6 months out) • Team Roster Due Date • Team Training and Prayer Walking (1 week prior to Impact Event) • Impact Event (Saturday morning 10-2 or Sunday afternoon 3-6)

14. Promote • Managers will promote to some degree • Leaders who are properly enlisting will be promoting • At the prayer walk your teams will put up promotional posters • On the day of the event teams will go door to door with promo flyers

15. Multi Teams Church Coordinator • Has a vision & passion for missions • Male or female administrative leader • Secures food, tracts, EvangeCube for the team • Volunteer or church staff member

16. LEADERSHIP VISION CASTING AND TRAINING

17. Enlist Team Leaders • Outreach Leaders • Mission Leaders • Director or Teacher

18. Leaders are trained in the following areas: 1. How to Properly Enlist a Team • Proper Enlistment Principles • Team Role Definitions • Team Roster Due Date: Require that team leaders give you a list of team members and their roles one month before the team training.

19. Enlist Team Members • Invitation Coordinator • Balloon Animal & Face Paint Trainer(s) • Translator • Discipleship Coordinator • Team Leader • Co-Leader • Prayer Coordinator • Hospitality Liaison • Cook

20. 2. How to Organize Your Team and Impact Event • Sign up lists (Team Roster ) let them tell their preferences • Collect Items (balls, 12 ft jump ropes, tracts…) • Grocery list

21. 3. How to Thoroughly Follow Up • Registration • Invite everyone to Sunday School • Invite everyone to Church • Invite those that accept Christ to a discipleship class on site

22. Impact Team Training • Team Training the week before event • EvangeCube • Face Painting & Balloon Animals • Prayer Walk the Mission Field

23. Team Training and Prayer Walk

24. Impact Team Training • EvangeCube/Mission Bandz Training (train everyone first) • Face Painting & Balloon Animals Training • Meet with Leadership • Prayer Walk your Mission Field

25. IMPACT EVENT DAY

26. Set up Crew- sets up and starts cooking • Invite Crew- goes door to door and invites the people

27. Register everyone it is critical to follow up. • Have a drawing at the end of the day to encourage participation. Get name, address, phone and email.

28. Face painters and balloon animal people will work non-stop! They can talk about spiritual matters with children as they work.

29. Soul winners should feel free to get started. Everyone can stop and share as the Lord leads.

30. When a person accepts Christ, invite them to the discipleship class on location starting the next week. Write down their name, apartment number and phone number.

31. Don’t stay too long, break down as planned. • Teams will want to gather at the church for a debriefing after the event.

32. Mission Event Ideas by Month • January: Health Fair on site (medical) • February: Local Missions Leadership Training, Valentine’s “Love” theme • March: Local Missions Fair, Prayer Walk • April: Spring Block Party Easter Outreach • May: Mission site cleanup day • June: VBS, Backyard Bible Club, Go on an international trip

33. Mission Event Ideas by Month • July: Register to Vote Drive, Afterschool Leadership Training • August: Back to School Party (promote after school & ESL programs) • September: After School Program (2 days per week Mon. & Wed.) • October: Fall Block Party, Jesus Film • November: Missions Conference • December: Christmas Gift Distribution

34. Question & Answer Session Thank you for your participation today. If you have any questions, I am available to assist you feel free to call or email. In Christ, Derrick Poston NAMB MSC Missionary www.greatadventuremissions.org 678-665-8164 or derrickposton@att.net

35. I am a faith promise supported missionary. You can support my mission work electronically via my web site or mailing a check to: NAMB MSC 9532 Derrick Poston PO Box 116543 Atlanta, GA 30368-6543 For the tax deductibility of your support, be sure to make out your check to NAMB and put my MSC number (MSC # 9532) & my name in the memo box.