5 Workshop Session 3 - A Missionary Service Group

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Hillbank Evangelical Church

Dundee

Annual Seminar

Saturday 29 October 2011

Changing World: Changing Mission

A Missionary Service Group What does it do?





• History

• Who we are

•

What we do• Five Main Roles



•Mid 1800’s surge in Missionary interest

• 1872 ‘Missionary Echo ’ produced to providechristians with regular information for prayer

• Christians at home wanted to support

financially - £146.11.5d that year• „Echoes of Service‟ continues to present day

oHistorically - 6000+ Workers listed in 100+countries – largest of any UK agency

oPresently - 280 Full time Mission Workersin 43 countries

o£4.1M distributed to workers & other needsoMagazine circulation of 5000



• Faith based, Mission Supportagency located in Bath –

registered Charity• Seek to support & encourage

mission amongst UK churches

from a Christian Brethrenbackground



Dr Ian Burness

General Director

Andy Street

Administrative Director

John Aitken

Operations Director

The Resident Directors



Howard Peebles Paul Young

Eric Noble Paul Clarke

The Trustees



Six other staff looking after finance,correspondence, magazine

production, dispatch &subscriptions, mission workercare



Esther BirtwistleJoan Hookins

Sue WheatleyKaren Hill

The Staff

Hollie Gale

John McSweeney



Our Vision is to:

• Be an informed, efficient and sensitive mission service group

And we seek to achieve this by partneringwith:

• Cross-cultural Mission Workers

• Local Churches

• Other Mission Agencies



• Serving Mission Supporters

• Serving Mission Workers• Serving Local Churches

•

Promoting Mission• Serving through Finance

and Giving



Keeping Individuals & Churches informed withup to date, stimulating Mission information

• Daily Prayer Guide – produced annually:

280 workers in 43 countries• Monthly Magazine – 139 years: 5000

circulation – News, Articles, Letters

•

Available by subscription at £20 per year• Echoes Update – twice annually

• Website – www.echoes.org.uk

http://www.echoes.org.uk/

http://www.echoes.org.uk/



■ email update - 800■

ideal for personal / church prayer

■ features

■ weekly

■ urgent newsflashes■ prayer requests

■ [email protected]

Prayer News & Mission Information

mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]



LiteratureMission Education



DVD’s



Bringing experience, practical care & advice tothe complexities of Mission

Pre-Service

Advice & counsel on:

Training & Preparation

Medical CareFinancial Matters

Visas, Work Permits etc



During Service Transmission of funds

Discretionary Financial support

NIC, Pension and Health Cover schemes

Guarantees and Indemnities

Children’s education, Universities etc

Regular contact, Pastoral care andVisits



On Home Leave Provision of medical reviews

Pastoral interviews & debriefs Availability for discussion & advice

At Retirement Advice on resettlement & re-entry

Referral to Retired Missionary Aid Fund

Availability for advice & counsel



Partnering with local churches in theencouragement of mission and care of mission

workers

• Help with Commendation process

• Consultation on mission issues

•

Materials for furlough debrief• Transmission of funds

• Speakers for mission education &

events



Promoting the needs, opportunities andchallenges of Mission

•

Opportunities for Short Termservice

• Visits for Mission Events,

Seminars & Workshops

• DVDs, Booklets



First Serve 18 -25 year olds Short Term

www.first-serve.org.uk

Summer trip

Gap year

Career break

Early retirement

2 week course 4 week UK church placement

3 -6 month overseas Mission Discipleship Course



5. SERVING THROUGH FINANCE &

GIVING Working for the growth and support of

Mission around the world

• Gifts for Individuals, Disaster &Emergency Relief, Projects &Ministries



Disaster Reliefearthquake : famine : flooding

2010 – £123,000

Chile; Kenya; Pakistan; Haiti; Mexico; Brazil; Zimbabwe; India



Medical

Angola : Congo : India : Pakistan : Zambia

2010 : £222,523

drugsmedical supplies

nurse training



India : Jamaica : Rwanda : Sri Lanka : Turkey

Zambia

2010 : Youth and children £210,741



5. SERVING THROUGH FINANCE &

GIVING Working for the growth and support of Mission

around the world

• Gifts for Individuals, Disaster &Emergency Relief, Projects &Ministries

• Gifts for Trustees Discretionary use

• No Deductions• All usual payment channels – Gift Aid

• Legacies – „Investing in the Future of the

Kingdom‟



“Enlightening, Encouraging,

Enabling in the work of Mission Worldwide”



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5 Workshop Session 3 - A Missionary Service Group