The Kentwood Christian Church : Evaluation Of Church Evaluation

Sustaining missionaries already on the mission field is absolutely critical in the expanding of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

The Church I selected to evaluate is called Parkview Christian Church. Furthermore, both Churches before their inception the founder's sort guidance from God above to reach people for Christ. The concept of the Tinley Park Church of Christ (currently name Parkview Christian Church) originated in 1948 with two women on a train headed to Chicago. These two women discussed and prayed about how they could be a part of God’s plan to implement the lords work in their community. Later, after they arrive at their destination started a prayer assembly that kept expanding. Consequently, due to their increase in membership on “April 15, 1951” they formed a storefront church called Tinley Park Church of Christ (currently Parkview Christian Church). Moreover,

We know several people who have been on short-term mission trips. Perhaps you’ve even been on one yourself and proclaimed to others that you gained more from that trip than the people you went to serve. Maybe you’re a full-time missionary living in another nation (at least for the majority of the year). Most likely, you’re an average church member who knows the Great Commission but doesn’t feel called to long-term overseas ministry. Regardless of where you stand, “Missions” by Andy Johnson is an excellent introduction to missions. Johnson provides readers with ways to be mission-minded, live missional lifestyles, and serve those who are on mission at home and abroad.

My personal view of mission revolves around Servant Leadership or what can be better called “Incarnational leadership”. This is rooted in the life of our Lord Jesus Christ, as “He took a towel” (John 13:2-5) and washed Peter’s feet. He was efficient with people, had goals in sight, but was also relational over being task-driven. This kind of leadership produces new churches filled with real purpose and motivation as people are called, appreciated, loved, encouraged, discipled, involved by mentoring and discipleship before they are deployed in ministry (Prov. 27:23; Mark 10:35-45; Luke 22:26; John 13:2-17; 1 Cor. 3- 4; Eph. 4:1-16; Col. 3:13; 1 Thess. 5:13-14; 1 Peter 3:8;

I am James Griffin with GCFA and I am currently researching Hispanic mission work within the US. I wish to show an example of how Hispanic outreach through missionaries can grow a church and disciples. I am trying to connect with you because, Sharon Dean and Moses Kumar suggested that you may know additional resources or examples of such mission work in the North-Central or North East jurisdiction? If so, are you open to connecting with me to discuss options for my case

Alvin L. Reid explains and covers multiple ideas, issues, subjects, and solutions pertaining to missional student ministry. Throughout reading the book it is evident that Reid is not only extremely passionate about the missional aspect of the student ministry, but also the reasoning behind this aspect. Reid’s chapters recognize the issues that many student ministries deal with and how the ministry can go from just an event to a mission ministry. Throughout this book review I will summarize the content and highlight the key components that Reid speaks about. In regards to what Reid explains about a missional student ministry I will speak of how it will affect

Now before you read through what we’ve drafted (thanks again for your feedback), I would like to give you a little more clarity as to what and why, mission, core values, and goals are so necessary for a local church.

The next phases included requesting the Small Group Ministry to alert their Group Leaders of the opportunity to serve the Church; both individually and/or as a small group. This was closely followed by a similar request to both the Men’s, Women’s, and High School /Middle School Youth ministries. I requested that if they were willing to get the word out to us to please make it an in-person and personal appeal at their meetings (again, because general “we need help” emails tend to be ineffective). I also made myself available to attend any event or presentation.

This summer I have the honor and privilege to be able to advance God's kingdom with a mission trip to Costa Rica. I'll be going with a group of missionaries from Living Word Family Church to Siquirres Costa Rica. While there, we'll be doing street evangelism including ministering to the people and dramas for the public. The team I'm in is the Youth Team, and we'll be in Costa Rica from July 9th through the 16th.

After a massive earthquake devastated Haiti in 2010, forcing many Haitians to live in unfathomable conditions, and I felt called to help them. I recall sitting in my elementary school classroom, watching live footage of the trauma in Haiti, asking myself how I could help. It wasn’t until my junior year of high school that someone in my church provided me with the perfect opportunity to serve the Lord and Haiti. They told me about “Mission Discovery,” an organization that works to help Haiti and other impoverished countries.

I became interested in missions when my family and I lived abroad in Laos, Singapore, and Costa Rica; we had adopted my youngest brother and were in the process of immigrating him back to the United States. I believe that I can use my majors, Spanish and music (piano pedagogy) in evangelism and in furthering Christ and His Kingdom.

Effectiveness in missions is not simply a matter of having a better technique—nor is it solely dependent on us having a smart, integrated strategy, even though that is essential. The ultimate and critical ingredient is our relationship with the Lord and our willingness to love Him with all our hearts, souls, minds and strength, and to love our neighbor as ourselves (Matthew 22:37, Mark 12:30, Luke 10:27). Jesus also said, “If you love Me, keep My commands” (John 14:15). The question is where to start and how to get into that space where we can be most effective at discipling. We propose that many of us as individuals and also as a church need to go right back and start at bedrock. The Bible has some very graphic imagery for building our lives on a poor foundation. Older readers may recall singing a chorus about building a house on the sand and inviting ruin when the rain came down and the floods came up. The house built on the rock survived. Simple stuff, but full of truth. It comes from Matthew 7:24.

Before a mission, missionaries are needed. And before missionaries come, education must be given. This could be through churches, schools or colleges. Two main problems are given when trying to start a mission: people aren't given the vision, and strategies aren't compiled for satellite churches. Target areas could be big cities as Paul did in his day. While this may be the most effective, the seed was scattered everywhere. Jesus not only went to big cities, but small villages as well. Just as in preaching, knowing the audience's education and demographics will help in conversions. In chapter six, Hesselgrave mentions three things Paul didn't do with his finances. He didn't get money for himself, didn't take money to those he preach at, and didn't administer church money. Indeed, Paul didn't pay himself, but he did bring money to the poor saints in Jerusalem (1 Cor 16:3). How can one know if this effort and the mission has been a

The historical event or movement I believe had a great impact on missions today was the movement of women into missions. In Acts Priscilla, Aquila’s wife was helpful in reaching people for Christ in Rome, Greece and Asia Minor, women continued to play prominent roles in the early movement. In the 16th Century the Protestant Reformation brought about changes in the role of woman in Christianity.”…the Reformation also subjected woman to the confining perspective that their only recognized vocation was marriage.”[1] In the early Protestant mission advancement, the only women in the fields were wives of missionaries. Single woman were eventually permitted to go care for the children of the missionaries. Eventually, the doors opened for woman to

The reason this chapter calls for individualized research is that Christian mission efforts have been done with a variety of structures and systems. The sending and supporting structures of various organizations have been diverse with all of them having positive features and all having their drawbacks. Many mission organizations have developed because of the slowness or reluctance of official church structures to respond to global mission challenges and opportunities. Two things contributed to William Carey being called the father of modern missions. One was his prolific letter and pamphlet writing in support of world mission outreach. The second was his development of a functional and reproducible structure for missionary deployment and support by believers. Ralph Winter has noted that specific mission-focused organizations like Carey’s have been present when the Church did its most aggressive global outreach. Winter gave the name sodality to such task-oriented groups of committed people focused on evangelizing the world. Two missionary orders, the Dominicans and the Franciscans, came into being in the 1200s. The Jesuits, who have been among the most determined