Overseas Mission

We understand mission to be something that is local and immediate and also follows Jesus command in Matthew chapter 28 verse 19 to "Go and make disciples of all nations".  We have created a policy that seeks to make clear how we support overseas mission, which is given below:

                                   Policy for Supporting Overseas Mission

Missionary DNA

*          Mission is central to our Values, Purpose and Vision. 

*          Overseas mission is a significant part of our missionary calling. 

*          We want to encourage every member to take seriously the call of God

                        to be involved in mission. 

*          We want to facilitate the release of resources to support mission

                        overseas.

 

Missionary Relationships

The New Testament churches facilitated overseas mission in 3 ways:

            *          they Sent those God called to be missioners

            *          they Supported local workers to be missioners

            *          they gave Sacrificially to see projects released

The key to each of these was relationships.

 

Denmead Baptist Church Missionary Policy

            *          To SEND those God calls to work for Him overseas.

            *          To SUPPORT relational partners in their work for Him overseas.

            *          To give SACRIFICIALLY to mission partners overseas.

 

SENDING

Church Leaders will discern with any church member the call of God on their life to serve overseas through short or long term mission.  We will firstly look at placing people with a partner agency, and if not appropriate then other agencies will be considered.  A decision to SEND will be taken by a Church Meeting.

 

SUPPORTING (more details can be found on our Partners page)

*          We currently support BMS World Mission through prayer and

                        financial support. 

*          We currently give prayer support for a BMS World Mission ‘link missionary’

                        with others in our local Baptist Cluster. 

*          We currently support Selwyn & Vijaya Moses through El Shaddai

                        Ministries in Mumbai, India.

*          We currently support an orphanage of 7 girls run by El Shaddai

                        Ministries in Mumbai, India.

*          We currently give prayer and financial support to a couple serving in South

                       East Asia.

*          We currently give our Harvest Celebratio offering to support Operation Agri,

                       the mission arm of the Baptist Men's Movement.

 

Giving SACRIFICIALLY

            *          We give at least 7% of our General Fund income to Overseas Mission

                        (plus 3.5% to UK mission through the BUGB Home Mission scheme,

                        and at least 4% to support local mission)

            *          We give additional resources to support specific events, e.g. Tsunami

            *          We facilitate others giving to missionary partners e.g. Operation Agri

 

This policy, agreed by the Church meeting on 15th May 2007, covers the corporate activities of Denmead Baptist Church.  We encourage every member to personally discern the call of God and to respond as He leads – through supporting the church in its policy and other personal initiatives as God’s Spirit directs.