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With the goal of
supporting fewer missionaries for more significant amounts, we realize that
this full process will not be exercised often.
The following would be a minimum requirement allowing the Spirit to
direct the leadership and the congregation in the process.
Applying for Missions Support
Level
One: Information
- Missionary contacts the
pastor requesting to come and present his work.
- Pastor will email/mail
:
- Church
doctrinal statement
- Missions
philosophy document
- SSBC
Application for Missionary Support
- The pastor and deacons
will review the information received from the missionary and decide if the
missionary will be invited to continue the interview process with a visit to
the church.
Level
Two: Presentation
- The pastor will invite
the missionary to come and present his work to the church.
Level
Three: Deliberation
- Pastor and deacons
decide on having the missionary come for an extended visit and interview.
- We
would ask for a week of time including a weekend.
- We
would cover travel and living expenses and “salary” while with us.
- We
consider this an investment in our church missions future.
- Deacons recommend the
missionary to the congregation for approval.
Applying to Present Missions Work
[with the
understanding of no immediate support available]
At
times we may allow missionaries to present their work with the understanding
that we have already established our supported missionaries and do not
currently have missions dollars available for additional missionaries.
Our
goals for such a practice are several:
- To keep missions and
missionaries before our people.
- Should the Lord lead,
to increase our missions budget and add the missionary
- To be a blessing to
missionaries on their deputation journey by our fellowship and financial
provision.
For
the sake of budgeting, we would plan no more than a quarterly missionary
presentation of this nature.
We
will provide a financial gift of $______ for these missionary presentations to
cover travel costs and an honorarium.
Level
One: Information
- Missionary contacts the
pastor requesting to come and present his work.
- Pastor will email/mail
:
- Church
doctrinal statement
- Missions
philosophy document
- SSBC
Application for Missionary Support
- The pastor and deacons
will review the information received from the missionary and decide if the
missionary will be invited to share his with the church.
Level
Two: Presentation
- The pastor will invite
the missionary to come and present his work to the church.
- The church will assist
financially and prayerfully.
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