Nov 12th Mission Sunday
Interview with Ronnie
(Current outline 35 minutes & includes 3 videos)
Blue – Ronnie’s sections/questions
Orange – length of section
Green – Video
Black – Grants bullet talking points
Cast our Mission Vision to the church and. What this has looked like over the years and were we are today (5 Minutes)
1. Vision- Every nation, Tribe, people and language standing before the thrown and the Lamb (Rev 7:9)
i. Pics of the 23 churches – all nations, languages, colors
ii. Explain how we have seen this verse come to life through our 32 years of mission and that has now seen 23 healthy churches started
iii. Current situation:
1. Locally - FCCC in most diverse place in America and we have grown in the Rev 7:9 vision as our community as changed & God has brought the nations to us
2. Locally - Foster Creek church plant going strong
3. Internationally - we are focused in 5-targeted locations. We will discuss in more depth today
2. Grant give us a brief overview about how our Missions Ministry Vision is carried out in each of our 5 targeted mission points? (1 Minutes)
a. Holistic approach general overview. Help give context for detailed examples to follow.
3. We have added two New Mission points this year in Cucuta Colombia and Biratnagar Nepal. Lets start with Nepal. Why are is FC focusing efforts here? (9 Minutes total including below times)
a. Nepal Brutal Facts (2 Minutes)
b. Play Trafficking (3 minute just Trafficking focus)
c. What will our work look like in 2018? How do we help these people? (4 Minutes)
i. Boarder Station work
ii. Education Center
iii. Church planting
iv. Translation work
4. Lets watch this video on Cucuta Colombia and hear about what we have happening there. (6 Minutes including video)
d. Show 2 minute video
e. Team Update
f. Tell one story personal story
g. Hope Center next year
5. So we have worked in Honduras with Mission Lazarus for 10+ year. Last year we change our strategic focus to put all our resources in one town San Marcos. What did we do this last year and were do we see growth next year. (2 Minutes)
a. Church partnership
b. Latrine projects – pic of Families now coming. Not Buccee’s but us improving city cleanliness
c. School partnership – would not have started if not for us.
6. We send a lot of STM teams to Haiti each year, tell us about the impact our members are having in Thomazeau? (1 Minutes)
a. Teacher & Principle Training
b. Christian Leadership Youth Conference
c. Jesus Video
7. This year we celebrated 20 years of work in our Uganda mission. What was different or interest that happened this year that we have not seen before. (5 Minutes including video)
h. Member care/deaths, medical
i. Ugandan leaders training other Ugandan leaders
j. Famine Aid Relief (Show 2 minute video)
8. I know this year we are going to have more STM trip opportunities. Tell us briefly about what Mission trip our church will be sending this year and how can our church be apart of them? (1 Minute… Cut if Short on Time)
a. 8 Opportunities next year going to all locations!
b. OOW next week- list
c. VC for more info next few weeks
d. Great time to go, get skin in the game. These are real people, real situation and nothing will help you realize that until you see their smiles, meet their families and leave giving hugs.
Conclusion: (5 Minutes)
God has given First Colony a BIG mission vision for 2018. We hope to start 3 more churches as we reach the nation (Rev 7:9 reference). This is only possible with your special offering today. Lets give BIG today to allow God to do BIG things for His Kingdom this year and for ETERNITY
Tables in the Lobby:
For more info on our mission work these locations or on the STM trips visit Volunteer Central. Our Mission Ministry Teams for each mission point will be there to visit with you after service.