maximizing the impact of your on mission celebration
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MAXIMIZING THE MAXIMIZING THE IMPACT OF YOUR IMPACT OF YOUR
ON MISSION CELEBRATIONON MISSION CELEBRATION
THREE MAJOR ISSUESTHREE MAJOR ISSUES
PROMOTING YOUR OMCPROMOTING YOUR OMC
HOSPITALITY OF YOUR GUEST HOSPITALITY OF YOUR GUEST MISSIONARIESMISSIONARIES
GETTING THE MOST FROM YOUR GETTING THE MOST FROM YOUR GUEST MISSIONARIESGUEST MISSIONARIES
PROMOTING YOUR OMCPROMOTING YOUR OMC
Your Promotion Level Must Be As Your Promotion Level Must Be As High As If Promoting A RevivalHigh As If Promoting A Revival
KEYS TO PROMOTING YOUR KEYS TO PROMOTING YOUR OMCOMC
Pastor’s & ADOM’s SupportPastor’s & ADOM’s Support
Churchwide StrategyChurchwide Strategy
Extend Invitation to CommunityExtend Invitation to Community
What does it take to get the word out What does it take to get the word out to your people? to your people?
PR0MOTION IDEASPR0MOTION IDEAS
OMC Posters/Children’s Poster OMC Posters/Children’s Poster ContestContest
Public Announcements & SkitsPublic Announcements & Skits Mission MediaMission Media Public Service AnnouncementsPublic Service Announcements Plan Special EventsPlan Special Events
IDEAS FOR LOCAL CHURCH IDEAS FOR LOCAL CHURCH SPECIAL EVENTSSPECIAL EVENTS
• Children’s EventsChildren’s Events
• Youth EventsYouth Events
• Senior Adult EventsSenior Adult Events
• Churchwide EventsChurchwide Events
HOSPITALITY OF YOUR GUEST HOSPITALITY OF YOUR GUEST MISSIONIONRIESMISSIONIONRIES
Contact Your Guest MissionariesContact Your Guest Missionaries HousingHousing MealsMeals TransportationTransportation Hospitality GiftsHospitality Gifts Relationships Relationships
GETTING THE MOST FROM GETTING THE MOST FROM YOUR GUEST MISSIONARIESYOUR GUEST MISSIONARIES
““Nothing gets a story across better Nothing gets a story across better than someone sharing it in person. than someone sharing it in person. Church families need to see, hear, Church families need to see, hear, and witness the personal passion and witness the personal passion
of missionaries and hear about of missionaries and hear about their heart for sharing Christ and their heart for sharing Christ and
meeting needs.”meeting needs.”
Your Church Family Will Your Church Family Will Meet and Hear:Meet and Hear:
At Least Two International Mission At Least Two International Mission Board MissionariesBoard Missionaries
At Least Two North American Mission At Least Two North American Mission Board Missionaries Board Missionaries
At Least One State MissionaryAt Least One State Missionary
Keys to Getting the Most Keys to Getting the Most From Your Missionary From Your Missionary
SpeakersSpeakers
Contact Your Missionary Contact Your Missionary Speakers EarlySpeakers Early
Provide them with helpful Provide them with helpful information regarding your church information regarding your church familyfamily
Confirm day and time of the service Confirm day and time of the service they will be speaking in.they will be speaking in.
Discuss travel and other hospitality Discuss travel and other hospitality mattersmatters
Share your expectations Share your expectations
Contact Your Missionary Contact Your Missionary Speakers EarlySpeakers Early
Discuss Audio Visual Needs and Discuss Audio Visual Needs and AvailabilityAvailability
Is it appropriate for them to bring a Is it appropriate for them to bring a display to your church?display to your church?
How much time will they have to How much time will they have to speak?speak?
Which translation of the Bible do you Which translation of the Bible do you read from?read from?
The Most Common The Most Common Complaint Among Complaint Among OMC Missionary OMC Missionary
Speakers Is:Speakers Is:
They were not utilized They were not utilized enough.enough.
Introduce Missionaries To A Introduce Missionaries To A Variety of Age GroupsVariety of Age Groups
Strategic Sunday Classes/Small Strategic Sunday Classes/Small GroupsGroups
Children’s WorshipChildren’s Worship StudentsStudents AdultsAdults Senior AdultsSenior Adults Those Who Have Made Earlier Those Who Have Made Earlier
Commitments or Expressed Interest Commitments or Expressed Interest to Long Term Mission Service to Long Term Mission Service
What Does It Take To Draw What Does It Take To Draw Your Church Family To Your Church Family To
Special Events? Special Events?
Special EventsSpecial EventsLead To Maximum Impact.Lead To Maximum Impact.
Church-wide or Targeted Potluck Church-wide or Targeted Potluck MealsMeals
Children’s EventsChildren’s Events Student EventsStudent Events Daytime Senior Adult EventsDaytime Senior Adult Events Gender Specific Events Gender Specific Events
Focus On What Really Focus On What Really MattersMatters
Give Special Attention To Give Special Attention To Commitment TimesCommitment Times
Transformed LivesTransformed Lives Mobilizing Your Church FamiliesMobilizing Your Church Families