Missions at Hope Chapel: Our Ministry Philosophy
We firmly believe that God deeply desires His Church to partner with Him in finishing the task of world evangelization. God is a missionary God, and He invites us to join with Him in sharing the Gospel around the world. God longs for the day when there will be those from every tribe, tongue and nation worshiping before the throne in their own unique way. The completion of world evangelization is what drives missions at Hope Chapel.
We believe that life-giving, reproducing churches, are God’s change agents in the world, and the means through which world evangelization will be completed. In light of this, our missions philosophy is simple: partner with like-minded churches and organizations to plant reproducing churches among the least evangelized peoples of the world.
Our objective is not merely to organize a church on foreign soil, but to initiate a Christ-ward movement that will propagate the gospel throughout the entire culture as a whole - and eventually begin to impact other cultures as well.
There are several values that help shape our strategy for missions at Hope Chapel:
We value a focused approach to cross-cultural ministry. We choose to focus our efforts on a limited number of people groups. Currently we are focusing on one of the least evangelized people groups in the world. This kind of focused approach enhances our ability to make ministry decisions and maximize effectiveness.
In view of this, we will focus our resources to:
- Clearly articulate our vision for cross-cultural ministry, helping the entire church to understand and embrace what we are planning to do and why.
- Plant reproducing churches among the people group God has called us to.
- Pray prayers that are relevant to reaching the people group among whom we are working. Focus allows our prayers to be well-informed and strategic.
- Minister cross-culturally in ways that will accomplish the maximum effect in terms of reaching people for Christ.
- Care well for and fully support those we send.
Team ministry is our primary tactic.
We believe that the work of the church is done most effectively in an environment of mutual cooperation and in smaller units of people where there is high goal orientation, and a willingness to work together sacrificially.
We place a high value on partnership with the rest of the Body of Christ.
We must constantly be exploring the partnership opportunities before us. We will work in partnership with others who have a similar vision, both indigenous believers and other Christians.
We value innovation and creativity.
There is no exhaustive manuscript of proven methods of church planting among unreached peoples. Therefore, we want to encourage creative thinking in regard to reaching the unreached for Christ. We are willing to try new methods that seem worth the risk in order to see people reached. In order for a climate of innovation to exist, we must have a tolerance for well-intended failures.
Get involved
God is weaving together an incredible global story. He is calling and empowering regular, everyday people, to join Him in taking the Gospel to those who have yet to hear. You can join God in what He’s doing through Hope Chapel to make His name know and worshipped. Here’s how:
Pray:
- Attend
one of the monthly prayer gatherings for Hope Chapel’s target people
group, the second Sunday of the month at 9am in the Prayer Room.
- Attend the weekly prayer gathering for missionaries sent by, or
associated with, Hope Chapel-- every Sunday after church in the Prayer
Room.
- Sign up for email prayer updates about Hope Chapel’s
target people group. For more information, contact the church office at
377-3900.
- Come to the monthly evening meal and prayer meeting for God's work
among our target people group, the 4th Sunday of the month. For more
information see a Sunday bulletin or call Marshall & Laverne Johnston, 355-9525.
Go on a Hope Chapel short-term mission trip:
Next trip: SUMMER 2012
Mobilize others:
Help cast vision for missions throughout the congregation: Children, Youth, College, Hope Groups, Sunday mornings, etc. For more information, contact the church office.
Send:
Faithfully pray for and support financially those sent by Hope Chapel to serve short-term or long-term in cross-cultural ministry.
Attend Hope Chapel Missions Training School:
The missions training schools is an elective track of the Hope Chapel School of Spiritual Formation. It is a nine month program designed to deepen your walk with Christ, further develop your spiritual gifts and natural abilities, and prepare you for cross-cultural ministry. For more information, contact the church office.
Go long-term as part of a church planting team sent by Hope Chapel:
Teams are foundational to Hope Chapel’s church planting efforts among unreached people groups. We are always actively pursuing, screening, and preparing those called to serve on church planting teams cross-culturally. The first step is to request the opportunity to enter the screening process. For more information on how to do this, contact the church office.
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