Section I Establish, Educate, Institute
Part 1) To educate, train, and develop preachers and missionaries
in all aspects of mission work;
A) Perform departmental objectives as outlined by the international Church
1). There shall be a Home and foreign Missions for the spiritual and
doctrinal development of Missions in underdeveloped areas in both local and foreign territories.
B). Develop District and Missions Department, whose officers shall be appointed and removed by the Jurisdictional Bishop.
C). Assist in the training and development of local Missions
Department, whose officers shall be appointed and removed by the
local pastor
D) Work within the Jurisdictional structure State, district and local
boards. Encourage communication, job descriptions, written goals
and objectives
C) Reorganize State Mission board, Educate to national and
jurisdictional plan. Work closely with Bishop to come up with a
total plan. Communicate that plan; develop update job descriptions,
written goals and objectives for all missions works within the
jurisdiction.
E) Encourage District Missionaries, Educate to national and
jurisdictional plan. Communicate that plan; develop update job
descriptions, written goals and objectives. Work closely with
superintendents to fulfill their goals for new membership
development, work closer with new pastors and churches to canvas,
survey local communities for how Church of God In Christ can better
serve local community.
F) Encourage Local Presidents and boards, Educate to national and
jurisdictional Plan. Encourage district missionaries to communicate
that plan, develop update job descriptions, written goals and
objectives. Work closely with pastors to fulfill their goal for training
current membership, new membership. Encourage more community
programs.
G) Development of a Missions Department Newsletter, as a means of
improving communication to State, district and local workers.
" See outline of shell." Every State missions worker, District worker,
local president and pastor will get a copy, To be published monthly.
Section II Assisting / Promoting Expansion
1 ) To assist in the completion of the existing building and expansion of Churches;
A) Taking missions role back to it’s root works of “being ground
breakers and trail blazers”
B) Re-building COGIC Foundations: Not building to count bodies, but
building to restore power to win souls to Christ-
End Time Harvest of Souls, Evangelism and Biblical Nurturing
* Authority of the Scriptures, COGIC Doctrine: Doctrine of Christ,
* Doctrine of Holy Ghost, Purpose of and Baptism of Holy Ghost,
believe one will Speak a language or tongue according to the
sovereign will of Christ unknown to oneself.
C) Work with existing Pastors and Elders in their (existing) program,
as they request
* Encourage pastors to organize soul winning activities in their local
church, communities
* Projects currently underway, such as local (new) churches,
* Assisting pastors in organizing soul winning activities in their new
communities
D) Jurisdictional land project
- Work closely with the Bishop developing workshops, programs that encourage mission programs
Section III Improving Financial Support
3) To improve the efforts for obtaining better financial
support for the jurisdictional works while lessening the
struggle.
A) The accomplishment of this specific goal, upon which the other
goals are hinged, will be a direct result of establishing a budget over
the next two years.
B) Develop programs that raise funds as a result of services offered to
Body of Christ, on jurisdictional, district, local missions levels.
C) Develop department budget and annual plan over the next 2 years
Section IV PromotIing Local /Home Missions Departments
4) To promote home missions by encouraging the local church
to do more ministry to the masses:
A). Engage in activities to build/restore the strong family values–
* Families working together
* Promote aggressive Youth participation in missions work:
School, Community, State, Nation
* Promote parents, youth, and families working together as a
means of developing greater Christian walk: Family ministry
projects– nursing home, visiting elderly at home,
*Family community projects– community/park clean-ups,
B) Engage in mission and development of the community ( Gospel to
the masses)
* Encourage all local missions to go into local community,
within 10 blocks of the church to survey the needs of the
people: Mission Impossible- Soul Winning across
* Organize district and local workers to assist new churches
canvassing the local community, spreading the news about
the new church and pastor– Bread of life
C) Engage in active street, prison, jail, and nursing-home ministries,
Youth ministries.
* Survey all Jurisdiction Churches for their current ministry
activity. Encourage those that have street, prison, nursing
home, food pantries, and other programs.
* Assist any Church that wants to develop any of the above
ministries, with Churches that have ministries to help them
that want to develop new programs.
D) Commit to financial support of the State, Regional and National
* Attend regional conferences to keep up with new
methodology, materials when ever possible.
* Encourage other state, district and local mission workers to attend all conferences when ever possible.
Join Elder Bowe in congratulating Elder Sean Todd,
as the Newly appointed Jurisdiction Mission President.
Elder Sean Todd
Elder Todd comes to us with exceptional experience in ministry, and will be a great leader for the mission work.
Elder Bowe is being elevated to newer heights in The Lord,
as Jurisdiction Secretary, and wants to see the Mission Progress continue.
2009 Conference Highlights
Our (Goals;
1). Develop Local Mission Workers,
(A President in every local Church, with working officers)
2). Build up Local Mission Department Treasures ( so they may be a blessing, building Local, District and State works )
3). Build the Spiritual and Working Knowledge of the Body of Christ To Win More Souls...
See Schedule of Workshops- You select dates within that month, we bring rest. . .
4). Promote Standardized Teaching Materials/System of Certifying Mission Workers
2009 Department Honors
Founders & Pioneer Missionaries
Missionary Pioneer Award Winner:
Founders Awards Banquet:
