Cross-Cultural Learnings
Video shown in worship on July 28, 2024
Global Missions: May 15, 2024
Thank you to the 50 people who raised over $5,000!
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A VISIT WITH GRACE SHIM
Grace Shim is executive director of Serve Globally for the Evangelical Covenant Church. She oversees the missional efforts of over 100 global personnel and ministry partners in over 50 countries, as well as Covenant World Relief and Development, Merge (short-term missions) and the Paul Carlson Partnership (medical and economic development in Congo).
Grace is also a licensed professional counselor, and with her family has lived and served in the U.S., Thailand and the Middle East.
Grace will be preaching at Centennial on Sunday, June 9th. Watch for announcements about opportunities to meet with her and learn more about trends in global missions today!
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God desires worshippers and has promised there will be worshippers from “every nation, all languages, tribes and peoples.” (Revelation 7:9) Today, 3.4 billion of the world’s 8 billion people are “unreached,” meaning there is not a viable church among their culture or religion. It is still necessary to send workers to bring the good news of Jesus to these groups. The work begins with prayer, and we can all participate! Two great downloadable resources for KIDS and ADULTS are:
Purpose
To see Jesus’ redemptive power transform us and our broken world.
Values
Following Christ, Developing Character, Connecting with Others on our Team, Honoring Others on our Team, Contributing with Excellence
Mission
We support, engage and resource our mission partners and our congregation in global mission.
MISSION PARTNERS
Jim & Hydi Peterson, Japan
Peter & Ruth Dutton, Thailand
Gary & Mary Lou Sander, Colombia
Jon & Lynda Hardin, Frontiers USA
Colleen Nahnychuk, Argentina
Karina Taracinska, Poland
Words of Hope
Kenya Partnerships
Mission Ministries, Juarez, Mexico
John & Kathy Pyrc, Imago Christi
Bill O’Byrne, Imago Christi
Roy Graham, Imago Christi
GETTING INVOLVED
We believe that there are 6 primary ways to get involved in Global Mission.
Nobody is designed for all, but all of us are designed for at least one.
Learn
There are a lot of resources to help us learn more. Try reaching out to the missionaries we support to learn more about them and contact our Global Team for more resources.
Pray
Prayer and Intercession is one of the most vital ways we can participate in God’s Global Mission. Try “adopting” one of our missionaries and commit to praying for them regularly.
Welcome
With the ease of International travel and communication, we have seen an increase in internationals visiting our country. This is a great opportunity to engage and create life-giving relationships with them. Try visiting an ethnic restaurant that you haven’t been to and get to know the staff or volunteer to host students from other countries.
Send
Giving of our resources is a very effective way of supporting ongoing missions across the world. Try supporting a missionary financially on a monthly basis or being a source of encouragement and support for them.
Mobilize
Advocating for our missionaries and encouraging others to get involved. Try getting involved in CCC’s Global Team.
Go
“Go” is the most traditional understanding of involvement in Global Mission. Try going on a short-term or mid term trip with CCC.