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Maps, Calendars, Articles, and Brochures having to do with missions.
MAPS&Posters: Remember the Persecuted
V.O.M. has started a campaign to keep the suffering church in the thoughts of people everywhere. The red and black signs say simply "remember the PERSECUTED" and have Voice of the Martyrs' web address "www.persecution.com" with a barbed-wire design. 18 X 24 inch sign; 24 X 30 inch sign; 3 X 10 foot banners also available. Bumper stickers. Voice of the Martyrs, P.O.Box 443, Bartlesville, OK 74005
MAPS: Unreached Peoples Map
22" x 34" , 8.5"x 11" Available from WorldChristian News, P.O. Box 26479, Colorado Springs, CO 80936 USA. Tel: 1 (719) 442-6409; Fax 1 (719) 380-0936; Email: wcn@xc.org Contact WCN for International shipping prices.
OPERATION WORLD ON DISK An electronic edition of "Operation World," the most often-used global missions reference book, is available from MARC Publications, 800 W. Chestnut Ave., Monrovia, CA 91016 USA; e-mail marcpubs@wvi.org.
OPERATION WORLD PRAYER CARDS--2-color, business-sized cards, each containing statistics and prayer requests on one of each of the countries in our world using information from Operation World.
FLAGS
TIDMORE FLAGS 923 Oxmoor Rd., Birmingham, AL 35209 Phone: 1-800-321-FLAG Fax: 205-945-1779 Here's a source for flags to enhance a mission display. Tidmore sells everything from flags of countries to 80-foot commercial flagpoles. Ask for their page of banner display ideas and tips.
POSTERS
I ran across a well-done colour brochure/poster with images and information on the Muslim world, entitled "Good News for Muslims." Here's what the publisher said about them:-NW] We also have 3 others in the same format, covering Latin America, Africa and Europe. We have 4 more in the pipeline, Unreached Peoples, South Asia, Media Ministries, and UK. These will probably be out in the first half of next year. We are a UK organisation, and relate to the WEF through its Missions Commission. We are the UK equivalent of EFMA/IFMA. From: rtiplady@ema.co.uk (Richard Tiplady)
T-SHIRT
From: Gene Lee <gene.lee@prostar.com> ..God has been leading us into a greater awareness of the need for prayer mobilization for outreach to the world, beyond our own neighborhoods. We have been praying through Patrick Johnstone's book "Operation World", and YWAM's "100 Gateway Cities". Also, Brigada has been an excellent resource and source of inspiration. Kate is a tremendous researcher and has spent many hours on the Internet and in books, gathering information on different countries and their current situations. She is also a prayer warrior and subsequently has spent many hours praying for the people of these places. I think that it was her interest in the world that God used to ignite in us both a vision to partner with those reaching the unreached.
We developed this shirt because of the vision that God has placed on our hearts for the unreached people of the World. The shirt is an outward symbol of this vision, you might say it allows us to wear our heart on our chest. So far we have made two shirts from a prototype image and I am working on the text for an information sheet that will go with each shirt that explains missions, the 10/40 window and suggests what an individual can do; prayer, giving time & money, short term missions, wearing the shirt to generate interest and open opportunities to witness, etc...
Currently we are offering the shirt to our home Church "Eastridge Christian Assembly" in Issaquah, WA. for missions promotion. We may create a follow-up sweatshirt, coffee cup, mouse pad and/or whatever else might be used to promote missions. We would like to offer the 10/40 shirt to other organizations. We can also do other custom designs targeting specific people groups with photographic quality for scanned pictures and high imagery, or non-photographic graphics for silk-screening when low cost and higher volumes are desired. As the doors open we will walk through, we don't have any experience with marketing whatsoever, we are just two people doing what we can for God's Kingdom.
Resource: ACMC
While attending the national ACMC conference, I was reminded of these foundational ACMC resources:
-Self-Evaluation Profile. This ledger-size peice can be passed out as a "test" to help a mission committee see areas in which they need to improve. (About $1 each)
-Mission Policy Handbook. This helps a church in forming mission policies and even gives sample church policies.
ACMC has been retired as an organization, but some of these resources are still available through Pioneers. Go to www.pioneers.org and search for ACMC.
PAMPHLETS
EHC literature on Prayer
* World Prayer Map: Every country and its corresponding leader is identified, along with an alphabetical listing of major ministries working to spread the Gospel globally. This new 10/40 Window Edition will bring you fresh insights as you petition heaven on behalf of a lost world. (Free) Contact www.ehc.org
25 WAYS TO NETWORK FOR MISSIONS These brochures could be used by "generic" mission mobilizers because they do not push TEAM, but TEAM's address is printed on the back panel of each one. One-page, multi-color brochures can be ordered from The Evangelical Alliance Mission, P.O. Box 969, Wheaton, IL 60189-0969 Phone: 708-653-5300
HOW TO REVITALIZE YOUR MISSIONS CONFERENCE These brochures could be used by "generic" mission mobilizers because they do not push TEAM, but TEAM's address is printed on the back panel of each one. One-page, multi-color brochures can be ordered from The Evangelical Alliance Mission, P.O. Box 969, Wheaton, IL 60189-0969 Phone: 708-653-5300
HOW TO HELP YOUR CHURCH MAKE A DIFFERENCE I also just finished OMS's Jan-Mar '96 OUTREACH magazine. They printed a lot of good stories of how regular (lay) people are making a difference in the world through creative personal projects. Inspiring reading. They also have a couple pages of short, specific reports on things God has done around the world, and on Pg. 19, there was a good article on "how to help your church make a difference." I'll summarize the headings: Establish missions priority in your church, Encourage friendships with missionaries, Facilitate church members visiting an exciting, productive field, Progress in well-defined stages Allow [a mission agency] to help, Create concrete projects, Rally around youth, Don't ignore local opportunities. For more information on this quarterly magazine, contact OMS International, 941 Fry Rd., Greenwood, IN 46142 Phone: 317-881-6751 Fax: 317-8885275
ONE CENT: A creative way to remember to pray for missionaries These brochures could be used by "generic" mission mobilizers because they do not push TEAM, but TEAM's address is printed on the back panel of each one. One-page, multi-color brochures can be ordered from The Evangelical Alliance Mission, P.O. Box 969, Wheaton, IL 60189-0969 Phone: 708-653-5300
PARABLE OF THE ORANGE TREE one-page full-colour printed tract from New Tribes Mission, 1000 East First Street, Sanford, FL 32771-1487. Makes clear the absurdity of the low priority Christians put on evanglism and missions through a simple story about orange-pickers.
SABATOGING JESUS' COMMAND: Satan's sinister 10-point program to keep the church out of the world. These brochures could be used by "generic" mission mobilizers because they do not push TEAM, but TEAM's address is printed on the back panel of each one. One-page, multi-color brochures can be ordered from The Evangelical Alliance Mission, P.O. Box 969, Wheaton, IL 60189-0969 Phone: 708-653-5300
PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIAN MINORITIES IN THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN Released January, 1996, to cover events since July, 1994. Prepared by Iranian Christians International, P.O. Box 25607, Colorado Springs, Colo. 80936. Call 719-596-0010; fax 719-574-1141.
TEACHING MISSIONS FOR THE CLASSROOM These brochures could be used by "generic" mission mobilizers because they do not push TEAM, but TEAM's address is printed on the back panel of each one. One-page, multi-color brochures can be ordered from The Evangelical Alliance Mission, P.O. Box 969, Wheaton, IL 60189-0969 Phone: 708-653-5300
WRITING MISSIONARIES: Hints on what to say These brochures could be used by "generic" mission mobilizers because they do not push TEAM, but TEAM's address is printed on the back panel of each one. One-page, multi-color brochures can be ordered from The Evangelical Alliance Mission, P.O. Box 969, Wheaton, IL 60189-0969 Phone: 708-653-5300
-----CALEB PROJECT MISSION ISSUES BROCHURES----
About 30 articles is designed to answer common questions about missions. They can be a great tool for any mobilizer to orient people to missions, because they are written generically--not promoting any particular agency. I am not aware of anyone selling these anymore. If you twist my arm I might email you copies I have electronically. [Nate Wilson]
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