| OMF'S
5 MINISTRY CHALLENGES |
|
Challenge
1
TO PURSUE HOLINESS |
Challenge
2
TO REACH THE NEGLECTED FRONTIERS OF
EAST ASIA |
| Reaching
the neglected frontiers demands first and foremost our personal devotion to our
Lord Jesus Christ, who asks of us, not part, but all. We seek to be a Fellowship
that lives our biblical discipleship with a reverent fear for the Lord. |
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We
believe the Lord has laid upon our hearts the following 5 major priorities:
| | Fresh
initiatives in M2M | |
| Persevering
and expanding ministry to B-influenced peoples |
| | Taking
up more of the many opportunities in China |
| | Reaching
East Asia’s Diaspora in East Asia and around the world |
| | Kindling
indigenous missionary movements | | |
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| Challenge
3
CALL
FOR PRAYER FOR NEW WORKERS |
Challenge
4
TO
ASSESS, CAR FOR, AND EQUIP
THE WORKERS GOD BRINGS US |
| We
are calling for prayer for some 900 new workers to join us over the next five
years. The 900 would be composed of 700 for frontline or direct ministry roles
and 200 for support and mobilisation roles. We are concerned that these workers
should be men and women called of God, consecrated to Him, pursuing holiness,
and willing to count the cost. | |
Commitment
to careful selection in our candidate assessment process :
| | Commitment
to membercare |
| | Commitment
to member training |
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| Challenge
5
TO
ENGAGE WITH THE SENDING CHURCH IN FRESH WAYS |
| We
believe the Lord is calling us to partner in fresh ways with His church worldwide
to reach the peoples of East Asia. | | | |
