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Title: ONE MISSION Missions


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  • ONE MISSION -Missions

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  • Dean and Dale
  • Dr. Dean Wenthe and Dr. Dale Meyer

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  • Russ Sommerfeld
  • Circuit Counselors Manual Session Four

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Real Christians of Genius Video
  • Purchase and download from
  • www.sermonspice.com

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Missions and the Circuit Counselor
  • He Jesus said to them, "Go into all the world
    and preach the good news to all creation. Whoever
    believes and is baptized will be saved, but
    whoever does not believe will be condemned.
    (Mark 1615-16)

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Missions and the Circuit Counselor
  • Jesus said But you will receive power when
    the Holy Spirit comes on you and you will be my
    witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and
    Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." (Acts
    18)

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Missions and the Circuit Counselor
  • 2004 Handbook The Lutheran Church Missouri
    Synod
  • 5.2.3 Each circuit counselor shall assist the
    district president within the circuit.
  • (c) He shall seek to remind and encourage
    members of the circuit of their responsibilities
    as Gods people and the privilege they have in
    being about His mission.

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Missions and the Circuit Counselor
  • 2004 Handbook The Lutheran Church Missouri
    Synod
  • (d) He and any other officers of the circuit
    shall have the primary responsibility for
    maintaining liaison between the circuit and the
    Synod at the national and district levels.
  • (e) He shall be conversant with and supportive
    of synodwide and district resolutions and
    programs.

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ONE MISSION
  • Circuit Forums pastor and member from each
    circuit congregation
  • Some Forums function
  • Some Forums meet only to elect Synod Convention
    delegates

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ONE MISSION
  • Circuit Forums pastor and member from each
    circuit congregation
  • Some are beginning to see themselves as mission
    agencies and gathering mission-passionate
    Lutherans to stimulate mission zeal and action.

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ONE MISSION
  • The Circuit Forum can be transformed into Mission
    Central for the Circuit
  • Circuit Forum - interdependence and relationship
    between circuit congregations
  • Circuit Forum - planning together for missionary
    outreach to serve the greater Kingdom of God

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ONE MISSION
  • Circuit Forum Exists for
  • Mutual support for Christian witness
  • Mutual strengthening to share strengths, honor
    differences, and grow together
  • Mutual Service to see the mission fields God is
    providing and reach into them

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ONE MISSION
  • The Circuit Forum
  • Servant role to be a
  • Vehicle for common LCMS identity
  • Create teams to plan for mission outreach
  • Engage the resources of Synod and District for
    mission planning and implementation

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ONE MISSION
  • A Circuit in the LCMS can work together for
    mission and ministry to
  • Strive to strengthen congregations for Gospel
    witness
  • Aid congregations in Christian education

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ONE MISSION
  • A Circuit in the LCMS can work together for
    mission and ministry to
  • Aid congregations for confessional witness
  • Appreciate a variety of responsible
    congregational practices

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ONE MISSION
  • A Circuit in the LCMS can work together for
    mission and ministry to
  • Provide opportunities for common human care
    ministry in the circuit
  • Show concern for professional church workers in
    the mission and ministry service

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ONE MISSION
  • A Circuit in the LCMS can work together for
    mission and ministry to
  • Recruit church workers for the local and global
    mission fields
  • Grow in interdependence for mission

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ONE MISSION
  • Circuit Convocations
  • Some circuits no longer attempt convocations
  • Some circuits still have a convocation
  • Some circuits are transforming the convocation
    into a mission equipping event

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ONE MISSION
  • Circuit Convocations transformed into Mission
    Equipping Events
  • Inspiration
  • Gods Word, Mission Stories, Celebrations
  • Local Church Planters, District and Global
    Missionaries

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ONE MISSION
  • Circuit Convocations transformed into Mission
    Equipping Events
  • Education
  • Biblical and confessional missiology
  • Motivation
  • Equipping workshops
  • Servant Events

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ONE MISSION
  • Circuit Counselors can help congregations to see
    themselves as
  • Mission outposts
  • Independent and Interdependent to be in mission
  • Strengthening each other for the mission

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DISCUSSION TIME
  • What effective circuit mission planning and
    mission implementation have you observed?
  • What challenges and obstacles exist for circuit
    mission planning and implementation?

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DISCUSSION TIME
  • What resources are needed for circuit mission
    planning and implementation?
  • What roles from district and Synod would be most
    helpful and least helpful in circuit mission
    planning and mission implementation?
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