BORDER INITIATIVE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE MEXICO

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BORDER INITIATIVE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENEMEXICO
U. S. A.
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• The border between Mexico and the United States
  is 3,152, Kms. long (1900 miles), from monument
  258 northeast of Tijuana to the mouth of the Rio
  Grande into the Gulf of Mexico.
• The border states in the north of Mexico are
  Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila,
  Nuevo León y Tamaulipas.

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The border states on the U.S. side are
California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.
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• The Economic Census of Mexico in 2005 reports
  that we have a general population of 103,082,210
  in the entire country.

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• PURPOSE
• To mobilize the Church of the Nazarene in
  Northern Mexico along with the Church in Southern
  United States to give special attention to the
  border area of
• both countries, and

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• I.- Promote growth and development of the
  existing churches on both sides of the border.
• II.- Reach new towns and cities on both sides of
  the border and establish new missions.
• III.- Discover and develop volunteer leaders that
  accept the challenge to go and establish new
  missions.

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IV.- Discover and develop leaders at all levels
Laymen, pastors, missionaries, etc. V.- Channel
support groups, ministry teams and resources from
Mexico and the U.S., within the structure of the
Church of the Nazarene. VI.- Establish links
between the border districts to resolve related
contextual issues.
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THE VISION We see the churches of southern U.
S. and northern Mexico along the border impacted
by integrated ministery of the local church.
(Compassionate Ministries, Work and Witness,
evangelism, discipling, and development of
leaders.) Churches multiplying themselves with
new Nazarenes, new churches, and new
decentralized centers of theological education.
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PURPOSE I. - TO PROMOTE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
OF THE EXISTING CHURCHES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE
BORDER 1.- In accordance with the vision of the
District Superintendents and contextual
strategies. 2.- Attention and study of the Core
Values of the denomination. 3.- System of
Training the local church to fulfill the Mission,
the Objectives and Purpose of the Church of the
Nazarene.
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4.- To take the imperatives of the Regional
Vision as practical suggestions that help the
development of the established church a)- There
should be a local strategy for prayer,
coordinated at the same time on the district,
field and regional level. b)- To establish
effective mechanisms to transmit the vision. c)-
To establish systems and methods of continued
discipleship. d)- To continue with the doctrinal
clarity (orthodoxy of the church) that has been
the backbone of the churches. e)- To apply and
understand that growth requires pruning and
refinement.
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PURPOSE II. - TO REACH NEW TOWNS AND CITIES ON
BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER AND TO ESTABLISH NEW
MISSIONS FOR THE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Applying
the evangelistic strategies and tools that we
have 1.- TO BE LIKE HIM 2.- The Jesus
Film 3.- The EvangeCube
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4.- Máxima Misiónholistic ministry teams 5.-
Groups of Mexican and US youth working
together 6.- Cells or Family Groups meeting in
homes 7.- House Churches 8.- Mass Evangelism,
9.- OTHERS!
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PURPOSE III. - TO DISCOVER AND DEVELOP VOLUNTEER
LEADERS THAT ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE TO GO AND
ESTABLISH NEW MISSIONS. The purpose is to
discover and awaken the call to the ministry of
preaching, pastoring, and missionary service in
the established church and in the groups of new
converts. 1.- TO BE LIKE HIM and the study of
the gifts of ministry. (Survey) 2.- CC1 Camp
or Training Course to find out about the
ministries of the church NYI, NMI, SSM, NCM,
Communications, Theological Education,
Leadership. 3.- CC2 Group selected for
ministries after CC1. COM (NMI) Missionary
Orientation Camp MAS (NYI) Development of
the ministry among youth TEACH (SSM) Sunday
School Ministries
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PURPOSE IV. - TO DISCOVER AND DEVELOP LEADERS AT
EACH LEVEL LAYMEN, PASTORS, MISSIONARIES,
ETC. 1.- PROJECT ABRAHAMvolunteer service
for periods of 10 to 30 days in communities where
there is no Church of the Nazarene presence,
especially for youth with a call to pastoral
ministry or missionary service. 2.- CC3Video
training program with study manuals for laymen to
be leaders in the different ministries of the
church. 3.- Approved programs for ministerial
studies. 4.- SENDASOffers masters level
degree with emphasis on the Mission of the Church
for pastors and laymen willing to serve in the
ministry of the Church.
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PURPOSE V. - TO CHANNEL SUPPORT GROUPS, MINISTRY
TEAMS AND RESOURCES FROM MEXICO AND THE U.S.,
WITHIN THE STRUCTURE OF THE CHURCH OF THE
NAZARENE. 1.- Work and Witness teams
Construction, VBS, JESUS Film, Maxima Mission,
and NCM (medical teams, micro-enterprises, social
services, and vocational training). 2.- Adults
and Youth that want to come to participate in
volunteer ministries with the approval of World
Mission, the MAC Region, and the Field Office.
(volunteer missionaries) 3.- Youth-In-Mission.
(NYI YouthServe or university groups) 4.- One
Heart, Many Hands 5.- Accomplishing approved
projects and channeling funds through World
Mission.
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PURPOSE VI. - TO ESTABLISH LINKS BETWEEN THE
BORDER DISTRICTS TO RESOLVE RELATED CONTEXTUAL
ISSUES. 1.- Define what type of situation should
be handled when they come up. 2.- Leaders along
the southern border of the U.S. should present
specific needs related with the Hispanic
community to their colleagues on the northern
border of Mexico to look for solutions in
consultation with the Field Office.
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• NECESSARY STEPS FOR THE REALIZATION OF THE BORDER
  INITIATIVE.
• Approval and Partnership of the Offices of World
  Mission at Nazarene Headquarters, Regional
  Office, Field Office and the Office of Hispanic
  Ministries in the U. S. ( To provide consultation
  and supervision.)
• The commitment to participation and collaboration
  by the District Superintendents on both sides of
  the border Mexico U. S.

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III. The MAC Regional Office, to give direction
based on the regional strategy, and resources for
the Regional Coordinators to provide
training. IV. With the help of the initiative
directors, the district superintendents on both
sides of the border, and the coordinators of
Field Strategy and Hispanic Ministries, to
prepare a list of specific projects in keeping
with the declaration of purpose and
implementation times short, medium and long
term. (considering an initial period of four
years)
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MATTERS TO RESOLVE 1.- Guidelines for the
mobilization of support groups, volunteers, and
Work and Witness teams. 2. - Guidance for
channeling and use of economic resources that are
applied to the Initiative. 3.- Guidelines for
promoting the Border Initiative on the districts
along the border.
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WAYS FOR U.S. CHURCHES TO GET INVOVLED

1. Organize construction and ministry teams. (WW)
2. Send YouthServe and Impact Teams. (MAXIMA
   MISSION)
3. Recruit volunteers to fill specific needs.
4. Take on specific projects, like district centers.
5. Recruit and sponsor theological instructors.
6. Help Phase 1 and 2 districts reach Phase 3.
7. Sponsor TBLH new church plants.
8. Bring ministry teams from Mexico to the U.S.
9. PRAYfor open doors, willing hands, and results!