Missions Mobilizer Requirements
Missions Mobilizers must:
• Be in touch with God
• Have a high regard for the local church
We must appreciate God's love for the church and recognize the role God has given the local church as a primary one in world evangelism.
• Appreciate church diversity
This includes differences in doctrine, denomination, tradition, style, philosophy of ministry, and priorities.
• Be avid learners
We can learn formally and informally, from seminars and local church and missions leaders. We must be readers. Read widely on the church, missions, management and leadership.
• Be authentic
We must be actively involved in our own local church.
We must be doing some of the things we try to get others to do.
• Be established
We must have the credibility which comes from staying in one place long enough to accomplish something.
People don't have confidence in someone who appears to be a drifter.
• Support the church's aspirations
We must be willing to appreciate a church's priorities.
Our job is not to sell them our missions priorities.
Our job is to help the church find God's missions priorities for them.
• Be positive
Guilt is not a productive motivator. Don't fall into the "ain't it awful" routine. See God at work. Remember Rev 7:9. We're on the winning tieam.
• Listen well
It is more important to ask good questions than to give good answers.
Draw out their background, heritage, resources, skills, aptitudes, experience, interests, etc. Help them discover. Don't tell them.
• Be professional
Be on time and prepared. Look sharp.
Be confident, enthusiastic, warm, genuine.
Follow through - DWYSYWD. (Do what you say you will do.)
Submitted by David Mays, ACMC
