Upcoming Events
Consulta Latinoamericana sobre Misión Integral, relaciones de género y violencia hacia la mujer Guayaquil-Ecuador del 27 Set. al 01 Oct. 2010 BoletìnBoletin 2Consultation on ‘Stewardship in Integral Mission’
September 27 – October 1, 2010, Cha’am Thailand
Aim: Effective Stewardship in Integral Mission in the Asia- Pacific region
Objectives By the end of the five-day consultation, it is hoped that participants will have
· An enhanced biblical understanding of stewardship in Integral Mission
· Identified key issues influencing stewardship in Integral Mission
· Shared and acquired knowledge of best practice and skills for stewardship in Integral Mission
· Been encouraged and strengthened in:
o Worship
o Prayer
o Fellowship
o Interaction
Sessions The Consultation will follow one theme each day. These are:
· Stewardship… what are we stewards of?
· Securing what is entrusted… our bodies, resources, environment
· Including those who are marginalised… the disabled, women, the poor, discrimination, etc
· On Accountability to each other, governance
· Going forth to serve
Pursuing these themes, the Consultation is divided into 13 sessions of about 60 – 90 minutes each. These sessions will be a combination of plenary sessions, group discussions, and workshops including case studies presented by participants. Participants will have opportunity to attend an extended workshop on a track of their choice. Some of these tracks are on Governance, Environment, Child protection policy, Community and church mobilisation for integral mission, Gender policy and Mainstreaming Disability. Times of prayer, worship and reflection on Scriptures will be daily features.
Methods Bible teachers who have a good understanding of Asia-Pacific region will bring God’s word at devotions each morning. In the plenary sessions, experienced people of God from the region will share their inspiration based on the word of God and the experience of Christians worldwide. Workshop outlines around topics in line with the plenary sessions to be invited from the membership and all MN contacts. A selection panel identified for the purpose will decide on the final list of workshop sessions. Based on the coverage of topics, some agencies/ individuals may be invited to run workshops.
Criteria for case studies and workshops
· Completely filled Case Study & Workshop application form received before August 15th, 2010 in prescribed format. This is in addition to the booking form for the Consultation.
· The Workshop must be applicable to the Asia-Pacific region
· The topic of the workshop must be in line with the day’s theme
· The workshop must provide a combination of knowledge and skills in the specific area
· For case studies, principles must be drawn out for application
The Case Study and Workshop Application Form can be accessed at http://micahnetwork.org/en/events/upcoming-events . The completed application form may be sent to sundar.daniel@micahnetwork.org IMPORTANT NOTICE: THE LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF CASE STUDY AND WORKSHOP APPLICATIONS IS EXTENDED TO SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2010
Simultaneous interpretation will be available in major Asian languages subject to demand.
Participants: The Consultation is intended for representatives of agencies and individuals who desire to become better stewards of the Gospel that is entrusted to them.
Dates: Begins September 27th, 2010 (afternoon) and comes to a close on October 1st with lunch.
Venue: Cha’am, Thailand (about 176kms from Suvarnabhumi, Bangkok’s international airport)
Flyer: Stewardship in Integral Mission
Consultation Participant Booking Form
Consultation: Case Study and Workshop Application Form
The BIG Idea
October 10, 2010(10.10.10). Join 100 million Christians in prayer and promise for the poor.
"All they asked was that we should continue to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do."Galatians 2:10
Micah 2010 is a special campaign to focus on our promise to the poor, ten years after nations around the world committed to halve global poverty by 2015.
As Christians we want to declare God’s heart for the poor and we want to remind our leaders that action to halve poverty is worth every effort. We must remember the poor.
The Global Prayer
Imagine 100 million Christians praying for justice in the nations.
We want to affirm the importance of listening to God, seeking his wisdom and relying on hisstrength and guidance. The global prayer for Micah 2010 echoes the themes of Nehemiah whofasted and prayed day and night before he embarked on the mighty task of restoring Jerusalem.
The prayer will be used in churches around the globe on 10.10.10. A children’s prayer is alsoavailable.
The BIG Promise
Our dream is that 10 million people will actively promise to remember the poor.
10.10.10 is an opportunity to show that wherever we may be in the world we are all standingtogether as Christians recommitting ourselves to the pursuit of justice and encouraging action from our leaders. It’s a global moment which we hope means that a church in rural France, a megachurch in Nairobi and a suburban church in Lima are all crying out with one voice.
The promise is words and action.The words are simple:We promise to remember the poor.We promise to remind our leaders to keep their commitment to the poor.
As a sign of the promise, we are asking people to raise their hands in promise, then make a special handprint.
Hands mean worship, hands pledge support and we use our hands to demonstrate God’s love.
The simple action of using our handprint to confirm our promise is a symbol of faith and action coming together.
The handprints are also a visible message that we pass on to our leaders that our promise to halve global poverty cannot be forgotten.
The BIG Hand-Over
Micah 2010 is an opportunity to encourage our leaders to remember their promise to bring half abillion people out of extreme poverty in our generation.
>Politicians need to hear that we care and that we will hold them to account. They cannot push aside the Millennium Development Goals agreed in 2000 as “too hard” and we cannot let the promise fail because of apathy or corruption.
The Big Hand-over of 10 million handprints will remind our leaders that we have only five years remaining to meet our promise.
A church could invite their local politician to an event at the church and present the handprints or deliver their handprints to their politician. They may have a simple message, “Remember the poor” or they may have been trained in the messages of the national campaign. The more specific the message is, the more impact it will have.
>A church which is not able to make contact with their local politician will send its handprints to the Micah Challenge office so they can arrange a handover with an appropriate Minister to talk about the 2 or 3 asks of the national campaign.
These meetings will take place in the month following October 10, 2010.
Together, all these meetings will contribute to our target of at least 1,000 meetings with political leaders in 20 countries.
The BIG Change
Micah 2010 could bring change in the lives of Christians as we renew commitment to the poor and it could bring change in government policies. It could also kick-start action so that in 2015 we can be proud that nations of the world acted to address the evil of poverty and injustice.
Change will come when two or three people of faith join with hundreds,with thousands and with millions around the world to proclaim thatGod’s eternal values can shape policies and decisions. Join with Micah2010.