THE ON MISSION CHURCH NETWORK FAMILY MISSIONS

• Family On-Mission Night

A time for the family to be made aware of the mission, to be educated in the mission and given tools to be on mission as a family in their community and world.

 Two formats – 1) whole family doing a project together or 2) each age group (children, youth, adult) do a separate project but all three will tie in together.

Suggested Schedule: 6:00     Dinner 6:45     General Session – why are we here, what will we be doing, what is the result/outcome; show video; give some mission education (on mission) principles 7:15     Project 7:45     General Session – wrap up/conclude/prayer time/instructions for giving the projects away to neighbors – how tos 8:00     Dismiss

 Suggested projects:

• Give aways (cd’s, books, gift baskets, etc. to give to neighbors, or as outreach at local park)
• Make cards or book marks for missionaries
• Salvation bracelets
• Prayer walks using maps of the US, Canada and other countries in the world (or see the Missionary Prayer Trail on the Church-wide Missions page).

 Other:

• Missionaries present with their exhibits
• Prayer stations (missionary information/prayer needs available) if no prayer walk is planned
• Send the family home with a bible study to wrap-up or debrief the night during that next week with their family

Provide an evaluation

• Lighthouses of Prayer  A Lighthouse of Prayer is a group of two or more believers uniting together for the purpose of intentionally praying, caring, and sharing the gospel with individuals in their neighborhood or community.

Copyright 2000 North American Mission Board, SBC