Mission Celebrations

A Mission Celebration is an event planned by local church leaders and resourced by missionaries and General Board of Global Ministries staff, which provides a variety of activities and learning opportunities to meet local church members where they are and challenge them to reflect, learn, and engage in missions locally and around the world.

Purpose:

• To inspire and energize local church members to get involved in mission both locally and globally;
• To provide the foundation of our United Methodist theology of mission and evangelism;
• To educate local leaders about practical strategies to lead their churches in mission work that empowers, celebrates, and shares God’s love with all;
• To invite the local church to be in mission through prayerful and pledged financial support.

Optional Activities:

• Worship;
• Keynote speakers;
• Conversations with congregations and leaders around the world—connecting with the global church via new technology;
• Missionaries (including young adult missionaries) sharing about their ministry;
• Hands-on mission activities (e.g., assembling health kits) that involve people of all ages;
• Workshops that train mission teams and individuals in areas including: worship, developing partnerships, evangelism, intercultural communication, children’s ministry, and music in mission, as well as targeted training about the geographical areas where our denomination is involved in ministry;
• Information on opportunities to be involved in local missions;
• Opportunities for churches to make a financial commitment to mission through Global Ministries.

Global Ministries will empower you to plan and facilitate a Mission Celebration for your congregation by providing you with the necessary resources.