MAXIMIZING THE MAXIMIZING THE IMPACT OF YOUR IMPACT OF YOUR

ON MISSION CELEBRATIONON MISSION CELEBRATION

THREE MAJOR ISSUESTHREE MAJOR ISSUES

PROMOTING YOUR OMCPROMOTING YOUR OMC

HOSPITALITY OF YOUR GUEST HOSPITALITY OF YOUR GUEST MISSIONARIESMISSIONARIES

GETTING THE MOST FROM YOUR GETTING THE MOST FROM YOUR GUEST MISSIONARIESGUEST MISSIONARIES

PROMOTING YOUR OMCPROMOTING YOUR OMC

Your Promotion Level Must Be As Your Promotion Level Must Be As High As If Promoting A RevivalHigh As If Promoting A Revival

KEYS TO PROMOTING YOUR KEYS TO PROMOTING YOUR OMCOMC

Pastor’s & ADOM’s SupportPastor’s & ADOM’s Support

Churchwide StrategyChurchwide Strategy

Extend Invitation to CommunityExtend Invitation to Community

What does it take to get the word out What does it take to get the word out to your people? to your people?

PR0MOTION IDEASPR0MOTION IDEAS

OMC Posters/Children’s Poster OMC Posters/Children’s Poster ContestContest

Public Announcements & SkitsPublic Announcements & Skits Mission MediaMission Media Public Service AnnouncementsPublic Service Announcements Plan Special EventsPlan Special Events

IDEAS FOR LOCAL CHURCH IDEAS FOR LOCAL CHURCH SPECIAL EVENTSSPECIAL EVENTS

• Children’s EventsChildren’s Events

• Youth EventsYouth Events

• Senior Adult EventsSenior Adult Events

• Churchwide EventsChurchwide Events

HOSPITALITY OF YOUR GUEST HOSPITALITY OF YOUR GUEST MISSIONIONRIESMISSIONIONRIES

Contact Your Guest MissionariesContact Your Guest Missionaries HousingHousing MealsMeals TransportationTransportation Hospitality GiftsHospitality Gifts Relationships Relationships

GETTING THE MOST FROM GETTING THE MOST FROM YOUR GUEST MISSIONARIESYOUR GUEST MISSIONARIES

““Nothing gets a story across better Nothing gets a story across better than someone sharing it in person. than someone sharing it in person. Church families need to see, hear, Church families need to see, hear, and witness the personal passion and witness the personal passion

of missionaries and hear about of missionaries and hear about their heart for sharing Christ and their heart for sharing Christ and

meeting needs.”meeting needs.”

Your Church Family Will Your Church Family Will Meet and Hear:Meet and Hear:

At Least Two International Mission At Least Two International Mission Board MissionariesBoard Missionaries

At Least Two North American Mission At Least Two North American Mission Board Missionaries Board Missionaries

At Least One State MissionaryAt Least One State Missionary

Keys to Getting the Most Keys to Getting the Most From Your Missionary From Your Missionary

SpeakersSpeakers

Contact Your Missionary Contact Your Missionary Speakers EarlySpeakers Early

Provide them with helpful Provide them with helpful information regarding your church information regarding your church familyfamily

Confirm day and time of the service Confirm day and time of the service they will be speaking in.they will be speaking in.

Discuss travel and other hospitality Discuss travel and other hospitality mattersmatters

Share your expectations Share your expectations

Contact Your Missionary Contact Your Missionary Speakers EarlySpeakers Early

Discuss Audio Visual Needs and Discuss Audio Visual Needs and AvailabilityAvailability

Is it appropriate for them to bring a Is it appropriate for them to bring a display to your church?display to your church?

How much time will they have to How much time will they have to speak?speak?

Which translation of the Bible do you Which translation of the Bible do you read from?read from?

The Most Common The Most Common Complaint Among Complaint Among OMC Missionary OMC Missionary

Speakers Is:Speakers Is:

They were not utilized They were not utilized enough.enough.

Introduce Missionaries To A Introduce Missionaries To A Variety of Age GroupsVariety of Age Groups

Strategic Sunday Classes/Small Strategic Sunday Classes/Small GroupsGroups

Children’s WorshipChildren’s Worship StudentsStudents AdultsAdults Senior AdultsSenior Adults Those Who Have Made Earlier Those Who Have Made Earlier

Commitments or Expressed Interest Commitments or Expressed Interest to Long Term Mission Service to Long Term Mission Service

What Does It Take To Draw What Does It Take To Draw Your Church Family To Your Church Family To

Special Events? Special Events?

Special EventsSpecial EventsLead To Maximum Impact.Lead To Maximum Impact.

Church-wide or Targeted Potluck Church-wide or Targeted Potluck MealsMeals

Children’s EventsChildren’s Events Student EventsStudent Events Daytime Senior Adult EventsDaytime Senior Adult Events Gender Specific Events Gender Specific Events

Focus On What Really Focus On What Really MattersMatters

Give Special Attention To Give Special Attention To Commitment TimesCommitment Times

Transformed LivesTransformed Lives Mobilizing Your Church FamiliesMobilizing Your Church Families