"And he will go on before the Lord, in
the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the
hearts of the fathers to their children and
the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous
- to make ready a people prepared for the Lord."
Luke 1:17
Five
steps
1.
Emulate the model of Jesus Christ as we mentor
candidates prior to being sent out. Jesus spent
time with His chosen disciples giving them experiences
and affirming their gifting. (See Mentoring)
2.
Recognize the value of inter-church cooperation
in a given region and seek to bring churches
together to share strategy and resources.
3.
Lay solid foundations for intensive missionary
life. Deal with personal strongholds, learn
the value of team, understand cross-cultural
dynamics, and know the essentials for life in
missions. (See Training
Link)
4.
Link future missions personnel with experienced
mission's personnel and impart gifts, know-how,
reality and guidance.
5.
Provide field experience in their Jerusalem,
Judea, Samaria and in foreign fields.
The
Approach to Sending
Our
approach is simple, practical and personal involving
four major steps. The initial steps take place
at the Missionary Training Camp and then continue
through personal mentorship, the Certification
Program and hands-on experience.
1.
Identify
- Finding
and defining the call an individual may have
- Finding
individual gifting
2.
Instruct
- Presenting
issues of cross-cultural living
- Identifying
and overcoming personal strongholds (Strongholds
are anything that the enemy could use to challenge
a person's faith.)
- Personality
profiling and development (to give individuals
a clear picture of their strengths and weaknesses
in light of overseas team work)
- Character
development
- Practical
issues needed for being sent (i.e. raising
support, writing letters, health, etc.)
3.
Impart using mentors with missions experience
who are able to:
- Coach
during a practical ministry assignment
- Encourage
during the hard decisions that need to be
made
- Teach
from experience
- Model
faith and love
- Pray
for the candidates
4.
Impel
- The
goal is to send workers to the mission field
as a people prepared, healthy, faith-filled,
and empowered for service.
- All
this is accomplished with the help of the
local church.
Elijah
Company Training
Missionary
Training Camps - If you need a "jump start"
or just need to have some solid steps to pursuing
a missionary call, write us for the information
at info4@elijahcompany.org.
We are sorry that we cannot host international
workers at this time unless they are already guests
in our country with an appropriate visa. This
is what individuals are saying about the camp:
"Mission's Training Camp has given me the
steps I need to take to get to the field and
the directions regarding how to take those steps."
"The
Elijah Company Missionary Training Camp jump-started
my missions career."
"It
exposed for me my shortcomings when it comes
to missionary service and intensified my longing
to glorify God among the nations."
"Great
teaching on areas that are central but so often
neglected in missions: Personal spiritual maturity,
intercession, evangelism."
"It
was a great balance of spiritual issues and
concepts with the practical and strategic that
are a part of ministry here or overseas."
"I
believe this is an excellent tool in preparing
people for the mission field. It causes people
to count the cost before making final decisions.
It opens new thoughts and ideas for those planning
to go."
"Four
days of intense, deep reflection on the realities
of life as a missionary and the importance of
the calling, whether you've got it or not; whether
you're ready or not."
"The
Elijah Company Missionary Training Camp was
a very informative and valuable session. I would
recommend this to all churches and those unsure
of their calling."
Certification
- In conjunction with your local church, the Elijah
Company can offer a program to certify individuals
and couples for a mission's career. The first
step is participation in the Missionary Training
Camp.
Intercessors
Arise International - This is a department
of Elijah Company designed to promote and train
in intercession for missions. A weekly letter
to encourage and instruct can be received by writing
to deb@intercessorsarise.org
or intercessorsarise-international-subscribe@strategicnetwork.org.
Training
in World Missions
To
learn more about the Elijah Company please read:
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