Mission Priority Goals

“Transforming the world through missions and justice”

 

Local Church:

By encouraging every local church to create a covenant each year to include:

·        Participating in one or more hands-on project with a North Alabama Conference Advance Special or with United Methodist Volunteers in Mission  (local, domestic, international);

·        Donating funds through connectional giving to one or more North Alabama Conference Advance Special and/or General Board of Global Ministries Advance Special (missionary support or project) and Special Sunday Offerings;

·        Educating their congregation about ways to support and work on  justice issues;

·        Developing a relationship with a United Methodist Church of a different culture (economically, ethnically, etc. and can be local, domestic, or international).

 

District Goal:  10 church per year per district to create a missions/justice covenant

By encouraging churches to create a annual missions/justice covenant

Creating a District Mission Team to train and consult with churches in their district.  The team will include but not limited to:

  • District Disaster Coordinators (one clergy and one lay)
  • District UMVIM Coordinators (one clergy and one lay)
  • District Mission/Justice Coordinators (one clergy and one lay)

 

Conference Office and Teams:

The office of Connectional Ministries and the Mission and Advocacy for Social Justice Ministry teams will create resources to equip and challenge each local church to:

  • Create an annual covenant (described above) and submit it to the Connectional Ministries Consultant Mission and Advocacy;
  • Educate congregations through consultations and on-line resources on the North Alabama Conference website;
  • Equip their congregation through training events, opportunities of service, and resources (SLJ grants available to qualifying applicants annually);
  • Empower their congregation to live out their membership vow to “serve” by helping them identify their spiritual gifts or strengths.