CHOOSE A DATE THIS FALL TO CELEBRATE GLOBAL MINISTRIES SUNDAY!

Global Ministries Sunday is a celebration to help put a face on Disciples and UCC ministries of Critical Presence with partners around the globe. It is a special time to focus on global mission education in your congregation and to take steps to engage in God’s mission with Global Ministries.

Your Passport to Global Ministries, a new resource for individuals to document their personal journey in God’s global mission, is available for this event here:  http://globalministries.org/about-us/passport.html 

If your congregation hasn’t made the commitment to Be a Global Mission Church, Global Ministries Sunday is a great time to do so. You can find the Be a Global Mission Church covenant statement here: http://globalministries.org/about-us/be-a-global-mission-church.html

These resources plus other worship and educational helps listed below will help you plan a great celebration. Look for a congregational mailing in early September with a poster that you can personalize with the date of your celebration

Please let us know your plans for celebrating Global Ministries Sunday by sending us an e-mail

Jan Aerie aeriej@ucc.org and Bob Shebeck bshebeck@dom.disciples.org

Download the Global Ministries Sunday Save the Date! Card

GLOBAL MINISTRIES SUNDAY BULLETIN INSERT

The Scripture theme for Global Minstries Sunday 2011 is Luke 4: 16-21.

Sermon Helps

Sermon Starter - Help in Being a Global Mission Church - Tom Liddle, East Timor
Sermon - Continuing the Critical Presence Ministry of Jesus - Bob Shebeck

Mission Stories

GLOBAL MINISTRIES SUNDAY BULLETIN INSERT
Accompaniment at It's Best - Lizzy Beach, Swaziland
Relief Work in Sendai, Japan - Jeffrey Mensendiek, Japan
Taking a Refuge to the Hospital in Turkey - Ken & Betty Frank
The Joy of Sharing Good News - Mark Behle, Lesotho
The Spirit of the Lord is Upon Us as We Serve - Monica Liddle, East Timor

Prayers & Litanies

Gifts in Open Hands was inspired by the bestselling Gifts of Many Cultures: Worship Resources for the Global Community, also by Tirabassi and Eddy (1995, United Church Press). This fresh, new edition, like the previous, contains a wealth of multicultural liturgies, prayers, affirmations, blessings, and poetry by people from the global community. These beautifully written pieces can be used in worship and celebration of sacraments, sacred seasons, and all other occasions in the life of the church. The inclusion of black-and-white images for reproduction in church bulletins is included again in this volume, and an important new feature is the arrangement of translations so that materials in other languages are available to English-speaking as well as bilingual worship planners. There is also a thorough appendix with additional graphics and musical resources.

Litany - Dare to Do as I Did - Patricia Gómez, Chile
Prayer for the Coming of the Spirit - Come Spirit of the Lord - Elena Huegel, Chile
Prayer of Intercession - Systems that Keep us in Bondage - Jon Barnes, Mozambique

Multimedia Resources

Video Mission Moments by Country
PowerPoint Presentations
Mission Personnel Blogs

Songs & Hymns

Chalice & New Century Hymnals - International Hymns & Readings
Global Music Videos
Songs from the Shalom Center in Chile - Spanish

Sunday School Ideas

Childrens Sunday School - God Loves All People - Tom Liddle, East Timor
Youth Bible Study - A Potato and My Identity - Coralyn & Laslo Medyesy

Special Giving Project Opportunities

Africa
East Asia and the Pacific
Latin America and the Caribbean
Middle East and Europe
Southern Asia

Mission Fair Activities

Host an Alternative Christmas Fair
Ideas for Planning a Mission Fair

Available Speakers

Some Global Ministries missionaries are availble for SKYPE interviews during Sunday Worship. To set-up a Missionary SKYPE presentation or to request the physical presence of a Global Ministries speaker, contact Bob Shebeck bshebeck@dom.disciples.org