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The 2^nd annual Missions Lifeline event will be held at Calvary Baptist Church in Greenfield on Saturday, August 5. The conference will include specialized workshops for pastors, missions leaders, and anyone interested in mission ministries in their communities.

In addition to a variety of workshops topics such as preparing for a mission trip, learning about giving to mission causes, beginning local ministries, and engaging others in missions-related activities, information to help churches begin new ministries and create awareness will be presented through displays and interactive times with missions leaders. International and North American missionaries will lead workshops about the country and area where they serve. 

An exciting element of the event will be the mini Kids on Mission camp for children ages Pre-K through 6^th grade. Children will have a full day of games, crafts, and learning about how Southern Baptists mission work in Russia. It’ll be complete with live missionaries who will answer their questions about Russia and being a missionary!

A celebration including the commissioning of Indiana Woman’s Missionary Union leaders will be held during the missions gathering led by guest musicians and speakers.

Various ministries will have displays showing how Indiana Baptists serve using shower units, block parties, and providing hot meals. Lunch will be provided by Disaster Relief volunteers.

Nathan Shaver, pastor of Christ Community Church in Speedway, comments, “Missions Lifeline helps the local church close the gap between thinking about the Mission of God and being equipped to engage the Mission. It’s a really helpful, practical, and encouraging conference.”

Don’t miss this event that’s been designed with you and your church in mind! Make plans now to bring children for the camp experience and to learn about answering Jesus’ command to “Go into all the nations…” Information on specific workshops and registration is online: www.scbi.org/events/missionslifeline

Children in Action is an exciting and fun-filled coed missions education organization for boys and girls in grades 1 – 6. Children will gain an understanding of God’s work in the world and how they can participate. They “travel” to various places around the world learning about what missionaries do, praying for others, and understanding what they can do where they live. The organization’s motto is: “Send me!” Children in Action Leader is the quarterly planning guide and kit for the weekly meetings. The kit contains posters, reproducible activity pages, Bible-learning activities, and missions project ideas. The annual subscription fee for the 4 quarters is $69.99. Included in the kit is the Children’s Missions DVD containing monthly videos of international and North American missions work. To spark enthusiasm WMU also has CA badges and free downloads for leaders to use as they inspire children to learn about missions.

As your thoughts turn to what your church will put on the church calendar next fall, have you considered introducing missions education? Creating awareness of missions and how everyone can become involved is a worthy task for all churches. Many great resources are available through Woman’s Missionary Union, experts in creating age-appropriate materials. Linda Clark, SEIBA’s Missions Education Consultant, is also available for consultations, discounted curriculum, and ideas for establishing exciting mission activities in your church. Email her to set up an appointment:  lclark1213@hotmail.com

During this time of focusing on Southern Baptists’ mission efforts in North America, it is good to know some basic facts about the ministries whose purpose is to reach over 169 million lost persons in our nation and Canada. Over 5,000 missionaries faithfully serve in a variety of ways to reach out to unchurched individuals. Through a strong church planting emphasis, efforts are being made to evangelize North America using youth projects, inner city outreach, and establishing one-on-one relationships. As our missionaries share Christ in apartment complexes, store-front facilities, resort areas, and metropolitan neighborhoods, they are fulfilling Christ’s command to “make disciples” as you go.  Support these ministries with your prayers and through your generous giving!

Woman’s Missionary Union’s ministry, WorldCrafts, is a member of the World Fair Trade Federation and is committed to continuing holistic,  fair trade practices that offer dignified income, support, and hope to those in need around the world. WorldCrafts will join other Fair trade groups to celebrate fruitful ministry on May 13. Help WMU WorldCrafts by purchasing items made by artisans around the world. Visit WorldCrafts.org for more information about fair trade and to order from the exciting variety of handcrafted products. Consider using the ideas for a WorldCrafts party!

It’s not too early to circle Saturday, August 5 on your calendars! “Missions Lifeline” will be held at Calvary Baptist Church in Greenfield, and this is an event you don’t want to miss! The day will be filled with missionary speakers, missions-related breakout sessions, and a mini Kids on Missions camp for children PreK – 6^th grade. Breakout topics on missions education for children, students, and adults, how to reach your community for Christ, planning missions trips, and lifestyle evangelism (among others) will be offered at the event. This event has been designed for all missional leaders! Register on line by going to www.scbi.org and click on Events.

Linda Clark is available for individual church consultations about the “how-tos” of missions education. She can help you develop a plan to guide your church to a fuller participation in missions-related activities. Linda is available to meet with mission leaders or a group of women wanting to participate in missions on a regular basis. Contact her at 502.595.8473 via text or email her at: lclark1213@hotmail.com

If you missed attending the Indiana Transformed women’s event in New Albany, you have one more chance! April 7-8 the second Transformed will be held at Sunnycrest Baptist Church in Marion. You can register at: www.scbi.org/transformed. This event has been designed with you in mind so make plans to attend. Be sure to take note of the special mission project for the Women’s Life House, a shelter program for women in transition.

Now is the time to begin planning for summer mission activities for youth in your church. Woman’s Missionary Union has a great resource that will help you provide missions involvement opportunities during the summer months. “e-4” units are missions education units designed for small churches, church plants, home-school families, and small groups. They are developed around Engage, Expand, Explore, and Experience. There are currently 4 units ready for you to use with your students: Poverty, PTSD, Disaster Relief, and Live Like Jesus.

The units can be downloaded for $3.99 each. Involve your students in missions this summer! Go to www.wmustore.com to order.

Oh! Guess What? !

There are “e-4” units for children too! These drop-in missions activities cover such subjects as: Chaplaincy, Church Planters, Hunger, Homelessness, and Disaster Relief. Download for $3.99 each from: www.wmustore.com.

“Across the Street, Around the World: Ideas to Spark Missional Focus,” written by former Indiana’s Diana Davis and Autumn Wall, is a new source with a looong list of missions ideas to jump-start your missions group or church’s involvement in mission activities. Divided into  categories for one-hour, one-day, one-week, long-term ideas, and checklists for mission trips, this resource is a valuable tool to help motivate others to engage in mission opportunities locally, regionally, and globally. Order online at www.wmustore.com