Four (4) Primary Tracks of MCGM
1. O2F Network (O2Ff - "Outreach to Foreign/Migrant
Workers")
The purpose of O2F Network is to assist and empower
the local churches in Malaysia to see the challenge and opportunity
of reaching out to the hundreds of thousands (and growing) of migrant
workers in Malaysia. A number of these workers are from countries
where there is severe restriction in sharing the Gospel. O2F Network
has met annually in the last 3 years, and the increased cooperation
as a result of this networking and the commitment of local churches
and agencies has resulted in over 80 churches being started by local
churches & networks of local churches, numerous resources being
made available, leadership trainings and retreats, raising up of
indigenous workers, link-ups with churches in their country of origin
for continued discipleship when they return, and indigenous pastors/teachers
being brought in to Malaysia to work with the local churches/networks
of churches in areas of teaching and discipleship. As an example,
in one particular migrant group in Malaysia (where they are severely
persecuted back home and most are from an ethnic group which is
listed as an Unreached People Group), we have seen over 8000 decisions
to follow Jesus !!
2. MCMS (Malaysia Cross-Cultural Missions
School)
This is a 9 week program jointly set up by 6
organizations (and we welcome more), for the common goal of preparing
missionaries and tentmakers for sending agencies and churches (note
:MCMS is NOT a "sending body". It trains and releases
them back to the sending church/agency). The subjects are field
related, particularly dealing with issues faced in the first 18
months of missionary service, which is critical for the well being
and effectiveness of the missionary for long term service. Trainers
are not "missions experts", but"missionaries"
(past and present) who have had long years of experience on the
field. Some of the subjects include "life of a missionary -
discipline", "tentmaking / creative access", "interpersonal
relationship", "church-planting teams", etc. The
9 weeks program is held from Jan Ð March each year, and classes
are limited to a maximum of 15.
3. Missions Mobilization
SEMINAR/CONFERENCE : A number of things are being
planned, including seminars on Missionary Care, Tentmaking,Missions
& The Local Church, Crisis/Disaster Relief, etc. This short
seminars will begin in the second half of 2006. In 2007, a major
Missions Conference is being planned. This will be done together
with the different missions agencies in Malaysia.
4. Information Hub
RESOURCES : A resource center is also slowly
taking shape. Currently there are over 50 different videos on Unreached
Peoples Profiles, different missions topics, training materials,
etc.
NEWSLETTER : Every month, an e-missions bulletin goes out from MCGM
highlighting different missions events of churches and agencies
in Malaysia, resources, etc.
As the network develops, more tracks will evolve.
Such evolution is largely on the basis of consensus of the pastors
and leaders in Malaysia and is not dictated by the EXCO.
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