August 9, 2020
Government & Life in the Public Square
Romans 13:1-7, 1 Peter 2:13-17, Acts 17:16-34 / Mike McDonald
August 9, 2020
Romans 13:1-7, 1 Peter 2:13-17, Acts 17:16-34 / Mike McDonald
Ethnos 360
ethnos360.org/missionaries/joe-and-jackie-bruce
Joe and Jackie Bruce: Joe_bruce@ntm.org
Mission: Joe and Jackie are responsible to care for missionaries who are serving all over the world. Their primary focus is to care for missionaries on home assignment. This includes debriefing and working through the many obstacles of living in a cross-cultural setting. Their ministry includes traveling to visit missionaries in their region, and facilitating further training.
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European Christian Mission International
francis.arjona@ecmi.org or nathalie.arjona@ecmi.org
Mission: Francisco is the National Director of ECM, Spain; the President of Good Samaritan Association, a ministry to drug addicts; and also serves as a pastor in the Evangelical Church in Pozoblanco. Nathalie is executive secretary of Good Samaritan and the administrator for ECM, Spain. They also maintain a guest house for missionaries or pastors in training, and their families. Francisco is also heavily involved in church planting efforts in Spain.
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Mr. and Mrs. M (with Elian and Noemi): greenandbrown13@gmail.com
(Please FILTER all emails, remaining "cryptic" about spiritual matters.)
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Mission: We are evangelizing local people and seeking to make disciples for the purpose of healthy church formation among an unreached people group in an undisclosed location in the Middle East.
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Through RIMI (Reaching Indians Ministries International)
Church Partnership Coordinator: Joel Varghese- jvarghese@rimi.org
Mission: Glorify God by fulfilling the Great Commission of Christ to help transform India, South Asia, and beyond.
Faith Church has adopted the state of Gujarat, India as a special region of focus. We partner with and support the efforts of RIMI in evangelism and church planting, leadership development, and compassion ministries.
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SIL International and Faith Comes By Hearing
wycliffe.org, sil.org, faithcomesbyhearing.com
Email: lrose@fcbhmail.org
Mission: Mission Objective 2021: Record Malaysia’s indigenous language Bibles and launch oral Bible translation projects around the world.
Louis’s role with FCBH is to 1) coordinate the audio recording of indigenous language Scriptures in Malaysia, and 2) train language teams around the world how to translate Scripture using an oral method.
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with SIL and Wycliffe Bible Translators
Mission: Colleen is the supervisor for all translation/language projects in Central America, Caribbean, United States, and Canada. She visits teams on location for strategy and budget planning, member care, and overall encouragement, as they work on translating the Word of God (Old and New Testament).
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Wycliffe and Peacemakers
Mission: Steve and Kathryn are children of missionaries. In 1988 they joined Wycliffe Bible Translators and served in Lima, Peru, for 11 years. Since the early 2000s they have been charged with encouraging spiritual unity and Biblical peace in the Bible translation movement in multiple countries. In addition, Steve is a Certified Christian Conciliator who helps servants of God worldwide to work through conflict biblically.
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Chuck and Cindy Harper
chuck.harper@acrossnations.cc or cindy.harper@acrossnations.cc
Vision: Native America restored and transformed by the Creator into self-determined, emboldened servants, enlarging God’s global kingdom.
Mission: Across Nations continues the 80-year legacy of Western Indian Ministries, working alongside Native American communities. Their strategy includes: engaging Native Youth; Community Outreach; Native Church Development: Hilltop Christian School; Radio Broadcasting; Summer Service Teams; and Business as Mission
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Mission: Care Net Pregnancy Center of Albuquerque has four locations in Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Los Lunas, and Moriarty, as well as a medical mobile unit. Care Net offers a safe and supportive place for women and girls as well as their families to explore their options when there is an unexpected pregnancy. They also offer free pregnancy counseling, limited obstetrical ultrasound, pregnancy and parenting education, and support. STD testing and post-abortion recovery help are also offered. Compassion and hope are the hallmarks of Care Net services.
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(Evangelical Free Church of America, West District)
Bob Osborne: bob.osborne@efca.org
Mission: EFCA West is the district arm of the National Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA). EFCA West supports Evangelical Free churches in the Western US including New Mexico; providing lay training, pastoral support, support for church planting, men and women’s ministries, and counseling to member churches.
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Faith Church missionaries:
Sue Liljenberg, Founder: suelil@healinghearts.org
Allan Miller, COO: allanm@healinghearts.org
Linda Padilla, Counselor, Shipping: linda.p@healinghearts.org
Julie Zimmerman, Counselor: juliez@healinghearts.org
Mission: Healing Hearts Ministries is a gospel-centered, grace-driven ministry dedicated to reaching the brokenhearted by working alongside churches to provide qualified, compassionate biblical counselors to minister to individuals suffering from the pain of their past such as: abortion, sexual abuse, rape, drug abuse, adultery, divorce, abandonment, physical abuse, and pornography. These difficult topics are sufficiently addressed through the application of God’s Word in focused discipleship courses led in small groups or online.
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Montrose, CO
Email: camp@mountaintopretreat.com
Mission: A non-profit, nondenominational Christian camp dedicated to sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ, strengthening families, and helping Christians grow in their faith through camp ministry. Christians of all ages find that spending time away at Mountaintop Retreat provides the opportunity to commune with the Lord, in the beauty of His creation, and be refreshed.
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Juarez, Mexico
Emmis & Kristin Robles: kristina85@gmail.com
Mission: Rivers of Mercy is a Christ-centered orphanage for the abused, abandoned, and neglected children in Juarez, Mexico. Their desire is that during the time the children are in the home, they would hear the gospel and choose to receive Christ as their personal Savior.
The children’s home is run by Emmis and Kristin Robles (Leong). Kristin is the daughter of David and Laura Leong and was raised in our church.
If you would like more information about any of these ministries, you are welcome to contact them directly or you can contact anyone on the Missions Team.
Faith Church Local Outreach Team:
For further questions or information, please contact our Outreach Pastor at bryon@faithchurchrr.org.
If you are interested in joining the Local or Global Missions Team, you must first become a member. Then talk to Pastor Bryon (Outreach and Discipleship Pastor) or the Chairman of the respective board.
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The Faith Church Men's Ministry offers several men's groups that meet at various times and locations throughout the area. If you would like more information about those groups, submit a request below.
The men of Faith Church also meet quarterly for a Men's Breakfast and will plan other events for teaching and fellowship (retreats, chili cook-off, etc).
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The Faith Church Women's ministry offers Bible Studies each semester, with a rotation of Bible study topics. Most studies meet at the church, and some daytime studies include a child-care option for mothers. It is also typical for the women to have an annual conference or retreat, in addition to other events. One of the highlights of the year is our annual Ladies Tea in early December, and the ladies are encouraged to invite friends, neighbors, coworkers, etc.
For more information about the Women's Ministry, please submit a request below.
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Life Groups are co-ed small groups that meet at different homes throughout the week. Most groups have between 8-12 people who meet to study God's Word, pray for one another, and share in fellowship. If you would like more information about our Life Groups, please submit a request below.
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Our workshops take place in a classroom setting, typically on Sunday mornings (though occasionally on weeknights as well). These classes range in topic from theological to practical, and are typically 8-12 weeks in length. Examples of past topics include: Biblical Foundations; Articles of Faith; Bible studies; Missions; Parenting; Marriage; Finances; Purity; and Lay Counseling.
Upcoming workshops will be announced in the services and in the bulletin. If you have any questions, please contact Pastor Bryon at bryon@faithchurchrr.org
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