Change a Life, Change the WorldChange a Life, Change the World

Woman’s Missionary Union challenges Woman’s Missionary Union challenges Christian Believers to understand and be Christian Believers to understand and be radically involved in the mission of God.radically involved in the mission of God.

Women on Mission provides Women on Mission provides opportunities for women to:opportunities for women to:

• Pray for missionsPray for missions• Engage in mission action and witnessingEngage in mission action and witnessing• Learn about missionsLearn about missions• Support missionsSupport missions• Develop spiritually toward a missions lifestyleDevelop spiritually toward a missions lifestyle• Participate in the work of the church and Participate in the work of the church and

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The “heart” of Women on The “heart” of Women on Mission is to create a missions Mission is to create a missions vision by enabling women to:vision by enabling women to:

• Commit to a missions lifestyle which Commit to a missions lifestyle which engenders enthusiasm and joy because it is engenders enthusiasm and joy because it is rewarding rewarding

• Find an entry point to fulfill Christ’s purpose Find an entry point to fulfill Christ’s purpose in their lives, regardless of level of spiritual in their lives, regardless of level of spiritual maturitymaturity

• Reflect the highest ideals of Christian livingReflect the highest ideals of Christian living

The “heart” of Women on Mission The “heart” of Women on Mission is to create a missions vision by is to create a missions vision by

enabling women to:enabling women to:

• See their lives as set apart for the gospelSee their lives as set apart for the gospel

• Affirm God’s call, individually and Affirm God’s call, individually and corporatelycorporately

• Reach beyond ourselves to a global Reach beyond ourselves to a global visionvision

• Recognize their status in ChristRecognize their status in Christ

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• The ultimate purpose of all Women on The ultimate purpose of all Women on Mission activities is that every person in Mission activities is that every person in the world will have the opportunity to the world will have the opportunity to hear and respond to the gospel message.hear and respond to the gospel message.

How to be involved in How to be involved in Women on MissionWomen on Mission

• One groupOne group

• Multiple groupsMultiple groups

• Individual involvementIndividual involvement

How to be involved in How to be involved in Women on MissionWomen on Mission

– Ongoing Group InvolvementOngoing Group Involvement• Groups form aroundGroups form around

– ageage– lifestylelifestyle– interestinterest– needneed– tasktask

How to be involved in How to be involved in Women on MissionWomen on Mission

• Ongoing Group InvolvementOngoing Group Involvement– Each church determines the number Each church determines the number

and kinds of groups it needsand kinds of groups it needs

– Monthly procedures for groups are Monthly procedures for groups are provided in provided in Missions MosaicMissions Mosaic and the and the Women on Mission PlannerWomen on Mission Planner

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• Individual InvolvementIndividual Involvement– women unable to participate in an women unable to participate in an

ongoing groupongoing group

– may use any of the articles in may use any of the articles in Missions Missions Mosaic, Mosaic, www.mymissionfulfilled.com www.mymissionfulfilled.com and/or www.womenonmission.comand/or www.womenonmission.com

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• Celebration ExperiencesCelebration Experiences– Bring all the women of the church togetherBring all the women of the church together

– May invite unchurched womenMay invite unchurched women

– Plans in Plans in Women on Mission Resource Kit: Women on Mission Resource Kit: Posters Plus Posters Plus two or three times each year two or three times each year

Who Leads Women on Who Leads Women on Mission?Mission?

• AA Facilitator Facilitator assists each group to assists each group to achieve its goalsachieve its goals

• Project leadersProject leaders are responsible for are responsible for specific activities or projectsspecific activities or projects

Who Leads Women on Who Leads Women on Mission?Mission?

• A A CoordinatorCoordinator is elected to coordinate is elected to coordinate the work of groups when there is more the work of groups when there is more than one groupthan one group

• MembersMembers of groups volunteer to assist of groups volunteer to assist with activities within the groupwith activities within the group

Who Leads Women on Who Leads Women on Mission?Mission?

WMU Leadership Team

Who Leads Women on Who Leads Women on Mission?Mission?

Women on Mission Planning Team

Women on Mission Planning Women on Mission Planning TeamTeam

• When there is more than one group, When there is more than one group, the facilitators serve with the the facilitators serve with the Coordinator on the Women on Coordinator on the Women on Mission Planning Team.Mission Planning Team.

• The Coordinator represents Women The Coordinator represents Women on Mission on the WMU Leadership on Mission on the WMU Leadership TeamTeam

Women on Mission Women on Mission ResourcesResources

• Missions MosaicMissions Mosaic is for is for all women of the church all women of the church who are interested in who are interested in spiritual growth and spiritual growth and missions involvement.missions involvement.

Resource Kit: Posters Resource Kit: Posters Plus Plus is needed by the is needed by the Coordinator, Coordinator, Facilitators, and other Facilitators, and other Women on Mission Women on Mission leaders. This resource leaders. This resource includes the Women on includes the Women on Mission Planner and Mission Planner and other planning helps other planning helps and leadership and leadership information.information.

Women on Mission Women on Mission ResourcesResources

Other ResourcesOther Resources

• WMU Yearbook for the current yearWMU Yearbook for the current year

• Women on Mission websites – Women on Mission websites – www.womenonmission.com and www.womenonmission.com and www.mymissionfulfilled.com www.mymissionfulfilled.com

• WMU website – www.wmu.com WMU website – www.wmu.com

• South Carolina WMU website – South Carolina WMU website – www.scwmu.org www.scwmu.org

Ordering InformationOrdering Information

• WMU, SBC Customer ServiceWMU, SBC Customer Service– 1.800.968.73011.800.968.7301

– www.wmustore.com www.wmustore.com

• PrayerPrayer• Ministry/WitnessMinistry/Witness• Missionary FocusMissionary Focus• Bible StudyBible Study• Shades of REaD Shades of REaD

Book ClubBook Club

Group Options in Group Options in Women on MissionWomen on Mission

Other InformationOther Information

• Records and reporting – keep lists of Records and reporting – keep lists of members and prospects and report the members and prospects and report the number to your WMU Directornumber to your WMU Director

• Planning – use the WMU Yearbook and Planning – use the WMU Yearbook and schedule projects/involvement for your schedule projects/involvement for your group(s)group(s)

• Evaluation – always follow through and Evaluation – always follow through and see how you can improvesee how you can improve

For More InformationFor More Informationabout Women on Missionabout Women on Mission

• Contact Donna Britt, Women on Mission Contact Donna Britt, Women on Mission Associate, SC WMUAssociate, SC WMU– 1.800.723.7242, ext. 8525 1.800.723.7242, ext. 8525

– 803.227.6210803.227.6210

– donnabritt@scbaptist.orgdonnabritt@scbaptist.org