• DISTRICT MISSION INDABA 18 APRIL 2012 :MANNING ROAD METHODIST CHURCH.

PROGRAMME 9.30 TO 13H00

REGISTRATION, TEA AND WELCOME ,PRAYER

Purpose:

– To remind ourselves of what is Mission?

– To be updated with the latest thinking at Connexional level

– To review our way of doing mission in the District.

WHAT IS MISSION?

• Rev Dr Mvume Dandala -Questions and responses

WHAT IS THE LATEST THINKING ON MISSION FROM THE CONNEXION?

• Rev Emmanuel Gabriel - Question and answers.

REVIEWING OUR WAY OF DOING MISSION IN THE DISTRICT.

“The way I see the role of the District” “and “Reaching 1 million people in our District over five years.” Bishop Mike Vorster

• Mission Imperatives in our District

– Justice Service and Reconciliation

– Economic Empowerment

– Spirituality

– Evangelism and Church Growth

• Proposed school of evangelism

– Family violence

– Public Advocacy

– Education

– HIV and AIDS

• MCSA Mission Charter

Discussion in groups:

• What mission happens in your Circuit? What are you doing well?

• What’s missing? What would you like to see happen, in terms of mission in your Circuit?

• How do you see the role of District and Connexional support for mission?

The Net of God’s Love, Care and Justice is spread across KZN through 60000 plus members, 300 plus societies and 19

Circuits all of us are part of the MCSA Natal Coastal District –

we are everywhere!

NATAL COASTAL DISTRICT IS a manageable size in terms of Circuits and geographical area. Context: The largest proportion of KZN’s 10 million people live in the Natal Coastal District - about 7 million. The District comprises 19 Circuits and about 300 societies, with approximately 60

000 members. 93 full time workers, who include ordained, probationer ministers, evangelists, bible-women and youth/lay pastors, 950 Local

Preachers, as well as the many lay leaders serve our churches. The area is from ‘Toti to Mozambican border. Presently there are approximately more than 600 mission projects of different

categories, ranging from working with the poor, feeding the hungry to ministry offered to those infected / affected by HIV and AIDS - we have

the highest rate of infection in the country, perhaps in the world. THIS IS THE NCD BISHOP'S PARISH – THIS IS OUR PARISH.

Mission Imperatives in our District

Justice Service and ReconciliationEconomic EmpowermentSpiritualityEvangelism and Church Growth

Proposed school of evangelism

Family violencePublic AdvocacyEducationHIV and AIDS

MCSA Mission Charter

A MEETING OF PRINCIPALS OF SCHOOLS IN NATAL COASTAL DISTRICT METHODIST CIRCUITS. 28 March 2012

EDUCATION

METHODISTS CHALLENGED BY AIDS

MILLICENT PHEWA AND SANELE MBHELE

RECONCILIATION

SERVICE

CHURCH GROWTHAND EVANGELISM

ORDER OF EVANGELISM

NZONDELELO

YMGProposed school of evangelism

EVANGELIST SHADRACK

JAMES

CAROL

SPIRITUALITY

JOANI

HUGH

STUARTMPHITI

RICHARD

REGINALD

SANDILE

VIOLENCEAGAINST WOMEN

CHILDREN ABUSE

ENGAGING WITH SABC

PALESTINE / ISRAELI BRIEFING

ISSUES OF JUSTICE

ENGAGING WITH KZN LEGISLATURE

Public Advocacy

FROGS ARE AN ENVIRONMENTALBAROMETER

RHINOS ARE BEING POACHED FOR THEIR HORNS

ENGAGING IN SOLUTIONSTREE PLANTING

ENVIRONMENTALJUSTICE

COP 17CLIMATE CHANGE

HUMAN AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND EMPOWERMENT

DESIGNED BY BISHOP MIKE AND MADE BY UBOMBO SEWING PROJECT

Reaching 1 million people in our District over five years.”

(2013 to 2017)Touching and transforming the lives of the last, the

least and the lost.The largest proportion of KZN’s 10 million people live

in the Natal Coastal District - about 7 million.

Discussion in groups:

• What mission happens in your Circuit? What are you doing well?

• What’s missing? What would you like to see happen, in terms of mission in your Circuit?

• How do you see the role of District and Connexional support for mission?