District Missions
FAQ
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- Video – We are all called.
- Missions Service Opportunities
- What is NMI-Central?
- Subscribe to NMI-Central
- General NMI FAQs
- NCM magazine
- Illinois District topics found below…
LOCAL NMI Resources.
These are provided to help inform your local congregation. Contact us if more could be helpful. – nmi@illinoisnaz.org.
Attention Getters posters, bulletin inserts, etc.
I'm a new Local NMI President where do I start?
EDUCATION - What materials are there for my local needs?
- Children – Kaleidoscope
- Weekly Missions bulletins (signup for NMI-Central) – for past articles go here -> archive
- Foundry publishing resources
- Past Adult books/audios
Here are some video training resources:
- INTRO TO MISSIONS
- METHOD OF MISSIONS
- NAZARENE MISSIONS
- WHO IS A NAZARENE MISSIONARY?
- HOW IS NAZARENE MISSIONS FUNDED?
- FAITH PROMISE
- FAITH PROMISE LEADERS VERSION
Church of the Nazarene’s Stories series shares how lives are being transformed through ministry efforts around the globe.
Also, regional news, stories and newsletters are available on the regional sites.
- https://asiapacificnazarene.org/news/
- https://www.eurasiaregion.org/
- https://africanazarene.org/
- https://www.mesoamericaregion.org/en/category/news/
- https://www.samnaz.org/
*Note – If you find any pages not in your language, go here for instructions to translate using the Chrome browser.
Work & Witness/NAZARENE MISSIONS TEAMS/SERVE -
A look at our history. Watch this video
Check out our current Mission plans –
Trindad & Tobago 2024
Costa Rica 2024
If you are interested in either of these, fill out this form.
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For more information contact – NMI Work & Witness Coordinator <nmi.missions.teams@illinoisnaz.org>
CARE & CONNECTION (Links) - What are our current assignments?
- Here is a web page with more information on how to care for our local and assigned missionaries. Care & Connection
- NMI Links Assignments
- Illinois District Retired Missionaries
Crisis Care Kits (CCK) & School Pal-Paks (SPP) - What, How, Where?
CCKs provide valuable supplies for disaster relief accros the country and around the world under the coordination of Nazarene Compassionate Ministries.
- Here is an article about how these are distributed and used. Click here.
- Crisis Care Kits – Use this link for detail of the contents and packaging of these important kits.
- School Pal-Paks – Here are details of these important school kits.
- Band aid suggestion…
We can accept band aid type bandages either in their original box of 30 or they may be purchased in bulk and then 30+ bandages may be placed into a small zip bag and then into the CCK bag. If you do this it is vital that the bandages be individually wrapped in their original wrapper so that it is clear that they have not been tampered with or opened and the bandage handled. The bandages have been accepted this way in every world area we have sent them.SO, the key is that as long as the individual bandages have their original wrapper they may be put into a zip bag and sent that way. You can usually purchase bandages in large quantities for a better price.
- Band aid suggestion…
- CCK/SPP informational handout
- District wide gathering/storage details.
DEPUTATION - What are the current Missionary tour plans/opportunities.
Here is what is known at this time. We will try to keep this information up to date as details come together.
ALABASTER OFFERING - Where can we learn about this ?
Alabaster is a tangible example of sacrifice and a life in love with our Savior. Alabaster is known wherever Nazarenes are in the world. It is actually an NMI brand. Nazarenes know that contributions are used to construct buildings and to purchase land. Churches of the Nazarene everywhere are encouraged to participate by giving something to Alabaster each year.
PRAYER - How can we learn about current missions needs and praises?
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Global Week of Prayer
Click here to access resources for the 28th annual Global Week of Prayer, 25 February – 2 March, 2023. #globalweekofprayer
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Prayer Schedule
Sunday – Global Church
Monday – Eurasia
Tuesday – USA/Canada
Wednesday – Mesoamerica
Thursday – Africa
Friday – South America
Saturday – Asia-Pacific
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NCM Weekly Prayer Update
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Missions prayer needs.
CALLED TO SERVE - What opportunities are available if I feel called to missions?
How can I find a list of zones and the churches in them?
Use this link to see the list of churches on the Illinois District. Illinois District Churches
The list is shown in church name order. The Zone is the far right column and can be sorted by clicking the column title. This will put all the churches in each zone together.
Also, here is the current zone structure information.