MISSION CONFERENCE THEMES

 

Below is a small list of ideas for your Missionary Conference.  Having a theme will help all ages of your congregation to draw their attention and set their focus on missions.  You will want to have your theme on a banner and/or your theme verse displayed.  Decorating the auditorium is up to your budget and time.  Flags are always great and can be used year after year.  Another interesting idea is to have the Sunday School classes choose a nation or a missionary family that your congregation supports and decorate the room accordingly.  This is always fun and gets everyone involved.

 

 

A Heart for Missions                                         Around the World

Calvary’s Vision                                                 Drawing the Net

Fisher’s of Men                                                 Focus on the Field

Footprints of Jesus                                            Gathering the Jewels

Go Ye                                                                Go Find My Sheep

Pray, Give, Go                                                    Nation to Nation Reaching the Lost                          

Reaping the Harvest                                          Send the Light  

Set Them Free                                                   So Others Might Hear                                       

Sowing the Seed                                                Spread the Word                                               

The Key for Souls                                               Till the Whole World Knows 

To Every Creature                                              To the Regions Beyond 

Untold Millions                                                   World’s Supply Line   

World Wide Vision

 

                                                          

 

IDEAS THAT CAN GROW

 

 

Here you will find ideas that you can build upon, depending on your creativity, finances available and time.  

 

FLAG PARADES:  Flag parades are great.  Children marching in carrying a flag representing a country and missionary that your congregation supports, while an adult can announce the country and/or give statistics.  Fun marching music adds to the festivities of this activity.  This can be done the first service of the Conference or whenever you choose. They soon realize there is a big world out there, so teach those little ones how to give and in so doing, touch places around the globe.

 

MISSIONARY ON FURLOUGH:  If you have a missionary with you that is home on furlough it is a great time to honor him with special recognition as well as their family.  Individual gifts, gift baskets, or certificates for a store or a gasoline card are great ways to do this.  Remember his family is serving alongside him and has surrendered and sacrificed too!

 

INTERACTION WITH MISSIONARIES:  Interaction with your church families and the missionary family is essential.  This can be accomplished by hosting a missionary family in the home for the conference or for a meal or after service fellowship time.  Be friendly and take the time to ask questions about their family, their call, their burden and field of service.

They are people just like you --- they won’t bite!

 

INTERNATIONAL OR ALL NATIONS DINNERS:  These dinners are always fun, although they do not work for all congregations—so know your people!  Need recipes?  There are a lot of sites with what you need or better yet, contact missionaries for their special recipe or you can always do it the old fashioned way and go to the library!

 

www.recipehound.com  (several countries)

www.lkwdpl.org/lhs/foreignfoods  (several countries)

www.michie.net/pnginfo/recipe1.html  (New Guinea)

www.russianfoods.com  (Siberia)

www.seacook.com/cookery/recipes  (military recipes)

www.knowledgehound.com/topics/midleer.htm  (Middle East)

www.archaeolink.com/index.htm  (several countries)

www.fooddownunder.com  (several countries)

  1. The meal can be centered around certain countries with the food from those countries along with decorations on the tables. 

2. Everyone can bring food representing the country of their choice.

3. Another great idea is to have families choose a missionary that the church supports and to decorate ‘their’ assigned area where they will serve their food.  Recipes can be gathered directly from that missionary.  Picture of the missionary family, flag, or colors representing the country and decorate according to that country or the ministry.

4. Families can be responsible for decorating a table, each representing a different country.  You can take a map of that country,    picture of missionary family or flag and enlarge them,then laminate and use as place mats.

 

Some churches have 10 missionary families in for their conference while others can only have one or two, but no matter, do it God’s way, with His leadership and blessing and have a great time planning and preparing.  You can never put a price on souls!