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00:18 unfortunate, just be joining us on the missed so much. Tremendous first hour. Yeah. 00:21 On global missions, refocusing missions, the 10, 40 window. >> And we have with us today, 00:26 the distinct privilege of talking about missions with Jerry Krouse or it could 00:29 shower. And Mike Ryan, good to have your guys. Yeah. know, every time you guys are on 00:34 your way here we see that's going to be a phenomenal program. And I would encourage 00:38 you to whenever you find out what time a mission global missions comes on. area. You 00:44 need to watch because missions is the heartbeat of the church Matthew. 24 14 Matthew. 28, 18 00:51 to 20 the power that the church needs. The holy spirit. As we saw on the day of 00:55 Pentecost, is still needed today. These videos that we watch, I just really inspiring 01:00 to see. But the work is continuing not without But God is still moving forward. We 01:09 talked about the 10 41 to and I want what come to mind. And I thought about life and how 01:15 many people are behind you. >> I want to say takes an engine. How like when you 01:21 travel overseas, how many people go with you? The crew and things like that. Yeah. So 01:26 for emission mission 3.60, that's 8 here on 3ABN. We have a One person in me that's 01:32 huge. That's it. That's it. So we do it on a very small budget. And usually it's when 01:40 traveling somewhere for meetings or something. >> Why he will come with me 01:44 all stay for an extra day or 2 off before. So we don't do special travel just for the TV 01:49 program. So it's done in the budget that is and what you produce is Amazing. That's 01:56 Rick and his The yeah. >> Well, the guys since you just said they travel with you 02:03 and I don't we know it ground. But young video of prey. A juicer Caleb Hockenson just in 02:10 his 20's and he does everything. That's the generation nowadays. Yeah. 02:16 Down camera producing whatever. You know, if you want a picture taken, give a 02:21 kid. right. Yeah. Don't ask for the every focusing also mayor and the system of 02:26 shooting with a one person crew. Yeah, one we first left out of this. It can be done. 02:32 But the one person Caleb was on the Simon who used to work here at 3ABN, OK and then came 02:38 to and from missions that he's started. The program. What about you, Mike? How many 02:41 people use to travel with you? Hundreds. Yeah. Yeah. They couldn't find 02:53 >> went when I was with that minister mission. It was kind of the early days and we were 02:58 just trying to get the vision out of really what it has been a submission in its simplest 03:05 description his putting. 7th, they had been a slight house in an area where there wasn't 03:13 one on hand. I like that. and that that that is different than just coming in and doing 03:19 a one-time event. because you're actually planting a church and that, too, is not 03:26 something that is quickly done we just we exited the first hour on the 10. 41 don't talk 03:33 about all the challenging places. >> But I think that when we 03:37 talk about 10, 40 window, this something that each one of us could do. Yeah, to be able to 03:43 impact the 10 41 win. I want want to show this video. It's called give so we can go. And 03:47 this makes the difference. You know, you see how we're going to reach people that are so 03:52 different from us. Well, this video will give you indications on how you can do 03:56 that. >> if you could make a difference in someone's life 04:03 by giving something up for one week. What would you give up? Some 100 years ago in 1922? 04:11 7th Day Adventists did exactly The money used to support missionaries was running out 04:18 when the church was nearly forced to college missionaries Home Adventist stepped up. 04:26 They accepted the challenge of the mission they gave up something for mission 04:29 children, Cate, their piggy bank savings, adults cave a week's wages. I'm giving 04:35 something up. They kept the missionaries in the field by giving something up. They cut 04:41 the church's mission program on track. The annual sacrifice offering hopes global mission 04:45 start new groups of believers a month and reach people often the most challenging places in 04:50 the world. So challenging. In fact, the global mission identify some of these places 04:57 only as veiled cities or failed countries. We do not publicly named these places. 05:03 Today. There are still more than 7,000 an reach. People groups with a total of more 05:09 than 3 billion people. Jesus told the parable of the Lost Sheep when one sheep was 05:14 missing. Shepherd went out to search for it. We're told that when she says look at the 05:19 crowds, he looked at them with compassion because they were like sheep without a shepherd. 05:24 Today. He still looks at the crowds with compassion. How about Can we look out with the 05:31 same compassion? So what would you give up that snacks from the vending machine that of a 05:36 pizza. Those new shoes that new game. Your favorite candy bar, that new toy that slice 05:44 of cake, hot chocolate or coach Ochlik, those in-app purchases that nearly 05:49 irresistible deal of the day. Now, here's the challenge. Let's actually do it. Give up 05:55 one thing for one week. Challenge your friends and family and give the money to 06:00 the annual sacrifice offering you can get online or in church simply mark your tie 06:07 them annual sacrifice, offering. ♪ 06:18 That is a paradigm shift in offering giving. Talk about that. I like that challenge 06:25 very delectable things. They show that Kit Kat bar code hot chocolate. Very thing, various 06:28 things and >> things that people do spend money on that could be easily 06:31 omitted from our spending. Yeah. Talk about this annual sacrifice offering as it 06:35 relates to global mission. >> for some years now, the annual sacrifice offerings 06:42 been collected to what we within the of We have what we call the week of prayer every 06:45 year. Yes, at the end of that week up read there is an offering collected in 06:49 churches. For Kobe and you'll sacrifice now when I was a kid, it was the annual 06:56 sacrifice offering way you would OS to give up a week's wages. And my parents used to 07:01 do that and did it too. Yeah. through the years has been watered down. Someone had say 07:11 give up a can. but but the idea is that every cent that is collected actually goes to 07:15 global mission, church, ponding and on into the area. it's interesting to know where 07:19 the annual sacrifice offering came from. >> in 1929, there was a 07:25 depression in this country. Yeah, yeah. We had many missionary scattered around 07:28 the world and they announced that we're going to have to bring them home because we 07:31 could not afford to keep them. And so they someone said, well, why don't we have this 07:37 week of annual this Daniel sacrifice offering. that year in 1930, Daniel Sacrifice 07:47 offering represented 70% of tied up and and they were able to keep all the missionaries 07:54 name. And that, of course, if you look at their during those years, right, those are the 07:58 years that we just took the gospel to the world and many of the country state were 08:03 there that we found that we started having hospitals, colleges printing presses and 08:08 that that's where that funding came from at a time when funds were very, very tight, very 08:14 tight. And the depression just coming out of the question. >> What people which is fired 08:19 up, there's some to something positive to negative times. You know, when the world 08:24 starts falling apart, people start getting perspective that to say, wait a minute, let's 08:28 not invest in. That does not buy that. Let's not purchased at. So God has something 08:31 behind. And I think that we're not too far distant from one of those shakeups to let the 08:35 church C there things more valuable than just a temporary things that we hold on to. But 08:40 now let's talk about the challenge, the secular mind, the Post Christian generation. 08:44 This is a whole program by itself, but that's just dive into that. Yes, well, when you 08:49 look at Western this is where used to be a powerhouse of Christianity for sure. The 08:55 reformation sending mission rezoning of the waters that are well. 08:59 >> Christianity is in decline in Europe in the 7th evidence church is following suit as 09:03 well. And so I like to say that it's the in the coal mine. You know, remember the 09:09 in the in the mines that used to take down birds in cages. So if it was any poisonous 09:15 very good would indicate that they could get out of the cable. Europe is the canary in 09:20 the coal mine for the rest of the world because secularism that has infected you. It is 09:24 now spreading around the world. I was seeing it here in North America. But the right 09:30 laws of the 9 is not the religious order, but the no. I'm a religious belief known. 09:36 That's right. Yeah. Identity with increasing increasing. We see it in cities, particularly 09:40 all over the world. So this is a growing mission challenge. How do you reach people who 09:46 are rich in increased with goods and feel as if they have made, if not us here at the 09:49 highest point. Mike. >> Yeah, no, I I It is C a characteristic that goes 09:58 parallel hand in hand with urban living. And that's right. The biggest. Growth we 10:06 see and population is in urban areas. It's not the rule areas that are no, it's it's cities. 10:14 So when you go into a city, there's just so much going on there you know, people have. 10:22 We've come to the point where it's truth is, however, how I define it. That's what we're 10:26 going to get my truth. Well, people get from Hollywood from university. They care from 10:33 politics. The news that we you know, and that's where they get their truth. And that it's 10:37 God's word that is the truth. But that's not a popular idea. And secularism. But right in 10:42 my family's from England. Oh, yeah. And what of the church is Pumps at the end of the 10:49 street where she lived and all the stuff big church, beautiful. Church building was 10:55 driving by visiting a family once and on the sides hub links 2 pounds drink 5 pounds 11:04 >> Let's go back on the block that really on the church building. They said no, not no 11:11 longer trust pub meaning of that it might think front. in New York City, you see some of 11:14 those on 6th Avenue. I saw group of people standing out there about a year and a half 11:18 ago we were driving down Avenue of the Americas understanding of a church that 11:22 there was an event just series. I paused unheard music coming out of that. That was 11:26 just definitely not Christian. And they said that was that the new club in the village. 11:31 So this is happening not only in Europe, but it's happening here in America where the 11:34 majority of the generation is not identifying but Christianity front so what's 11:39 happening in our world today? That's making that happen. What's happening in the 11:43 church? Let's look at this video talking how missions changes and why it's important 11:50 to allow the Lord to be inserted in the Post Christian era. 11:54 ♪ A missionary family packed their bags and prepared for a 12:05 new adventure in Albania. God called Delmar not And 3 year-old Clara to serve in the 12:12 10, 40 window we from Brazil. >> I think got place in our hearts. The desire to serve in 12:19 a different place in a different environment in a place where we wouldn't be 12:25 like home football, something that will challenge both our ministries and we realized 12:30 very soon some of the challenges that people face preaching the gospel, bringing 12:34 the gospel here to this country. >> For years, Albania was a 12:39 communist territory, banning religion and declaring it the world's first and only atheist 12:42 state. Communism collapsed in 1990, but even today, religion doesn't seem to be a priority 12:49 for most people. There are only about 120 at Venice, out of nearly 3 million people 12:54 living in Albania. Del Mar, not tea and Clara. Were assigned to serve in the city 13:03 of courtship at the country's First Adventist Church built in 1994. The first year was 13:09 especially difficult despite their efforts, there wasn't a single baptism for anyone 13:14 interested in Bible studies. >> In the end of my first year, I was really in this 13:20 because I couldn't see anything really big happening. The church. You know, I 13:23 couldn't see anything maybe even changes in the church. We associate mean things with the 13:29 numbers. Big numbers. So in my first year I was trying to do my best was working a lot to 13:36 do something bigger, something port. And according to my understanding. 13:41 >> At the peak of Del Mar's frustration, he received a call to pastor a large church 13:44 in Brazil. This offer seemed to come at the perfect time and he shared the exciting 13:50 news with his wife. >> I came and talked to my wife. You know, we got a call 13:55 to go back to Brazil. What do you think? doing anything here anyway, why? We don't accept 13:59 that. And we just leave. And that's She looked to me. She said, do you think that we did 14:06 everything that we cool here in Havana. Do you do when you think that it's time for us to 14:12 leave this place? She said I personally think that we should state that the Lord has 14:17 something prepare for us here and maybe he wants to to teach us something near and he still 14:21 wants to use this. >> So they declined the opportunity in Purcell and 14:27 prayed about how God could use them in this challenging part of the world. Del Mar and not 14:32 he noticed that there were a lot of kids in their neighborhood. Maybe this was a 14:35 good place to start. >> And then we also realize that lot of could be a good 14:40 missionary for that because every time we were coming to our home or leaving our home 14:48 and the kids and they saw lot of it. So they start saying a Let's play. Let's move is 14:55 let's do that. We prepare like I'm a place to play for a double and then we say to them 15:01 come, let's play together. And and this just happened naturally. And the kids start 15:05 coming to church and they start coming in every week to church like 2 times a week 15:08 playing ball. Double play with us. And in a few weeks they knew we as a pastor, they knew 15:13 not to. They knew very well and we so excited because now the church was for you. 15:21 >> They've recruited help in the form of 2 at Venice. Fallen tears from Brazil and 15:24 community volunteers. One of the members, Angela brought her friend, fought to church 15:30 with her every few months. >> 5 tonight, we just act as a friend. And we start talking 15:36 about God. We started studying the Bible together. I invite him to be part of group and he 15:44 just was excited. He was really engaging with And he said, you know, that's what I 15:49 want. I want to participate that want to help this guy. They want to serve this 15:52 community in just a few weeks. He was already helping us with the kids and the kids also 15:59 love him. All of these activists just drop us together. And I have the 16:05 privilege to baptize at as my first Baptist hear and obey it. And was so happy to see 16:12 that the lawyer was answer to our prayers. >> The love of Jesus touched 16:18 heart and he now shares this with others, of course, and became when we follow the Just 16:25 method based on a other people see in the community to the court. 16:30 >> I pray the to get to on Monday. And to follow Jesus he can. He's of 16:37 >> This church is seen many new faces in the past few months. Church members are 16:41 connecting with the community through a global mission. Urban Center of influence. Not 16:47 he uses her gift of music to teach classes to the kids. They learning to play the 16:51 violin. The center also offers language courses and a health club with plans to branch out 16:57 with more programs. >> So when you try something new and then as you see, that 17:02 is why key, you know it, if you like more whole and then it also gave us much 17:10 innovation to China. Different things. Not just not one approached. 17:14 >> Please pray for this ministry as it continues to grow and integrate into the 17:16 community. And pray for missionary families like Del Mar, not he and Claire who are 17:23 serving on the front lines of mission. >> When we were called to come 17:26 as a mission. I thought I was ready to change the world, but it took maybe one year to 17:35 realize that before I do anything, the lowest trying to change me. 17:41 >> Thank you for supporting the mission of the 7th Day Adventist case Augusta's 17:46 Madonna Bunion. ♪ ♪ 17:59 >> You know, one of the challenges of leading others to Christ is you have to have 18:03 a relationship and connection to Christ. Also, that was impressive how the young said 18:06 I was seeking to change others. But crisis changing me, man. Have you experienced 18:11 that in some of the missionaries in the field? >> you told us you can almost 18:18 predict that mission. He was saying I came to help these people, but they will also 18:22 help me God, as you use the pick, those people to help them as well. So it's both 18:24 lanes. Yeah. >> Tell you. Mike would want to add to that. How we just 18:30 let me just rephrase? That is what you after that. Being the person who started the 18:34 initiative local missions. What difference has it made in your life? When you look at 18:39 this launch picture, he developed? Well, I I think that without any question 18:45 that's an easy answer. A question to answer because reminds me constantly. It's 18:58 not my ability what we're doing. And and and global mission. It is really an 19:06 impossible task when you go to these areas of the world and you stop to think we're all 19:10 the barriers that we have to get answers for. If you sit down, tried to plan this. What 19:15 have you? But just a very simple program. You have Lehman going they've committed 19:22 themselves to the Lord. >> And they want to give a good news to people. Well, 19:26 when I when I watch this, I can remember in India >> you know it when they first 19:35 started out 650 million people in 1990, scattered across the north and they had about. Less 19:41 than 30 churches and that population. Well, now, I think in northern India, probably 19:45 you can name your count to churches, certainly by the hundreds and maybe by the 19:50 thousands and that have been planted there. Well, it's impossible. reminds you that 19:54 this isn't my work. It changes Yes. And you know what does that make it harder or more 20:03 difficult? It makes more difficult. Well, actually, for me. It makes it OK? because it 20:11 just seeing the changes your well, you know that the that you it's it's this is the 20:14 lord's work, OK? He just asked me to do what he's asked me to do. But the results are up to 20:19 him. I think up, Paul put it well. Plant. Yeah, you water but just leave the increase 20:28 all planted Apollos waters. That's the cycle of evangelism. One plants, the 20:33 other one up and Cano has been see increased signs. You I forgot who it was. 20:39 >> laudable, who's deceased now he said he said you'll never know. 20:44 >> How many missionaries and how God's people are scattered around the world until like a 20:50 Christmas tree caught ignites the world with his holy spirit. so that we planted the 20:54 seeds right now. Just step back, watchdog work. It'll change your life. That right? 21:00 That was so right what about cafe life? >> Who want to tell us what 21:05 does share with us. What this this next clip about. >> You know, we talk about 21:10 technology and some of the problems that brings and we look back year radio ministry 21:16 when it first started, people said we shouldn't be on the radio. People said we 21:19 shouldn't be on TV. And so there's good and bad right on all of these things. The 21:26 technology is a medium, but why can't we use it for good? And when you reach an post 21:32 moderns and they're all using technology when you're in a huge city and everybody is 21:37 busy, how do you connect with people? And that's with us about? 21:42 >> OK, well, let's find out what that is. Cafe life. ♪ 21:55 >> Hi, good morning. I'm curious. I'm a church here Manila, score than the by and 22:00 I on friends. I have been involved in church planting in the past 7 years. planted a 22:11 young church Manila that has different locations and maybe in different locations. I was 22:16 able utilize social media. begin with in my church enjoying a slight connecting 22:23 with people in the city through social media site, looking for groups, I could 22:29 connect with. And in the process I came across this application called me up. also 22:35 has a website. Meet up one of the top. Not Is a place where. Different groups couldn't to 22:50 ensure if you go through if you download this app or if you go to this website, you 22:57 find different made up groups that are looking for groups like neck most of the groups 23:03 here are >> organized by church and secular So I started been 23:08 acting with this people. you realize I would also smart? My only thought, what am That's I 23:19 signed for the nice thing recalled I got a stands for community. I think this the 23:25 friendship experience. I know it's a not a smoker. Bravia. And so we when acting with 23:35 different people and ideas you need connect with professionals and open avenue 23:39 for young professionals, Connect when afterward. So I started with being back on me 23:47 up. >> I was surprised. A professional shout. I book 23:55 started, you know, showing up in our groups. And so we started connecting with a lot 24:03 of young professionals. That's how the church that we plan start it. 24:09 >> I'm thrilled that we're able to connect win. I'm brother a demographic. Most of 24:15 church in second. >> 3rd base. >> I them it We were. Inspired 24:29 to also 4 more also come up with our own app. So might We are mostly young and young 24:38 professionals developing this type cafe life. So it's also available for for iOS we'll go 24:47 awry. And during phones. When you download this app and the life you you will find. I'm 24:58 Elise of different groups, BP in this evening and this group's side beating. 25:02 >> I led and going to need to buy. were and also see a different discussion groups, 25:12 different discussion, guys, This is being used by groups meet different But though the 25:24 bay, I would utilizes. I think use of social media with men with a lot of We have groups 25:32 in the or Google we ares still I'm meeting more new people through social media. 25:44 ♪ ♪ ♪ 26:02 >> You know, time that we would say phones already not but phones are here to stay. 26:08 Yeah. Apps are here to stay and just talk about the creativity. Now we talk about 26:13 that. apps are really pulling in people in, but this is a good way to be pulled in. But 26:20 remember, voice a prophecy years ago. He was talking about that. 26:24 >> The radio was a bad Haha. >> And then on television joins band of on television. 26:32 They everywhere. The fables pie need that. >> Television ministry and 26:35 they would just. Criticized Yeah, you've opened the door to an outside influence that 26:41 we will never be able to control. Look at 03:00PM. Now lot of other trees. Yeah. And 26:48 now, Mike, I know you have to be some real. I know I'm not going put way back to charge. 26:51 Van de Ven days, >> kind you. The first to >> evangelism meeting I 26:58 attended with a sports 10 more well known names. I was just a little boy. Okay. My dad. 27:06 Anyway. But George Vandemere members Sunday morning, which know, he had that when you 27:11 see, whoa, whoa. Now on friend was yeah. He had a presence on Sunday morning on regular 27:19 television. yeah, we knew that costs a lot of money back then. But what an impact. And 27:23 now look at all the different networks and different apps but cafe life. You know, we 27:29 talk about that cafe. Life is now an available app. I want check it out. So it's 27:34 available happens more specifically for his regional area use minister and his 27:37 ministers to that to talk about that time, you made the phone call that phone call and 27:43 try to see checking out to has used to send him a text messaging with dude here, Don 27:46 Smith, the next day, buddy, I is between midnight and 01:00AM I said, what are you 27:51 doing up? >> It's of meeting with one of made up groups and CAFE live 27:57 in. is because after midnight, he said, well, it was the time that was what best for this 28:00 group of young professionals. So go figure and in bed usually but not a cook. So I 28:06 don't people who I know we you know, we talk about is a different rhythm nowadays for 28:11 young people find out what their revenues will be available to 28:15 >> Talk about from dogs to Jesus. That is such a title. I can't wait to find what that's 28:18 that you, Rick. So when we're very to section of postmodern U.S., particularly in cities, 28:23 they all have very busy lives. >> And they don't have time for a lot of other So how do 28:30 you need connect with them? And so people are finding unique ways to do that. First 28:35 step of Christ method of New England, OK? And this is one of those stories. Okay. Let's 28:39 final from dogs to Jesus. >> Interest in these dogs and their owners thrilled that 28:46 these one year in mission volunteers have become a part of their community. The young 28:50 volunteers came to Ecuador's capital city Quito to share the love of Jesus. And 28:57 surprisingly, this includes taking care of talks. >> The story begins when a 29:03 global mission planner couple Christian in Maryville moved into this community and found 29:07 no ad Venice living here. >> You have You got a little We wanted to reach a group of 29:15 professional people who for various reasons not included the church in their hearts and 29:19 lives. >> miss in the living out of the the What I saw this you, 29:24 upper middle class neighborhood, people seem to have everything they need like 29:29 nice houses and cars. >> Dozens using a signal that is the time to plays are that 29:36 people open their hearts. The city. like that we want to them to open the doors to 29:40 their homes. Christian and Mary Bell started by finding out what the people truly 29:45 needed. >> Since this was a large community, they recruited a 29:51 team of one year in mission volunteers to help them. Here's what the team 29:56 discovered. Community members really needed help taking care of their pet docks. That may 29:59 be a bust. There were quite a few people who want their dogs to be walked. And the one year 30:06 in mission team help with this. >> They helped by walking the 30:11 dogs caring for them and they even held a health care for pets. 30:15 >> By taking care of the dogs, the team got to know the owners to 50 with them being 30:20 our objective to reach people with that relationship by making friends the seeding 30:26 them. I'm going to the with them You because of these new friendships and community 30:33 members started scheduling Bible studies when planning walks for their dogs. Over 30:38 time. Several people gave their hearts to Jesus. It was in the front is and feel happy 30:42 when someone has said that he says. It's gratifying to know that they know believe in a 30:50 God of hope unity going into game is this that affected them off. 30:55 >> Now because of walking dogs and building relationships. A new congregation of believers 31:00 meets each and still growing. Please pray for this group as they share the love of Jesus 31:05 in this large city. Pray for global mission. Pioneers like Christian America. As well as 31:12 the one year in mission team. God is using them to change lives here in Ecuador. 31:21 >> I love it. That's interesting. We just back from California. Everyone loves 31:24 dogs and they bring their dogs to church. It's a coin that is the lady who brought dog She 31:30 says she has a gray bag and the dog knows that when he's in that it's quite small dog. 31:37 You never knew he wasn't she was on the second row. She said what I'm going to the 31:41 store is a different color bag and he's loud. And you know, is that the supermarket in a 31:48 so every night at the evangelistic series we had of his 2 dogs in the building. 31:51 One of them barked one of the at the right time when somebody stood up and I was 31:58 preaching about sending price and said I need answers I need as is quite haha. That's 32:04 interesting. That's a very interesting thing. Have you seen the impact of that? 32:08 >> Yeah, all of us is that they've already made friends and started bubble studies and 32:12 the amazing. But, you know, it works for church pond is to unite because often say, you 32:17 know, the best thing if you're planning a churches, too, have a baby because Hugo will come 32:23 through the community with the baby and everybody wants this to see the baby you start 32:27 talking with. The neighbors rushed through. But if you can have a baby, get a dog, Hugo 32:32 walking the dog and you stop meeting other people with dogs and you build friendships, 32:35 right, that so little bit mingling from dogs to Jesus like that fall. Wow. I love 32:42 it. So what about the urban centers so that we played the Cleveland from the secular 32:46 post Christian to the Urban Center? >> Yes, so this is a new 32:50 mission field. This is where the since. I guess what was in 1980, something rather not in 32:57 for the first time the that the world became more urban her. Yeah. The center of 33:03 gravity moved the demographic center gravity moved more people live in now. And for 33:09 the 7th adding this church is a bit of a challenge because historically we've been a 33:14 rural church and we love living in the >> And and what has happened 33:20 to us is our urban churches. We have them there but they have become drive-in churches 33:27 people I see living a 40 minutes away an hour away whenever they drive in and 33:32 they keep the churchgoing. But if you have something like COVID that comes along, all of 33:38 us may keep some all home that church dies right then because there's no one in the local 33:43 community that attends a church. Yeah. And so unfortunately, we still have 33:49 their properties. And so there's now, of course, an intention to revive these 33:55 urban churches. >> that's it. That's it inside. talked about it on the 33:58 chin, the church, but none generally speaking the church I was raised in the New York. 34:03 We talk about that. How are you reach in your community and the community demographic 34:08 is changing. Yeah. But for the most part, people are walking right past a building known as 34:13 the Well, because not thinking about what we do for the people that are right around 34:16 the site. talk about the grapes that are right next to the cart? The going deep into 34:19 the venues. sad. Now, what about mission to the cities? so the whole urban emphasis is 34:32 tied around this team of mission to the cities. >> We need to reach the city's 34:37 so you hear mission to the citizen different parts of the world because there are major 34:39 cities in every part of the world. So this is a little bit of an introduction to the 34:44 urban challenge, OK, let's look at that. >> What the mission to the 34:49 city's initiative? Mission to the city's the same? >> I will go to one of the 34:57 last frontiers. The massive cities of the world. I will share the 3 Angels messages 35:05 using Christ method alone. I will go to urban and reached people starting new groups of 35:14 believers among refugees, Unhoused residents and the elite. I will start centers of 35:20 influence where I can live out. Love God has poured into. I will go. I will not fear. I 35:27 will not drop back. I will work while it is day. Before night comes. Mission to the 35:39 city's is my opportunity to put God's character of love. Mission to the city's the 35:44 same. ♪ ♪ 35:57 >> You know, it's were right. The cities you may be joining us from a city like New York. 35:59 Yeah. On ya. When I say California, Chicago talking about San Francisco, Chicago 36:05 and L A the list goes on Miami. Don't leave your city out. Tokyo, Australia where 36:13 maybe no one wants it is so People are piling into the cities and the challenges that 36:20 one of some of the challenges you see that's facing the church in this in the city. 36:26 You mentioned something about that. Mike reiterate on that. Well mean, there's there are a 36:30 lot of challenges and cities >> but I I and yet I hear a lot of people you know, there 36:39 are rich in increased ago busy. They have no time bases. They have, you is just on and 36:44 on and on. But have you ever stopped to just pause and lists the benefits, right? 36:48 We've got all these people in one place. Thank Yeah, you know, and they're pouring past 36:56 the church the question becomes, do I have something to actually say to them? No, I 37:02 have something that means something to them. you know, and I I think there are a 37:08 positive things about evangelism in cities. Also and certainly the Lord has I think 37:18 provided cities with an abundance of needs. Yes. And so so just pick a You can you 37:24 can answer some means it may not be every place walking dogs, but it probably a lot of 37:30 places. It would be a very good thanked. I I yeah, the big challenge I I in cities is 37:43 not so much the environment of what's possible and what's not possible, but it is is it 37:47 possible for me? 2 set my time in order so that I can cooperate and participate. 37:57 What does put in me that could be of use planted me? Yeah. Let's talk about little Tel 38:00 Aviv. >> So when we look at cities, you know, we think this is 38:06 huge place. But when you start looking at the people, groups within the city is that you go 38:09 to New York and you've got, you know, neighborhood is from different ethnic groups or 38:16 whatever. And so, you know, we might need to use different methods of reaching that 38:21 phone, different neighborhoods from different backgrounds I was in Addis with the church 38:26 planting trainer there and we were heading to the church there. And as you're just 38:33 about a block away, he pointed down the street and said their church down there. It was a 38:38 totally different social economic. And they said, no, we don't have to church down 38:45 there and said we should so. This is talking about how do we sort of to find specific 38:50 groups sometimes okay. Little Tela VI. Yeah. Let's take a look. 38:56 ♪ ♪ Of all the places in the 39:03 world. >> You may not expect to find very many Jews in Mexico City. 39:11 But advantage here are praying for this large on reached people group. Mexico City is 39:15 one of the largest cities in the world. It's metropolitan areas home to almost 39:21 22 million people. But only 65,000 Adventists. That's less than half of one percent. 39:26 Rather than being spread throughout the city. Most at Venice, only live in a few 39:30 specific areas. >> we realized that we had a great need in a certain area 39:36 of the city in the west. So historically, it had never been possible to have a church 39:44 in this part of the city. There have been many outreach attempts, but for 4 years, 39:51 God, he's been wonderful and miracle after miracle has been leading us to this day. 39:57 >> That that not that the stops. >> Given the area a place 40:01 where we are geographic. Lee. So see a logically and economically speaking. We have 40:07 a profile of people to read in the middle of a community that has everything. We're 40:15 surrounded by people who live materially and physically you know, knowing that the people 40:21 also have spiritual needs. Church members are starting a Jewish Adventist cultural 40:25 center. >> And one of the areas with the largest Jewish populations 40:28 in the country. About 40% of the population is Jewish, which is why it is sometimes 40:33 called little Tel Aviv. And the 2010 census, the Jewish community in Mexico was about 40:39 67,000 people. Many of them are descended from immigrants who fled persecution and 40:45 marginalization throughout the past centuries the most We realize that the strategies 40:50 that always worked in common churches, this part of the city could not be reached some 40:57 So we began to study what programs are church has worldwide. 41:04 >> I am very happy because we are in an area of the city where there was no presence 41:08 before. >> There are currently no Jewish at Venice 41:14 congregations, Mexico as that Venice in Mexico City. Take the next step. They need your 41:16 prayers. But the New Jewish at Venice Cultural Center in a strategic area, they're 41:22 confident that God will perform great miracles. Thank you for your faithful support 41:27 of Adventist Mission Worldwide. And the mission offerings. 41:33 >> that that's a mindblowing idea. When I heard the Mexican music at lead me throw that. 41:41 So maybe you're right in the middle of us could be a people who have that we are not even 41:43 paying attention to. So so when we talk about little Tel Aviv, 67 1000 people, yeah, in 41:53 Mexico are Jewish. What's the chance of that being in our communities? But the chances 42:00 of people being in your community that a not necessarily. From that 42:04 community and how we can reach them. Summation. Okay. What about the bold Kerry and 42:12 friendship or >> you know, we we had a pass to come to our church one time 42:20 and and do a special presentation on what we can do to reach our communities. And 42:24 what he started with was interesting to me because he said, what do you like doing? 42:28 Where are your interests? Yeah. And his basic message was find. Those hobbies are 42:33 things that you do and how can you turn those into mission opportunities? And so this is, 42:39 again, another example of of, you know, taking something that you do or are, you know, 42:44 and the bread, if you'd like to bake. How can that be commission? 42:51 >> You know what I like about the theme that we're seeing here is I mean, I think that 42:53 every every turn it's what is God given you. Yes, and why is he giving it to you and how he 43:00 can use it? Yes, look at this. The boat, Kerry and friendship bread and that C. 43:06 >> In the still dark and early mornings flour and water They rise with east and are shelved 43:15 in an oven to be transformed by heat too. The aroma fills the air sitting in 43:23 irresistible invitation to mouth. Watering delights. One by one. People come to order 43:31 to socialize and laugh every day. People of all ages and different ethnicities lineup 43:37 at this bakery eager to savor. Delicious spread. ♪ 43:47 Making bread takes time and patience. It takes loving hands to mix ingredients and 43:55 press them together until the dough is ready to rise and grow. So it with people it 44:01 takes time and patience to cultivate trust and friendship to warm their lives and invite 44:07 them to follow Jesus at the trip. Hazy, a global mission, Urban Center of influence in 44:14 Bulgaria. Staff members offer visitors more than food here. People find room to interact 44:20 and participate in a variety of courses and activities as they make new friends. 44:25 Visitors are invited to become volunteers themselves this way they can give back and help 44:30 others too. Dima Tour is a regular volunteer who found purpose in trip by tutoring 44:40 math >> they're good people here and I developed good 44:45 relationships with different people. So I want to give my best to others. I feel a 44:52 strong desire to learn more about God and the Bible. I have this idea and I have to 44:57 help. And if I can, I'm going to do it. I'm not a math teacher. engineer. But here I 45:03 help kids with math. >> Dima tour travels 10 kilometers every day. 45:08 Sometimes he comes on foot. >> He started as a customer that he became a volunteer and 45:15 now he is a baptized 7th Day Adventist. Like the mature, many people who come to trip 45:20 find the bread of life. The owners of trip have seen how centers of influence like this 45:29 can work as a platform to engage the community and form friendships. God gave us this 45:34 place to keep us close to people caught showed us that we needed a place for people 45:39 accept it. And at home. >> That's why we established the bakery because it smells 45:44 like home in Bulgaria. People eat a lot of This is how Christ worked with them he was 45:49 close to people sick and he offered them the bread of life. He healed them a vision 45:54 and took care of and we want to do the same. >> The leaders that trip hazy 45:58 and invite you to pray for this growing group of new believers. Please pray for 46:03 this urban center of influence and many others around the world that find creative ways 46:07 to introduce people to Jesus. Thank you for supporting urban centers of influence through a 46:13 global mission. >> You know what? This reminds me of the bread of life. and I 46:21 think that somebody once said it well, our job is to make people hungry. Job is to 46:28 awakened their You heard the phrase we are the salt of the earth and ask somebody what 46:30 does that mean? So we'll let you know, use of the season no. I said no, you're supposed 46:37 to make other people 30 So this center is making people Had you had a chance to visit 46:41 there? I have not. >> haven't. This maybe you. Well, I haven't visited that 46:47 one, but they have the centers of influence of opened everywhere. And you can find 46:55 all kinds of things taking place. You know, pizza parlors in one run the city orchestra 47:03 and they sell music instruments and they I mean, creative idea. Well, as it 47:07 it's the same question. As people come past on the sidewalk. What is it that 47:14 they're interested in? That is so true, right? What's the common interest that is 47:19 identified in the people passing So the phone? I think this is done purposefully, but 47:25 just right. Kind of gives me audio. They're planting on purpose. Talk about absolutely 47:29 planting on purpose. >> So when we have a center of influence that we send out a 47:35 global mission pioneer, we have a very specific goal, not just to start a new group of 47:39 worshipping And so that is what we call church plant in. Yes, it's not a new concept 47:48 because that's what Paul is doing this. You know, he went out. He started all these 47:51 these churches. And so that's a comission pioneers. That's a global mission is about is 47:56 starting you cups of believers among underage people using price method. And so this is, 48:04 you know, something. Sometimes people forget that we should start new groups of believers. 48:06 If we want to reach into new areas, the con the the emphasis seems to be on. Let's 48:12 make our churches because it can instead of and I like the church in Ethiopia where you 48:18 have a church and its very large. But what are we doing for these people? The out 48:22 center? planting on purpose. Let's look at how you could be involved and also planting on 48:25 purpose. >> The 7th Day Adventist Church began as a church 48:32 planting movement in the late 1800's church. Planters, an including husband and wife, 48:38 teams such as Albert and Allen Lane again, opening up new work in the Eastern States of 48:43 America between 18 96 19. 0, 5, This is Lou Whiteman along planted at least 12 churches 48:49 in New York State. It was hard going. 100 years ago in 1922. the Adventist Church planted. 48:58 75 new churches. Last year. It planted nearly 2 and a half 1000. In 1922. It took nearly 49:07 5 days before a new church was planted last year. It took 3.6 hours. The 7th Day Adventist 49:16 Church continues to grow. Only is it keeps its focus on starting new groups of 49:21 relievers, church planting is the most effective way to grow and expand the church. Leading 49:27 the way our faithful global mission. Pioneers. nearing the gospel starting new groups of 49:35 relievers, new where possible they work among their own people. They know the language 49:39 they know the culture and they put Christ method of ministry into practice. We see only a 49:49 small living stipend. They work sacrificial Lee to spread the good news. 49:53 ♪ Supporting the work of pioneers and of the church. 50:00 Planters of the global mission centers, which will push more effectively reach out to 50:05 people of other religions, vast people, groups largely untouched by the 7th Day 50:10 Adventist Church. Today, the ministry of these global mission centers goes largely 50:15 on publicized. But they go quietly about their work, finding methods and models to 50:22 make the Adventist message. Understandable, attractive and meaningful to people from 50:29 radically different world Please pray for global mission. Pioneers and other 50:35 church. Planters. And our Global Mission Center directors pray for these 50:40 dedicated workers on the most challenging edge of mission sharing the Adventist message 50:45 with every nation kindred home and people. >> The annual sacrifice 50:52 offering helps global mission start new groups of believers among an reached people often 50:58 in the most challenging places in the world. You can give to the annual sacrifice offering 51:05 online or in church simply, Mark, you're tied. Envelope annual sacrifice offering. 51:10 ♪ >> Now winding down with less than 6 minutes remaining. I 51:20 want to just kind of go over this and have and reach out to those of you watching the 51:24 program and those who have been listening because I know somewhere along the way, 51:28 something has clicked. Yeah. >> Either in your church in York, life in your hot 51:33 individually about. What's in my hand. What is given to me who's passing my I love the 51:40 way he said that. Mike, as you counting how many people walking past future G a and or 51:46 in our driving by our young people off. If they found creative ways to reach out, 51:50 praise the Lord for that. Let's go back to that. We talk about refocusing missions. 51:55 Let's touch on that and then reach out to our viewers and listeners as to how they can 52:00 help. But global mission, annual sacrifice offering. Also with my and because you 52:07 with it, initiation his global mission project back in the 90, it has better leadership. 52:11 Now. >> Haha. All right. It's just still a part of 52:17 >> Because you and throw the ball to know it's OK, whatever But now let's talk to our 52:22 audience. We talked about the missions that the city's refocusing, the 10, 40 window, 52:27 the secular mind. How can people through their help target those areas to increase 52:31 the impact? Well, you know there's a lot of a lot of different things you can give 52:36 to okay it's. And that there's good things in the community. There are good things that you 52:45 can give to a lot of charities. This type of thing. But you have to eventually 52:51 open the Bible up and asked a question what's got asked me to do. right. You know, you 52:57 have to ask, what his he asked me to do. Well, I think that we are all called to be 53:03 ambassadors and disciples. So Jesus disciple ship is a big, big thing. and what is it that 53:10 we're bringing to the world? We're bringing hope in Jesus. So the question is, what? What 53:15 can I do? Well, yeah, you can give to projects in your local church, but I think we have 53:24 indication that as we also feel responsibility for those places that can't help 53:29 themselves. What do you do? Carry in countries that I could name and you know that? 53:34 Well and which we don't have anybody there, somebody has to go okay. and you know, the 53:42 question is, you know, am I willing to also take part of my resources and place them so 53:50 that people there can hear the good news. We have a instruction that if we'll do 53:56 that, that there will be a reflex action that comes back to my church and people and my 54:04 church will become excited about the gospel. That right. And I want you to reiterate 54:07 the fact that talk about the programs and how those local programs financed. Yes, so all 54:14 of global mission projects are initiated from the grassroots. >> Local church members of 54:20 local leaders say this is a project we want to do is to start a new group of believe 54:24 That project then eventually makes its way to the General Conference bone on the way. 54:28 Every level of the church test to participate in this financially and say this is a 54:33 good idea. So it's a joint effort to support Uncle Project, right? That's one 54:39 Mike says there's no no complaints about the projects because it not to see coming 54:44 from the local field. So when people give. The global mission through the year that 54:50 money goes toward church planting and on into areas when people give to the 54:56 specific annual sacrifice offering once a year, that also goes into a pool of funds 55:01 that goes 100%. A global mission to help church planting among the people 55:08 groups. >> So stiff and the 13, 7th, often that's different. So we 55:11 have we have global mission, which is a specific initiative to punt new churches right? 55:15 The mission offering. Yeah. It's kind of like a a river that flows around the world 55:21 that supports mission that helps. Helps keep conference is going help keep mission 55:26 initiatives going. And provides an environment where we can punch churches, but no 55:34 sacrifice offering offering and global mission, specifically 100% on church 55:40 planting. >> They don't admit that there's a certain 55:42 infrastructure that is required to set the platform to plan churches. You don't 55:47 have that. You're going to really struggle out there. That's on a mission. The Web 55:51 site for people that are watching and listening, you know, global dash. 55:56 >> Mission and actually at the end giving Dot org, having us mission bring that back up 56:01 again. One more time. has been just mission Dot org is that? Yes, it's a good one. That's 56:05 the best place. So if you want to participate and we talked about quite a few things 56:08 tonight to refocus. Caging the work as a changes through the decades, not affected by the 56:15 years now and not even 10 years. It doesn't take the change. And then the 10, 40 56:18 window as as was so explain here that the secular post Christian generation, which do 56:23 we need to talk about that that's affecting all the cities, whether low-lying 56:28 small populations are gray areas and then the urban impact, which is the Ihsan 56:32 initiative. What is God given you? Thank you for bringing that out and all the stories. 56:36 Yes. What is God put in your hand? And so thank you, Kerri and Rick and Mike coming in 56:42 and challenge audience. 15 seconds. What can you say to our viewers and listeners? 56:47 Well, thank you very much for your. >> Commitment to mission and 56:52 we want to thank you for your personal Thank you for your prayers for pioneers and thank 56:57 you for your financial concrete contributions in men. >> And thank you for joining 57:01 us on 3, A B, S says he will look forward to seeing you again, but get involved in 57:05 time is now. Yes. ♪ ♪ 57:18 ♪ ♪ ♪ 57:33 ♪ ♪ ♪ 57:48 ♪ ♪ |
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