Types of WELS Home Missions
Mission Encouragement
Part of the purpose of the District Mission Boards (DMB) is to encourage individuals, groups and congregations in their outreach and ministry plans. A congregation or a group may request assistance from its DMB to investigate a new area of ministry of the congregation or a new location. It might also include older congregations that need to regain their focus in reaching out to changing neighborhoods.
Mission Enhancement
A congregation or ministry group has seen a need to enhance its ministry program. Plans have been developed and the congregation or group has committed personnel and financial resources to the program. However, the local financial resources are not enough to permit the plan to succeed. With the approval of the DMB, plans and financial needs are submitted to the Board for Home Missions (BHM).
Mission Establishment
The DMB in coordination with BHM has studied a location and has determined that there is potential to support a new congregation. All “exploratory” work has been completed prior to submission of a request to establish this ministry. A ministry plan has been developed, ministry partnerships identified and resources required to activate the plan have been determined. When funding is approved by the BHM, the ministry team will be gathered, the plan activated and the ministry started.
Mission Development
The DMB in coordination with the ministry team has determined that a ministry has been established and is ready to move toward a goal of self-support. The DMB has approved the ministry plans that the ministry team has developed and the resources needed to support the plan.
Mission Enrichment
Various individuals, groups, and organizations donate funding to help ministries over and above their normal operating budget. A ministry team can submit a request at any time through its respective DMB and if funding from one of these sources is available, the administrators of Home Missions will act on the request.
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