Core Orientation with @EncompassWorld
A great week with some great people! This week of core orientation for Encompass World Partners was really helpful in getting “indoctrinated”:-)
We did talk about the stuff of vision, mission and values, and we were inspired by the story of James Gribble and other Encompass missionaries. Their life stories and lessons learned were very pithy!
We also got to go to a different ethnic restaurant each day, and pray for that part of the world. The food was great, and Atlanta is a very diverse place! A great place for the future of being an apostolic center!
If God continues to raise up workers like the men and women I spent the week with, the building of Jesus’ Church is in good hands!
Missions Mobilizers meet in Wooster, Ohio by @DaronButler
My friend Daron posted a little pic and article about this important meeting I was at last week:
Daron Butler Blog: Missions Mobilizers meet in Wooster, Ohio.
Also, @JohnAWard caught me doing a little presentation:
Here’s a further list of resources which were talked about during the day:
- Website for Unreached, Unengaged People Groups http://FinishingTheTask.com/
- Prayer Sprint Powerpoint Slide Download here & the link for info online — http://encompassworld.org/sprint
- A link to all of John Ward‘s info on the Encompass Recruitment Process https://www.dropbox.com/sh/8br2pizmopkvrvu/6ghePVWdkr?n=148536683
- NorthStar Adventure in Japan: http://encompassworld.org/northstar
- Pictures below of the Brochure on the ESL Training at Ashland Grace (May 4 – 8:30am-5pm)
- Link to the Ministry to the Dominican Republic with Carl Keys http://www.partnersnchrist.org/
- Mission Frontiers Magazines…all online! http://www.missionfrontiers.org/
- Article on EXPORTING: the Lost Aspect of Disciplemaking http://www.missionfrontiers.org/issue/article/exporting
- DVD of the James Gribble Story http://www.encompassworldpartners.org/resources/resource-center/item/2090-a-grain-of-wheat
A little bit of insight into Encompass World Partners…
I’m truly excited to be a part of this team at Encompass World Partners: great men, women and kids deployed all over our globe making a difference for our King Jesus. I wanted to share this graphic which speaks precisely to the values and the logo of the organization:
The piece of this that sticks out to me is “the billowing sail” which reminds us of the indispensable role of the Holy Spirit! We have no alternative source of power!
“…you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.”
–Jesus (Acts 1:8 NASB)
New Year and New Opportunity to Engage Churches in Greater Ministry to the Nations!
I have had the privilege over the last couple of months to dialogue with Dave Guiles, Executive Director of Encompass World Partners about how I could help advance the cause of Christ in mobilizing disciples, leaders and churches toward more meaningful engagement with cross-cultural ministries. It has been inspiring for me to hear and see how God is working in this way already.
Just before Christmas, we solidified a plan to partner together for the mobilization of disciples, leaders and churches in our Grace Brethren family and beyond. This part-time role will be as the “Coordinator of Mobilization Initiatives” with Encompass World Partners.
The newly emerging architecture for this effort will be in two areas: 1) Coalitions and 2 ) Coaching/consulting.
1) The Coalitions will be groups of 5-6 churches, some from the USA and some from the foreign field, who will covenant together to have a laser-like focus on a mission opportunity or initiative. Encompass will serve these coalitions in coordination and in cross-cultural expertise.
For example, there is already a Coalition of Churches to the Philippines:
- “In cooperation with Encompass World Partners, a partnership of US churches with churches in the Philippines, to assist in leadership development, Micro-enterprise Development, encouragement, and in other ways to assist our Filipino brother and sister churches.” (via our Grace Brethren Church in Waterloo, Iowa)
2) The Coaching/Consulting piece will be to recruit, orient and market a team of gifted individuals whose skill sets add value to local churches in cross-cultural ministries.
I’m so excited to be joining the Encompass Team and to see God use this architecture to multiply the transformational impact of Jesus to the nations of our world. My role is 3 year assignment with much to accomplish! All the Encompass staff must raise prayer and financial support.
For my assignment, I need to raise $15,000 per year for my ministry budget and salary. Encompass is contributing above and beyond that to my ministry budget and salary.
The sooner I get fully supported, the sooner I can get to work serving churches! I need to get there in actual gifts or pledges for 2013. If you want to sneak in a gift before the end of 2012, that is welcome too!
You can give online with a credit card:
http://www.encompassworldpartners.org/give/give-to-a-missionary
( My name isn’t on the list yet, so enter it as “Mike Jentes” in the box that looks like this: 
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You can send a check:
Please make checks payable to “Encompass World Partners” with “Mike Jentes Support” on the memo line, and mail to the secure lockbox at
Encompass World Partners
Box 80065
City of Industry, CA 91716-8065
Or contact me directly with your pledge for the year to come!
I’ve already got $1500 in gifts and pledges before even publishing this post! So I’m 10% there!
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UPDATE ON JANUARY 8: Thanks to a variety of folks responding, I’m at 49% with gifts and pledges at this point!