For more information visit our website: http://www.alternativemissions.com/
Why does Alternative Missions exist?
Our mandate is the great commission and the command to love our neighbor as ourselves. Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Matthew 28:18-20 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this: “Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these.” Mark 10:30&31
Why the name Alternative Missions?
The name implies choices, creativity, flexibility, and relevance.
: offering or expressing a choice
: different from the usual or conventional
: existing or functioning outside the established cultural, social, or economic system
We want to facilitate new ideas, new ministries and provide creative opportunities as a mission. God can do a lot of things a lot of ways. The Gospel is relevant to the needs of each and every person and people group.
What does Alternative Missions do?
We pioneer and run ministry projects…
- Ministry locations in various countries with multiple ministry departments.
- Ministry departments like short term missions, medical, dental, education, music, etc.
We coordinate resources related to missions…
- Teams, equipment, supplies, etc..
We recruit, train, and facilitate missionaries…
- Alternative Missions University (AMU)
- Staff support and project donation bookeeping and distribution
Statement of Purpose
Alternative Missions exists to…
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Express the love of God in ways that are relevant, creative and tangible in order to influence people of all cultures to come under the lordship of Jesus Christ.
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Seek out and partner with others who are wanting to commit to the long term process related to influencing people for Christ.
- Network resources to missions projects around the world.
Working Strategy
Our projects are related to meeting the needs of the communities we work within and to present the gospel of Jesus Christ to the communities in a relevant way. Whenever we work on a community project it is with the counsel and involvement of the local leaders and in cooperation with the local people. Our goal is not to provide something for them, but to work with them in accomplishing their goals. In most cases when “churches” are planted the method used is the “Cell Church” model emphasizing the small group and multiplication of the church through discipleship. In the case that a “church” already exists in an area we seek to minister we do so in such a way as to help the pastor and the people fulfill the vision that God has given them.
Doctrinal Statement
Because Alternative missions is committed to working interdenominationally we do not emphasize a specific denominational doctrinal statement but in it’s place affirm that…
The Bible is God’s inspired and authoritative word, revealing that Jesus Christ is God’s Son. We believe that man is created in God’s image and that He has created us to have eternal life through Christ. Although all men have sinned and come short of God’s glory and are eternally lost without Christ, God has made salvation possible through the death on the cross and resurrection of Jesus Christ. We believe that repentance, faith, love and obedience are necessary and fitting responses to God’s initiative of grace towards us and that God desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. We believe that the Holy Spirit’s power is demonstrated in and through us for the accomplishing of Christ’s last commandment: Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature” (Mark 16:15).
For more information visit our website: http://www.alternativemissions.com