Ik Synod Global Missions

How to participate in the Missionary Sponsorship Program:

Missionary-for-a-Day Program:

Ideal for families, individuals, and Groups who want to support ELCA Missionaries for a day, a week, or a month.

For $135, you can support the work of international mission personnel for a day; for $190, you can support a missionary family

Your gift will be acknowledged with a Missionary Prayer Page, which lifts up the work of a particular missionary or missionary family.

Missionary Covenant Program:

Through this program, congregations or individuals partner with:

An ELCA missionary or missionary family
An international scholarship student attending an ELCA college or seminary
A "south-south" missionary (For example, a missionary from Madagascar who serves the Lutheran church in Papua New Guinea and is supported by ELCA gifts)

SPONSOR A MISSIONARY:

As a sponsor, you support your missionary through prayer, correspondence, and financial support ranging from $1000 to $69,000 a year.

Your relationship begins when you sign a Missionary Sponsorship Covenant.

You will receive photos, contact and background information on your missionary.

It continues as you exchange letters or arrange visits, when possible.

SEND GIFTS AND COVENANTS TO: David Lerseth, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, PO Box 71764, Chicago, IL 60694-1764 www.elca.org/dgm

DGM Companionship Model Characteristics:

Witnessing in Relationships:
--Engaging in faith conversation across religious and cultural lines while modeling the life of Christ
Lifegiving:
--Participating in the mission of restoring the dignity of humanity and all creation.
Shaped by the cross:
--Walking in a spirit of respect and vulnerability among our companions.
Embracing the gifts of All:
--Committed to overcoming attitudes, behaviors and systems that exclude and marginalize people.
--Committed to justice in all relationships developing gifts and leadership skills.

ELCA international missionary personnel:

Proclaim the Gospel through their work and personal lives
Serve through holistic ministries of health, education, evangelism, community development, and advocacy
Accompany Christians in their spiritual journey
Receive the gifts of colleagues and neighbors

For a presentation in your congregation, contact the Indiana-Kentucky Synod Global Mission Committee.

Rev. Bill Gafkjen, IK Synod Director of Global Mission
Jean Eisen , IK Synod Global Mission Committee Chair

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