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New Ministry Opportunities Baptist Church in a Wealthy Japanese City? Very Few Japanese People Have Heard of Jesus Christ I recently had the privilege of visiting some CMS and people on location who CMS missionaries work missionaries on location, while on holidays with my alongside. husband. Though we’d never met, they welcomed us into We open the edition with CMS-A Development and their home and made us great coffee, shared a meal with us Training Secretary David Williams’ article on the Biblical at a local café and invited us along on their weekly trip to foundations of partnership (pp 4–5) and its critical, two-way the markets. nature in world mission today. International partnerships They shared some of the challenges they are facing in their play a significant role in the process of placing missionaries ministry, what a typical week looks like for them and about in their particular ministry and location. CMS-A Federal their hopes for the growth of their ministry. Even though Secretary Peter Rodgers explains the importance of a we live in different places, our visit brought home the deep common gospel vision in determining who our international unity we share with our missionaries in God’s mission. Our partners should be. goals, our passions, our concerns are aligned in the gospel – Many CMS missionaries work under local churches. this is the essence of true partnership. We share how our partnerships with Higashinada Baptist It is such a joy that as members of the body of Christ, we – Church in Japan (p 7) and the Church of Toraja in Indonesia like puzzle pieces – each have a unique part to play in our (p 13) started and how they have developed over time and partnership in the gospel. the fruit being produced as a result. In this edition of Checkpoint we focus on our For CMS, one of the ways we see partnerships in the gospel international partners – the churches, organisations flourish is when CMS missionaries train local people to take over leadership. This happened recently through the ministry of missionary David Greeff in Namibia (p 8). Handing over leadership to a local was also significant in the partnership between CMS and ABUA in Argentina (pp 10–11). At this time of year, we encourage you to give through the CMS Looking for the Perfect Gift? Catalogue. CMS scholars studying at various theological institutions, are key beneficiaries of your giving through the catalogue. On page 12 we interview Qaiser Julius, about the strategic nature of his studies as part of our partnership in the gospel with the Pakistani Church. Like any relationship, CMS’s international partnerships have their joys and challenges. As you read this edition and use the enclosed calendar throughout 2013, I encourage you to pray for the ongoing growth of the kingdom of God as CMS works with diverse people, churches and organisations across the globe. Church Missionary Society – Australia Ltd COMPlaiNts Protocol VICTORIA WESTERN AUSTRALIA President: Most Rev Peter Jensen CMS Australia contracts an Independent Contact 9 –13 Queen Street (PO Box 410) 31 Acheson Crescent, Woodvale WA 6026 Person to handle complaints. 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Partnership in the Gospel 4–5 How We Work With Partners 6 An Evolving Partnership in Japan 7 God’s Timing is Perfect! 8 Our Gospel Partnership in Argentina 10–11 Training Future Leaders 12 A Very Personal Partnership 13 In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because News 14 of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, Giving Thanks 15 being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. The 2013 CMS calendar can be found after page 13. Philippians 1:4-6 Image: Mikayla (daughter of missionaries Leigh and Tamara ) receives affection from an elderly friend in a village. 03 Partnership in mission is one of CMS’s core values. CMS-A Development and Training PARTNERSHIP Secretary David Williams explores why partnership is central to who we are and IN THE GOSPEL what we do: A friend of mine is a missionary in Madagascar. He is A TWO-FOLD challenge clear that those who ‘share in Christ’ are given a status that helping to equip African evangelists for a church planting actively involves us in the work of the gospel. This ‘partnership in the gospel’ is a initiative that they pray will see thousands of people come to Over the last 25 years, mission has been changing very rope woven with four strands – doing, Christ. After having flown to Madagascar, my friend spent rapidly, confronting us with a two-fold challenge. On the A TWO-WAY partnership months learning the local language to enable him to teach one hand we must hold firmly to the unchanging truth praying, communicating and supporting. the good news of the Lord Jesus clearly. He is supported of God’s word – the gospel of Jesus Christ, which is the Paul uses this model of partnership to describe not only by his home churches, which give sacrificially to a mission only hope of rescue for a lost and broken world. On the the local fellowship of Christians but also the relationship agency that coordinates his financial and prayer support. other hand, we must be radically flexible, willing to do between Christians who are geographically separated. SERVING together in partnership away with old stereotypes as we seek to proclaim this good When we consider how we can extend our influence As I’ve told that story, perhaps you’ve painted a picture in news to our ever-changing world. This double challenge beyond our local reach, we are to engage in partnership We are the Church Missionary Society. We exist to help your mind of the tropical jungles of Madagascar. As you’ve demands that we think carefully and biblically about how with others ‘there’ just as we engage in koinonia, locally, the Church do mission. We don’t exist to do mission apart imagined the scene, let me ask you: what is the skin colour we work in partnership with others as we serve together with each other ‘here’. It is the same pattern of relating from the Church. Our role is to enable God’s people to of the missionary? Black or white? I’d guess that the in mission. with each other, but requires careful thought, effort and work together across geographical and cultural boundaries. pictures most of us have painted give the missionary white communication because of geographical separation.1 CMS offers a high level of training and preparation to skin. So the part of the story that might surprise you is that BIBLICAL foundations of partnership help missionaries to navigate these differences of language my friend is a black Kenyan, the supporting churches that This ‘partnership in the gospel’ is a rope woven with and culture. We enable gospel-minded people to serve Paul’s letter to the Philippians offers us a biblical foundation are funding him are all Kenyan and the mission agency four strands – doing, praying, communicating and together in gospel-centred partnerships. In this edition for our understanding of partnership. Paul used the Greek that has sent him is Kenyan. supporting. Partnership is about doing the work of the of Checkpoint we introduce you to some of the people word ‘koinonia’ to convey the deep spiritual fellowship gospel, proclaiming and living it; it’s about praying for and ministries around the world who share in gospel which believers share through their partnership. All one another; it’s about communicating with one another partnerships with God’s people in Australia. Christians are in partnership with one another because we in order to encourage each other in our gospel witness; Care are in Christ and share God’s grace.
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