MISSION TODAY UNIT
A Mission Today is a special emphasis whose purpose is to fulfill the
PURPOSE by:
energizing United Methodist Women to be more involved
in mission through prayer, study and action; increasing contacts between
units and mission personnel and Projects;encouraging use of mission
resources; and expanding concepts of mission, including social justice as
mission.
Criteria for a
Criteria for a Mission Today Unit with 15 or fewer members
Silver: chose 5 or more activities.
Gold: choose 7 or more activities.
Platinum: choose 8 activities.
Silver and Gold units are asked to include activities #1, 2, 7, and
13
Platinum units with 15 or fewer members are asked to include activities
#1, 2, 6, 7, 11, 13, and 14.
Criteria for a Mission Today Unit with 16 or more members
Silver: choose a minimum of 10 activities.
Gold: choose 14 or more activities.
Platinum: choose 16 or more activities
Silver and Gold units are asked to include activities #1, 2, 7, and 13.
Platinum units with 16+ members are asked to include activities
#1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 13 and 14.
* l. Use the PRAYER CALENDAR at each general meeting of
the unit to pray for people in mission and for our mission work with
women, children and youth.
* 2. The unit will make and meet its PLEDGE TO MISSION.
* 3. The unit will add at least
* 4. The unit will have at least two members subscribing to RESPONSE
magazine.
* 5. The unit will use two programs from the PROGRAM BOOK during the
year.
* 6. The unit, circle, or subgroup will conduct at least one MISSION
STUDY a year.
* 7. The unit will implement the CHARTER FOR RACIAL JUSTICE POLICIES
in at least two ways during the year.
Some suggested plans of action:
+ Plan a joint unit
meeting with a unit of a different racial/ethnic background, using
programs from the Prograrn Book.
+ Develop
bi-racial/cultural or multi-racial Koinonia groups.
+ Hold a
+ Share joint worship
services on special occasions.
+ Encourage the church to
sponsor a refugee family.
8. At least one member of the unit (other than a
conference or district officer) will attend the CONFERENCE OR
DISTRICT SCHOOL OF CHRISTIAN
9. At least two members (other than a conference or
district officer) will attend the DISTRICT OR CONFERENCE ANNUAL
MEETING.
10. The unit will have at least one person join the UNITED
METHODIST
WOMEN'S ACTION NETWORK to receive and respond to legislative information.
* 11. Members shall write to five people listed in the PRAYER CALENDAR at
least twice a year.
12. The unit will participate in the CAMPAIGN FOR CHILDREN in
at least two ways.
Possibilities for action:
·
Help sponsor a church or community program related to
children and youth needs.
·
Sponsor a Children's Sabbath, promoted by the Children's
Defense Fund.
·
Get involved with children in mentoring, tutoring, and
"big sisters" programs.
·
Write letters, e mail, or call congressional representatives
and/or others in government regarding children's issues.
·
Visit your local schools.
·
Attend a school board meeting. Learn how our schools are
funded.
* 13. The unit will be a
* 14. The unit will select a project from the WOMEN'S DIVISION'S MATERIAL
RESOURCES FOR MISSION CATALOG and will contribute the needed
materials to the mission project.
15. Each unit, circle, or subgroup will include a RESPONSE
MOMENT where an article from RESPONSE rnagazine will be lifted up as
a way to tell the mission story.
16. Have at least two people from the unit, circle, or
subgroup complete one of the READING PROGRAM PLANS and report on one
of the books read; encourage all members to complete Plan One; have a
book review program.
17. The unit will invite a district or conference officer,
other than that of a member of the unit, to one of the unit meetings
during the year.
18. The unit will observe UMW Sunday during the year.
