Apple of His Eye Founder Steve Cohen Offers Extensive Mission Training By Teleconference
January 4th, 2012 by lucasjsThe following is an offer of an extensive training program in outreach, particularly too Jewish people, but applicable to general outreach. It is being taught by Steve Cohen, the founder of Apple of His Eye via teleconference link. It is also in coordination with the New Anglican Movement.
I will be hosting a node at Bethany Lutheran Church,Alexandria Va 2501 Beacon Hill Road, Alexandria, Virginia 22306 * 703 765-8255. If you wish to participate at Bethany, please RSVP to me, Jerry Lucas.
If any other church wishes to set up a node at their location, please RSVP to Steve Cohen at Apple of His Eye to make those arrangements.
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Dear friends,
We are planning for an extensive training series in 2012 and invite those serious about growing in capacity in sharing with Jewish people and gentiles. This comes as a joint initiative of the New Anglican Movement, The Church Missions to the Jews (CMJ) and The Apple of His Eye. and we would like to invite you to join with us in this important series.
The IDEAL SITUATION is to have a team of people from each congregation that participates, otherwise those individuals who join in are certainly welcome.
Location for those in St. Louis:
Church of the Resurrection; 1330 Schoettler Rd, Chesterfield MO
This will also be available for Live internet interaction, and recorded internet viewing – (planned).
These are the dates for training: Tuesday evenings from 8-10:30 pm Eastern Time (7 – 9:30 Central Time)!
January 24th
February 7
February 21
March 13
March 27
April 10
April 24
May 8
May 22
In addition there will be two planned outreaches based on what is happening in the community.
Startup Readings:
- To be a Jew by R. Donin
- Beginning from Jerusalem
- The Feasts of Israel by Born (on our web store)
- Missions Policy Handbook – (on our web store)
- Questioning Evangelism – by Newman
* also suggested Messianic Judaism: A Critical Anthology available at Amazon.com
May the Kingdom of God be enlarged through these efforts!!!
PLEASE RSVP!
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Following is some of the initial thinking in our process
Mission
Equipping local congregations to share the transforming love of Messiah Jesus with their Jewish friends and neighbors.
Primary Objective
Reach the 2,000,000 Jewish people in medium and small U.S. cities, who have little or no sustained Gospel ministry, with the news of their Messiah in a sensitive and effective way through a network of trained, local congregations.
Secondary Objectives
1) Make available to any local church training in the Jewish roots of their faith and study tours to Israel that
will spiritually deepen their people.
2) Support CMJ work in Israel through regular presentation of that work to constituent congregations of CMJ-USA.
Operating Guidelines
· Although we will happily serve individuals committed to any of our goals, the emphasis will be on developing knowledge and skills in local congregations for the work of Gospel ministry among Jewish people and the deepening of their Christian faith.
· Although we have a ‘natural’ constituency among evangelical Anglicans, our work will be ecumenical by design. The ultimate objective for any city outreach is a consortium of Christian congregations, working in a sustained partnership, to reach Jewish people in their city with news of their Messiah.
‘Product’ Development. For the Co-laborer work we will use a progressive program of teaching and training that equips congregations to reach their neighbors and eventually become catalytic leaders in that outreach with other congregations. At this point we think that involves three tracks of teaching/training. Material from these tracks can be ‘re-packaged’ for use with Partner and Friend congregations.
1. Developing a Jewish understanding of the Bible and Christian discipleship through extensive Jewish roots teaching. This is for the dual purpose of authentically relating to Jewish people and being better followers of Jesus. This, when possible, involves a visit to Israel to enrich biblical study and understanding.
2. Training and practice in the process of sharing with friends and acquaintances the news that Jesus is the Messiah, sent by God for Jewish people first, and then the nations, not for the purpose of establishing a Gentile religion.
3. Modifying the life of the congregation so that it is more rather than less welcoming to Jewish people. This is the most experimental track, and involves a combination of special services (Feasts, Shabbat), style of services, greater emphasis on home worship and teaching, and targeted small groups.
The Rev. Cn. Daryl Fenton
National Director
P.O. Box 334
Sewickley, PA 14143
Prayers
and February 11, 2012.
Lake Norman Lutheran was privileged to host the second annual Christmas Tree Lighting for the community of Denver, NC, on December 2. A local community group was searching for the best spot on Highway 16 for this event and asked church leaders for permission to locate the 15-foot tree on the front yard. Hundreds from the community came, our Sunday School department served hot cocoa and cookies, and the event continues to help us locate the church for folks in our community, “You know, we are the church with the Christmas Tree!”
Year end is a time to cherish and celebrate loved ones and traditions we hold dear. As I reflect on the year, I am humbled by the neighbors we serve and grateful for the embrace of the community around us.
people who work in the malls, car repair centers, and food courts about the Good News of Jesus and lives are changing, people are praying and seeking to know Jesus in a personal way. I give thanks to God for the missionaries, mission planters, and pastors who are leading the way in proclaiming the Gospel.
share the good news of salvation in Jesus Christ with Arabic-speaking people. St. John’s member, Ibrahim Soliman, a native of Cairo, Egypt, has accepted the role of mission leader, and is already serving in this capacity. Our goal is to equip Ibrahim through the Ethnic Immigrant Institute of Theology (EIIT) to carry out this mission task even more effectively. Circuits 9 provided a grant of $12,000 to help move this mission forward.
