Stage 1 -- Committing to the Journey
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The SVM2 network is calling 100,000 new Message Bearers, from sending countries around the world, who will “GO” long term (at least two years) to the forgotten, using any means necessary, through a multitude of organizations, agencies, and other sending avenues.
What is a Message Bearer?
The term Message Bearer is simply an alternative term to that of missionary. A Message Bearer is a young adult who has made the following 3 commitments:
- To wholeheartedly devote myself to the person of Jesus Christ and be committed to the marks of a true disciple.
- To persistently pursue revival and the spread of the gospel in the midst of the forgotten, through disciplined prayer and the commitment to “GO” for at least 2 years.
- To intentionally influence others to develop an awareness of the global purpose of God toward the aim of their personal involvement.
Young adults ready to make this commitment are invited to make their GO Declaration as a way of stating their intentions toward these ends. They are invited to keep the larger portion of the card and put it in their Bible or on their mirror or somewhere that they will be reminded of their sense of direction before the Lord.
There is a spiritual principle involved in this form of a commitment. In our generation that struggles with dedication, it is important to combat this with a challenge of making firm decisions, based not upon emotions, but upon the leading and direction of the Lord, and holding to them.
Why At Least 2 Years?
The job of seeing the glory of God declared throughout the earth is, more than ever, in great need of gifted laborers who will devote a large portion of their lives primarily to the forgotten people of the world. It is becoming increasingly clearer that this cannot be substituted through short term activity. However, most of the church today highlights the short term emphasis, to the neglect of the long term. In fact, only 8% of mission speakers present a long term challenge to the younger generation in their messages. For this reason the common challenge among the younger generation to “GO” for at least 2 years to the forgotten has been implemented.
A minimum of 2 years gives the opportunity for message bearers to learn language, grasp cultural issues, and have meaningful relationships built, through which to share the gospel. It also provides a long enough amount of time to hit the “wall” of culture shock, and to persevere through the real temptation of wanting to leave and get back to what is familiar, as quickly as possible.
Without a radical shift in focus, which evokes a longer term emphasis and subsequently a significant increase in the longer term challenge being put before the younger generation, the completion of the Great Commission in our lifetime is only an elusive dream.
Who are the Forgotten?
As we look at what remains in the task of Global Proclamation, we must seek to be strategic in focusing our attention and emphasis on those people and places where the gospel has had the least activity. Our priority in “going” must be to those who have the least opportunity to hear the message of Life. The SVM2 Initiative terms these the “Forgotten." This is a term that we use to describe the least of these' and those with the greatest need and least opportunity of a gospel witness. The Forgotten reminds us that these are people who have value as ones for whom Jesus paid the ultimate price to deliver them from their bondage and sin. Yet, most of us, in the body of Christ, do not keep them or the need for their salvation at the forefront of our hearts, our prayer lives or our mission sending strategies.
Will You Commit to the Journey?
Being a Message Bearer to the Forgotten will require all that you’ve got. It’s a BIG commitment of time, energy and resources. The choice is yours. What will you do with the years God has given you? How will you use your blessings and your passion?
Sign the GO Declaration and begin your journey with hundreds of others committed to personally bearing the Message among the forgotten.
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