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You will receive power when the Holy Spirit
comes on you;
and you will be my witnesses
in Jerusalem, and
in all Judea and
Samaria, and
to the ends of the earth.”
(Acts 1:8)
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Praying to the Lord of the Harvest,
LCMS World Mission, in collaboration with its North
American and worldwide partners,
will share the Good News of Jesus with
100 million unreached
or uncommitted people
by the 500th anniversary of the Reformation in 2017.
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What is a Critical Event/
Faith Sharing Moment?
“When one Lutheran Christian
gives witness about
Jesus of the hope that is within
him or her to another
person so that person may
encounter Christ."
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What is at the Heart of
Ablaze and Fan into Flame?
Every minute 83 people die in the world
not knowing Jesus Christ.
It doesn’t take money to share your
personal relationship with Jesus Christ
with another person in Nebraska.
It does take money to place a missionary
in Africa, Asia, Eurasia, or Latin America.
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Fan into Flame undergirds Ablaze! by
supporting mission outreach in:
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Congregations
Districts
North America
International Mission fields
(Jerusalem)
(Judea)
(Samaria)
(Ends of the Earth)
Raise $100 million supporting the
overall efforts of the Ablaze!
movement
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Distribution of Funds
15% net - Participating
Congregation Outreach
Projects (Jerusalem)
15% net - District Mission
Opportunities (Judea)
20% net - LCMS World
Mission – North America
(Samaria)
50% net - LCMS World
Mission – International
(Ends of the Earth)
Congregations
15%
Districts
15%
LCMS
World
Mission
20%
National
LCMS
World
Mission
50%
International
A portion of the gifts will go
to the mission field in Sudan
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What Will Fan into Flame Do?
Global mission projects include:
A new missionary in Saratov, Russia
Rehabilitation of St. Michael Church Russia
Taiwan seminary construction
India seminary upgrade and building new
churches
Ghana seminary construction
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What Has Already Been
Accomplished?
In North America:
Urban church planters have been called to
serve in Atlanta, Philadelphia, and New York
Ablaze! Covenant Congregations have
received funds to plant new churches
Ablaze! in God’s Word MP3 “Bible sticks”
were distributed at LCMS Youth Gathering
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Nebraska District Goals
1 million “Faith Sharing Moments” by 2017
− 1.5 faith sharing moments per communicant member
per year for the next nine years
Renew district congregations and schools
Plant new churches and schools
Provide Lutheran school and church worker scholarships
Plant and support ethnic ministries
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How Will Fan into Flame
Support Congregations?
Ideas of Congregational Outreach Projects
include:
Community Outreach Programs
Providing assistance at a local mission congregation
Assist in building a new church plant in the area
Recognizing the sanitation workers (or other vocation) in the community with
a special dinner in their honor to celebrate Christian vocation.
Fund a Bible club for local children outside of the church community
Evangelism Training through Harvesters For Christ
Mission trip assistance for members
Adult Day Programs including providing a location and service staff for
Senior Meals [meals provided by the county] and Senior Game Days
Provide the community with a retelling of the Christmas or Easter story at no
charge
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How Can Our Congregation
Support Ablaze?
RECRUIT – Find a few leaders for your
appeal
EDUCATE – Ensure that your members are
knowledgeable about Ablaze! and Fan into
Flame
INVITE – Ask members to support this
local and global effort for God’s mission by
making a pledge
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Participation Options
Flexible Appeal Plans
• Personal Contacts
• Cottage/Group Gatherings
• Commitment Sundays with Publicity
• Tithe from a Capital Campaign
• Budget-Line Item
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Appeal Resources
A selection of those frequently used:
Start-up to Ablaze! kit (available online)
DVD for Gatherings
National and district tri-fold brochures
District Case for Support (available online)
Congregation appeals plan
Fan into Flame Q & A sheet (available online)
Prayer Card
Commitment Cards
www.ndlcms.org or www.lcms.org
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How Can We Get Started?
Educate members about Ablaze!
Set a financial goal
Identify projects that need funding
Select a time from now through Advent
2008 to conduct a Fan into Flame appeal
Invite members to support this mission
funding effort
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Next Steps
Notify the Nebraska District or
your Circuit Coordinator of your
decision in order to receive
resource materials and tools
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Why Fan into Flame?
Provides a focus on mission – locally,
regionally and internationally
Expands existing mission efforts
Supports new and expanded district and
LCMS World Mission projects
Provides leadership to other congregations
Walks together with the district and synod
Shares the Good News of Jesus!
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