Mission Education
FAQ
Why were the tapes for children's mission books discontinued?
A quick, simple answer: inadequate sales. Nazarene
Publishing House (NPH) products are market-driven, just as
with any publisher. If a book is not selling or if sales result
in a loss, that item is removed from inventory. If requests
for children's books on tape reach a we've-got-to-have-this
fever, then we believe NPH would reconsider its decision.
How are the NMI reading books selected? I'm interested in
writing a book.
So glad you asked! The mission education coordinator is responsible
for handling all book proposals and works with authors through
the approval and editorial stages. The mission education coordinator
works closely with the Mission Education Committee (MEC),
the group who makes final decisions on all books, throughout
the entire process.When anyone expresses a desire to be an
author, the mission education coordinator sends him or her
the MEC Writer's Guidelines and answers any pertinent questions.
Then these steps are followed:
- The writer submits a book prospectus to the MEC for review;
- The MEC votes to either request an entire manuscript or
reject the proposal;
- When the manuscript is submitted, the MEC evaluates and
approves/ rejects it;
- The book is edited and submitted to NPH for printing.
Interested in writing, anyone? Contact the General
NMI Office
Why is some of the information in the mission education lessons
out-of-date?
Lines. Yes, it all has to do with time lines and deadlines.
Lessons are assigned and written two years before publication.
And even though the mission education coordinator tries to
update information in the editing stage, which is almost a
year before the churches receive the materials, that information
may be dated as well. Therefore, it's imperative that the
mission education leader consult the latest sources (such
as the NMI web site, Global
Mission web site, Mission
Connection magazine, Global
Glimpses newsletter, Holiness
Today, Nazarene
News, etc.) to share the most current information possible
with you.
How can I use the Adult Mission Education packet in my church?
We don't have a monthly missionary meeting any longer.
In other words, you're asking: How can I make it fit? This
could perhaps be best answered with a challenge provided by
Wes Eby in a recent issue of HeartLine, the General NMI Director's
monthly newsletter, entitled, "Mission Education: Making it
Fit."
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Have you ever returned from the supermarket and discovered
the purchased items didn't fit in your cabinets? What did
you do? Throw the stuff away because your space didn't accommodate
them? Of course not! It's good "stuff". You made the necessary
adjustments. You rearranged. You stacked. You crammed. You
combined. You made them fit. The same can be said for mission
education. Your challenge is to make "it" fit your church,
your people. We don't throw away mission education just because
we think it doesn't fit our congregation. We adjust. We rearrange.
We adapt. We combine. It's good "stuff", and we make it fit.