Living Mission, the new adult mission education curriculum. We believe this resource will deepen mission education for the Church of the Nazarene and will appeal to a wide variety of ages, due to the many types of learning opportunities. It might enable rethinking how a church *does* mission education. If done effectively, your church will enjoy broader awareness of global mission.
  
What Is in the Box?
What you received in the Living Mission box is the first six months of materials. In September, you will receive an additional mailing for the rest of the year that will contain approximately the same amount of material. All additional resources will fit in the original box, so that the entire year’s resources may be retained neatly for future use. Variations will take place from one topic to another; however, you *will* receive three more lessons, three more discussion videos, 1 or 2 CAUSES, plus additional posters, brochures, PowerPoint presentations, audiocasts, and many other items.
 
In future years, the entire year’s curriculum will be available at the time of purchase. However, because the product is evolving, NMI will adapt it to best serve as many churches as possible.
 
Multiple Options
Living Mission offers a variety of options not seen in previous curricula. In the past if people wanted to use video media in their presentations, they had a list of potential videos that related to the topic (sometimes vaguely) for which they had to search (either in the church or public library), and they might not be successful. We have received requests for audio media to be included for a number of years; it is now included. The advantage is that everything is in one place. You know you will have the video, because it is included in the curriculum.
 
Mission educators may prefer even more options for the lessons in this curriculum. We have set up the Living Mission Facebook Group to meet that need. Check the discussion tab on that page for additional ideas from fellow mission educators. And if you do something creative with the information, share the idea with others on that page. Someone else may use your idea as it is, or adapt it to fit their congregation better.
 
While we cannot meet everyone’s needs, we are trying to provide as much information in one or two places as possible. NMI and NPH appreciate your assistance and suggestions for the future.

 
Living Mission Web Site
In addition to all of this, those who purchase Living Mission will be given access to the Living Mission Web site (going live March 31, 2010). We include on that site all the materials you received in the box, plus additional ideas for how to use the materials, how to promote them, updates, and additional resources (printable handouts, videos, PowerPoint presentations, etc.) only available to those who own the product.
 
 Living Mission Facebook Group
To allow for direct interaction with other educators and to learn from the experience of others, a Living Mission Facebook Group has been established. The social-networking site is free, and you do not have to be a member of Facebook to view the group page. However, to post comments and engage in the discussions, you will need only set up a Facebook account (again, free) with an e-mail address and password to use it. There is a discussion page, photos, video trailers, and a tab for special events that relate to Living Mission.
 
 
To see how you might use Living Mission throughout the year, see the
Plans for a Year page.
 
  Print this page.
 
Order Living Mission HERE.