Global Mission is the front-line mission arm of Adventist Mission, an office of the Seventh- day Adventist Church’s world headquarters. The organization sends volunteer missionaries, typically for one or two years, to reach people in areas of the world where there are no Seventh- day Adventist members. Together Global Mission pioneers and cross-cultural Seventh-day Adventist missionaries are working to “Tell the World” about the love of Christ in some of the world’s hardest-to-reach places.
Global Mission was voted at the 1990 General Conference Session as a special initiative to reach people in the so-called 10/40 Window with the gospel. Typically Global Mission pioneers work within their culture and language group. Unlike typical missionaries they already know the culture, and are thus more easily accepted by the community.
Global Mission sponsors laypeople, called pioneers, who volunteer at least a year to establish a congregation in an un-entered area within their own culture. They have the advantage of knowing the culture, speaking the language, blending with the local people—and being far less expensive than foreign cross-cultural missionaries.
More than 2,500 Global Mission pioneers are now working around the world. Since 1990 pioneers have established more than 11,000 new Seventh-day Adventist congregations around the world.
Global Mission pioneers share the gospel through a holistic ministry including: caring for the sick, teaching agricultural skills, running literacy programs, holding evangelistic meetings, and giving Bible studies.
It is my hope that in the next three years the Central Zimbabwe Conference opens more congregations through global pioneers.
Pr Felix Chisvo, Executive Secretary
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Vision
Every district a nerve centre for mission through global mission
Goal
To have more than ten global Pioneers working in un-entered territories of our conference being sponsored by well wishers and districts.” tab_2_title=”Objectives” tab_2_content=”1. To raise the spiritual level of global pioneers and the sponsors. (Reach Up)
2.To equip Global Pioneers (Reach In)
3. to train the global pioneers in witnessing and public evangelism (Reach out)” tab_3_title=”Action Plan” tab_3_content=”1. Visiting global Pioneers for prayer and encouragement
2. Global Pioneers seminars
3. Establishing prayer networks for Global Pioneers
4. Retreat for Global Pioneers and their spouses
5. Giving them literature, and handouts for spiritual growth
6. Seminars on training Global Pioneers in witnessing and Public evangelism are done. Efforts to be done once per quarter
7. Small Groups are formed and monitored”][/otw_shortcode_tabslayout]
