Mid-Atlantic Region

Mid-Atlantic Region

By Missionary Jacob LeeDr. Richard AndersonShepherd Steve Haga

Mid-Atlantic Region

I. Introduction of Mid-Atlantic Chapters

II. Case study in a large ministry perspective

III.Case study in a small ministry perspective

IV.Conclusion

Mid-Atlantic UBF Chapters Pennsylvania – Penn State,

Lehigh, Shippensburg

Washington area – UMCP, Towson, Johns Hopkins, UMAB, UMBC, George Mason, Georgetown

Southern Area – North Carolina State University, Virginia Tech, University of Tennessee, Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech University at Atlanta

University of Tennessee

Virginia Tech at Blacksburg

George Mason University, VA

Towson, Johns Hopkins, UMAB (Baltimore 1)

Univ. of MD BC (Baltimore 2)

Shippensburg University, PA

Penn State Univ. at State College

Lehigh University, PA

NC State University at Raleigh

Univ. of Maryland at College Park

Washington UBF

Washington UBF

II. Case Study From a Large Ministry Perspective

Washington Chapter Case Study

Focus on a few examples that illustrate:

1. How the ministry can help young sheep to grow

2. How we can remain strong disciple makers

3 Years Ago Many shepherd families had left Sunday Worship seemed mostly Korean

and mostly middle-aged We began to pray We prepared the environment by starting

message council meeting

God Answered Our Prayer Several Shepherdesses received personal

calling to be disciples of Jesus Formed the Chosen Generation Dance team

2nd generation began to play an active role in the ministryCBF ministry

This made a good environment for sheepBut there was a generation gapOld wineskins versus new wineskins

YDJ (Young Disciples of Jesus) 3 teams of 8-16 people each

Friday meetings with praise music, testimony sharing and group bible study

Young Bible teachers solve generation gap Alpha Team – John L./Steve H., David Park Jr. Beta Team – Jenifer R., Mahmia R. Gamma Team – Mary J., Augustine Park

Special event training Dance, Drama, Singing & Praise Team, Message

built co-working vessel

Soldiers’ Dance by YDJ

Vision for YDJ To become stewards of the ministry To grow as MDJs (Mature Disciples of

Jesus) To have world mission vision To be missionaries

Young Disciples of Jesus (YDJ) Mission StatementWe are soldiers of Christ Jesus with the desire to please our commanding officer Jesus Christ. We are called to

obey His commands, expand His kingdom and serve His world mission command.We pray to be faithful to attending Friday testimony meeting, to share sincere testimonies and participate in group

Bible study so we may grow through God’s word.We pray to have a personal relationship with Jesus through Daily Bread writing, personal prayer and Bible reading.

We pray to grow to be Bible teachers and disciple makers by starting to feed one sheep.We pray to serve Jesus’ world mission command by going out to a foreign country as short term missionaries for at

least one year.We pray to know Jesus and imitate Him so we can grow in His image

 This certifies that

Steve Wayne Hagais a member in good standing

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Young Disciples of Jesus (YDJ) Mission StatementWe are soldiers of Christ Jesus with the desire to please our commanding officer Jesus Christ. We are called to

obey His commands, expand His kingdom and serve His world mission command.We pray to be faithful to attending Friday testimony meeting, to share sincere testimonies and participate in group

Bible study so we may grow through God’s word.We pray to have a personal relationship with Jesus through Daily Bread writing, personal prayer and Bible reading.

We pray to grow to be Bible teachers and disciple makers by starting to feed one sheep.We pray to serve Jesus’ world mission command by going out to a foreign country as short term missionaries for at

least one year.We pray to know Jesus and imitate Him so we can grow in His image

 This certifies that

Steve Wayne Hagais a member in good standing

Date Signature

Abraham Lee in China

John Lee in Grenada

Maintaining Disciple Makers A disciple maker must have the heart of Jesus

(Jn 10:4-5) Sometimes MDJs left because we did not act like

Jesus Assumed they were OK without a personal Bible

teacher, as a result, didn’t pray for or encourage them Gossiping Not training them and giving them vision

We must remain young and full of vision Senior missionaries are taking Spanish classes

Have an open mind for the work of God Help sheep from other fellowships let other people help your sheep Don’t limit God

III. Case study in a small ministry perspective

Small Ministry Perspective Main Challenge:

Too few coworkers Consequences

Long time to establish even one disciple “I am a failure!” syndrome Loneliness, nostalgic memory of larger parent chapter. Too few coworkers, too many crosses. Too busy to get to know each other outside of

meetings

Small Ministry Perspective

Positive Result: To overcome these challenges, shepherds and missionaries often must become spiritually stronger than in larger ministry“Only the strong survive”“If it doesn’t kill me, it will make me stronger”

Small Ministry Perspective “Only the strong survive” mentality

My own experience (Balt 1) Supplementary personal Bible study Self-designed program to plant spiritual vision in potential disciples

PA State Close coworking relationship between two American families Dr. Joe Schafer supported the career of coworker Dr. David

Lemmon and for his Ph.D./Bible student Started Sat AM Bible Club for children, Sun AM children’s worship

service Shippensburg, Lehigh, Balt 2

Small Ministry Perspective

Negative Result: Sometimes coworkers give up and leave, or just try to survive.

Q: “What can we do to strengthen Mid-Atlantic coworkers so that disciples can better be raised up in small ministries?”

Small Ministry Perspective: Need for networking

College Park Abraham Team (Brogie, Hollinger, Woods, Morkre, Haga, Keenan, Glenn, Sambuco, Anderson) Monthly meetings provided time to pray and hang out together Group study at conferences made deeper bond of understanding Promotes friendships beyond basic mission responsibilities

College Park Training Programs (Balt 1, GMU) Monday MBA, message council, discipleship training seminar

(“Great encouragement for the messenger and the ministry through better quality messages” – Sh Paul, Balt 1 director)

Connections with other chapters are still lacking (e.g. shepherds at Balt 2, NC St, etc. “Who is at Balt 2?”)

Other small chapters UTK (“We traveled 600 miles.”) VA-Tech (“Thank God for the Spring conference!”) Atlanta (“Sometimes we feel very lonely”) Shippensburg (“When is the next conference?”) Lehigh (“We need more coworkers!”)

Small Ministry Perspective:Need for Networking

Inter-chapter networking is a promising way to strengthen Mid-Atlantic coworkers so that disciples can better be raised up in small ministries Visiting by car especially during the summertime (e.g., UTK,

Lehigh, VA-T, PA St, etc) Shepherds from Balt 2, Pa St., etc can visit for Abraham Team

meetings Joint conferences (e.g. Summer 2002) Letter-writing, email Cell phone (unlimited nights and weekends)

Concluding Suggestions Develop a student-centered ministry with

ongoing training programs. Develop programs for MDJ. Reinforce inter-chapter networks. Develop a regional framework with a full-time

regional director.