IFES World Assembly IFES World Assembly 20112011

International Student Ministry Forum

29th July 2011Krakow, Poland

Matthew MeekMatthew MeekDirector ISMDirector ISM

Self Self IntroIntro

• Christian 1982• IS in Japan 1985• AFES -1st ISM staff 1998• Married to Evelyn (Malaysia) 2000• IFES WA 1999, 2003, 2011

Why Why International International

Student Student Ministry?Ministry?

• 620,000 students Dec 2010• 3rd largest behind US + UK• China (30%), India (13%)

StaffingStaffing

AFES FOCUS

% of Total

Senior 23 25%Apprentice

9 16%

StaffingStaffing

Associate

FOCUS

% of Total

Senior 6 10%Apprentice

9 15%

PhuongPhuong

Vietnam

Phuong Phuong (Vietnam)(Vietnam)

• Became Christian at FOCUS (2002)• Served as a student (2002-04)• Graduated to work in IT (2004-09)• Served as a graduate (2008-09)• FOCUS Ministry apprentice (2010-11)• Bible College (2012?)• Return to serve in Vietnam?

Phuong Phuong (Vietnam)(Vietnam)

“Jesus is the King of my life. Wherever he sends me, whatever he wants I will do. Whether I’m in ministry or not, I should always be serving God. I want to see others come to know Jesus as Lord & Saviour and be with me in heaven”

Phuong Phuong (Vietnam)(Vietnam)

“My parents are against my decision to do ministry. They think serving God with all my heart is brain washing. Their mind is on worldly things (like career, money, happy family) because they don’t know Jesus. Please pray for them”

Discussion Discussion Questions:Questions:

• How do other ISMs identify which students to develop as leaders?

• How are they trained?