partners with churches to educate, motivate & facilitate christians for global service the...
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partners with churches to educate, motivate & facilitateChristians for global service
The Missions Service Arm of Australian Christian Brethren Churches
facilitates…
AMT exists to assist churches in maintaining workers in the harvest field. Running the AMT office – finances and property
Deciding on distribution of undesignated funds and Christmas gifts to AMT workers
Providing specialised advice on taxation, health and travel insurance and the AMT retirement fund
facilitates…
Annual Christmas Gift Offering – share the joy of Christmas with a special gift for AMT workers
Personal Project & Encouragement Fund (PPEF) – assist AMT missionary personnel with specific projects
Overseas Disaster Relief – eg tsunamis, earthquakes
Managed Missionary Retirement Fund (MMRF)
AMT’s Special Funds
facilitates…
Pastoral care and counselling support
Liaise with state MACs re prospective candidates
Debrief on return to Australia (furlough, permanent)
Recommend training and provide secondment options
AMT exists to assist churches in sending out workers into the harvest field and
also caring for them holistically.
facilitates…
AMT exists to assist churches in supporting workers in the harvest field.
Member care – determining needs and encouraging workers by mail, email and phone while on the field or back home, and by direct contact while on furlough or visitation
Processing documents of candidates and workers
Keeping track of workers’ movements and updating details
Helping with pastoral care
facilitates…
Support for on-field workers by sending monthly financial support from churches and individuals
Invoicing Serving Together magazine subscriptions
Processing of special fund donations, e.g. car and building funds for workers, disaster relief
Processing of office-related payments
AMT exists to assist churches in maintaining workers in the harvest field.
educates…
We believe that it is every Christian’s responsibility to be involved in the reaching of every ethnic group with the
good news of the Gospel.Through publishing a
regular magazine headlining the latest topics in the mission scene, AMT seeks to
keep the churches educated about their
role in the Great Commission.
educates…
Determining the year’s theme
Gathering article writers for each two-monthly edition
Editing submissions and writing editorials
Liaising with the designer/printer, Carillon Graphics
Preparing Prayer Matters & maintaining the website
We believe that it is every Christian’s responsibility to be involved in the reaching of every ethnic group with the
good news of the Gospel.
educates…
We believe that it is every Christian’s responsibility to be involved in the reaching of every ethnic group with the
good news of the Gospel.
Each year the magazine has a specific theme, e.g. this year the theme is ‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Missions’; many articles are written by field missionaries, both former and current
Keeping Track = movements of workers (short and long-term), commendations, workers on home assignment
Frontlines = current missionary letters from the field
educates & motivates…
We provide a three-pronged prayer network: the Daily Prayer Guide to help you pray daily for our workers; Frontlines is published in Serving Together to give regular ministry updates; and the Global Prayer Matters service to give you weekly up-to-the-minute prayer information, which is summarised in the Monthly Prayer Summary.
AMT seeks to inspire individuals and churches to be serious in their mission involvement.
The AMT WEBSITE is atwww.amt.asn.au
What AMT is and does; how AMT is involved in missions; and how you too can be involved through prayer and practical means
Links to information about countries where AMT workers serve
Links to organisations providing short and long-term missions opportunities worldwide and within Australia
AMT-affiliated Christian Brethren churches list (Notice of Meetings)
educates & motivates…
PRAYER NEEDS Daily Prayer Guide Frontlines (in Serving Together) Global Prayer Matters & Monthly Prayer Summary
PASTORAL & MEMBER CARE NEEDS FINANCIAL SUPPORT NEEDS
Forwarding gifts and donations from supporters Distribution of undesignated and Christmas gifts Establishing special funds (e.g. car, building) when needed
PUBLICITY & INFORMATION NEEDS Serving Together magazine & AMT website Conference displays and deputation visits