Ephesians 2:10 “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”
God has designed every believer to make a difference in the world. How do you go about finding the works that God had created for you? Here are some guidelines to help you in this process.
1. Pray – Ask God to reveal His design for your impact on the world. As you pray, listen with your heart. Here are some questions to ask yourself:
• Is there a need or issue that your feel burdened about?
• Is there a place in the world or a people group that you feel drawn toward?
• Are there some life experiences that have pointed you in a particular direction?
• Is there a life skill or gift that uniquely qualifies you to serve in a certain area?
2. Educate yourself – Find out what Westminster is doing in the world. Talk to one of our Global Impact Project Coordinators about a project. Pick a Westminster supported missionary to correspond with. Take the Perspectives class to give you a deeper understanding of what it means to be a “World Christian.”
3. Get equipped cross-culturally – Develop cross-cultural skills and prepare yourself for cross-cultural relationships by become a TalkTime host or Alpha for ESOL helper.
4. Go on a short-term trip – There are several trips that Westminster Global Impact Teams go on each year. Ask a Global Impact Project Coordinator or the Mission Pastor about upcoming trips.
5. Join a Global Impact Team – We have 6 Global Impact Project Teams (see Projects). There are many ways to serve on these teams from prayer to hands on projects.
6. Become part of the Missionary Care Team – There are many ways in which to communicate with and care for our missionary family (see the Missionaries page to find out more).
Pastor Ralph Rowland – Mission Pastor
Sylvia Ramquist – Westminster Internationals Director
Hanna Grove – Global Administrative Assistant
Mark Pedrin – Westminster Language Assistance Director
Doug & Joyce Anderson – Missionary Care
Doug & Stacy Debruyn – Operation Reach Ethiopia Coordinators
Kathy Caldwell – Sudan Project Coordinator
Ray Lewandowski & Gretchen Olsen-Jacobsen – Uganda Project Coordinators
Richard Rice – Guatemala Project Coordinator
Sylvia Ramquist – Alpha Japan Project Coordinator
Jack Madson – Cambodia Project Coordinator
Jani James – Global Impact Advisor