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Request for 2010 Season of Prayer Materials

If you would like to download the 2010 Seasons of Prayer materials order form, please click here.

What Resources
Do I Need?
Find a list of all of the needed resources for an effective year in WMU!

Resources

2010-2011 Church WMU Leadership
So that we can better communicate with our church WMU leadership and to be good stewards our resources and finances, please help us have up-to-date information on your church leadership. Notify us immediately of any leadership changes.

2010 - 2011 Church WMU Leadership Form 

WMU Products

All WMU products are available for purchase from WMU, SBC and can be ordered on-line: WMU Store

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WorldCrafts, begun in 1996, is a nonprofit ministry of WMU® that imports more than 300 different items from countries around the world. It currently supports more than 70 artisan groups and their families. WorldCrafts  assists women and men who live in poverty by providing income to them. For more information, visit WorldCraftsVillage.com.

125th History Of South Carolina WMU Available
The history, which is written by Mary B. Foster speaks to women today in a call to faithfulness to God. It also stands as a repository of hope for future generations yet to be born.

To inquire about getting your copy of this history, please contact Brenda Brown.

Growth Resources Available For You


These resources will offer suggestions for WMU growth in the association and will offer assistance to those who may be new to Southern Baptist life and to WMU.


• How-To For Smaller Membership Churches

•  Association Module

•  Introduction to Missions and WMU

Key Elements for Growth


Each church and association are asked to use these key elements in planning their work for WMU. These elements will help us to become better leaders and encourage us to involve more people in missions.

  • Define Missions Education to the Church
  • Communicate the Heart of WMU
  • Leadership Development
  • Qualitative Growth
  • Numerical Growth
  • Coaching
  • Mentoring

Checklist for Off the Chart
Growth Plan

Follow this checklist as you prepare to take missions
Off the Chart:

• Pray For Growth

• Set Goals For Growth

• Develop Action Plans

• Train In Growth Principles

• Evaluate For Growth

• Improve The Quality Of WMU

• Mentor WMU Prospects, Members And Potential Leaders

• Invite New Persons To WMU

• Enlist New Leadership For WMU

• Start New WMU Organizations/Groups

• Encourage The Church To Be More Involved In Missions Through WMU

• Think GROWTH!

 
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Distinctives of Off the Chart
Growth Plan

The SC WMU growth plan will focus on several areas. Through these specific areas we will try to encourage leaders and members of WMU to look for new ways to be involved and to involve others in missions.

The distinctives of this growth plan are:

  • Mission Action
  • Witnessing
  • Age-Level Focus
  • Family Emphasis
  • Ministers’ Spouse Encouragers
  • Associational Growth Consultants
  • WMU Growth Specialists
  • Technology

Growth Brochures Available

New WMU Growth brochures are available for all age levels and WMU. Click on the links below to download the needed brochures.

 

• WMU Growth Brochure  • Women on Mission Brochure
• Mission Friends Brochure

• Children in Action Brochure
• Girls in Action Brochure • Youth on Mission Brochure
• Acteens Brochure • Adults on Mission Brochure

 

Quality and Quantity Growth

Review this information regularly to help increase the quantity and quality of your WMU.

  • What is the focus of your WMU? Is it missions?
  • Make sure each leader in your WMU attends associational or state training.
  • Order the appropriate magazines for all of your WMU organizations.
  • Evaluate when and where missions education could happen in your church, and see if you need to add more organizations or groups.
  • Check all the ways you publicize WMU in your church. Would persons not familiar know why, when, where and who can attend each of these missions opportunities?
  • Do each of your WMU organizations regularly have some way to reach those who are not involved?
  • Are leaders regularly reporting?
  • Is your WMU planning in advance and making sure events are scheduled with the church calendar?
  • Do you include new types of mission action projects to try to involve more persons in missions?
  • When was the last time your church had a Bible study on missions or a spiritual gifts inventory?

Principles for Growth

  • Growth is to be undergirded with prayer.
  • To accomplish WMU growth, one must be true to the vision and purpose.
  • People use their spiritual gifts and strengths through involvement in WMU/missions education.
  • There must be a commitment to grow that leads to an expectancy of growth.
  • Growth includes enlistment and enlargement.
  • Organizations must meet at times and places that people can attend and offer many avenues of missions involvement.
  • Growth requires adequate resources and appropriate number of leaders.
  • Growth requires trained leadership.
  • Growth demands effective communication.
  • Networking/Linking is important in starting new organizations.
  • All churches need missions education.
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