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CRM Local-Global Initiative: Long-term, Hands-on, International Partnerships For Your Church

Goal

Teaming together locally to transform lives globally

Logic

The Local-Global Initiative gives churches the opportunity to work together in sharing Christ’s love in specific parts of the world. By teaming up, churches of all sizes can grow the missionary hearts of their people through training, inspiration, and hands-on involvement in global projects.

Working primarily through on-site national church leaders, the Local-Global Initiative seeks to make long-term, redemptive investments that result in transformed lives and communities for the glory of God. Churches connect around global sites where they share a common passion. This initiative ensures quality mission engagement that is both affordable and accessible for churches of any size.

For the Local-Global Initiative to thrive, we must:

  1. Encourage and train churches to reach the lost internationally through hands-on engagement.
  2. Help churches become more focused and strategic in selecting international mission partners, with relationships led by C1 churches (see below).
  3. Develop strong church partnerships to accomplish shared objectives with strategic international partners.
  4. Streamline the deployment of American workers to strategic projects from multiple churches sharing a common passion, as requested by international partners.
  5. Reduce the financial cost of sending American workers overseas.
  6. Pool resources, expertise, professional skills, and finances for greater impact.
  7. Develop more C1 churches.
  8. Partner with the district HQ for effective communication and recruiting.

The C1 Structure

Partnerships drive the local global initiative.

  • Church partners are identified by the letter "C."
  • Para-church partners are identified by the letter "P."
  • Levels of responsibility are identified by the numbers 1 through 5.

A C1 church carries the greatest responsibility for a project and serves as the “Lead” church. This means having the capacity and commitment to see the project through—even if other partners drop out. C2–C5 churches share in the work with decreasing levels of responsibility, yet all play a vital role in the partnership.

Click here or on image to see the C1 Strategy Diagram.

The C1 Strategy

1) Discovery

  • Explore and evaluate global sites for Local-Global partnerships.
  • Identify churches with similar global passions.
  • Connect national leaders with C1 churches for the chosen site.
  • Contact potential missionary and para-church partners.

2) Preparation

  • Conduct a site visit for logistics.
  • Define site requirements.
  • Identify resources.
  • Recruit a prayer team.
  • Develop projects and schedule trips.
  • Recruit, assess, and train partners and participants.

3) Project Engagement

  • Activate the prayer team.
  • Promote specific projects.
  • Consult with national leaders.
  • Confirm trip dates.
  • Raise necessary funds.
  • Finalize travel plans.
  • Provide team orientation.
  • Coordinate plans between local and national leaders.
  • Carry out the trip.
  • Review the project and gather feedback.
  • Strengthen and grow the partnership through ongoing coaching and evaluation.

Current C1 Churches and Opportunities

C1 churches are the driving force behind church driven international missions. A C1 Church is the "lead" church in any given international missions project. This has no relation to the size of a church.

Below is a list of current projects and their C1 church. Please note that "Commitment Level" stands for the level of experience and maturity for individuals looking to participate in a project. This can relate to spiritual maturity, travel experience, or comfort level with new or uncomfortable experiences such as new foods, cultures, and languages.

  • Engage Haiti - Living Hope Bible Church / Rev. Eldridge Sims (this project is currently suspended for political reasons)

  • Engage Uganda - Cheyenne Hills Church / Pastor Galen Huck and Brad Cave

            Click to see Cheyenne Hills' "Hope Lives - Aloi" video.

  • Engage Argentina - Mission Hills Church/Julie Scanlon

  • Engage Nordic Baltic - Arise Church Denver, The Bridge Community, Grace Fellowship of Lakewood, Harbor Church, Catalyst Church

  • Engage Philippines - Prairie Hills Church / Pastor Ty DesEnfants

  • Engage British Isles and Ireland - Bethel Baptist Church Greeley, Crow Hill Bible Church, Encompass Church, Orchard Church

  • Engage Mexico - Missionary Dan Nelson

Do you have a passion and want to be a C1 church for your project? Apply below.

Apply to be a C1 church
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