Inter-America Launches ‘All the Family in Mission’ Comprehensive Evangelism Initiatives for 2024

November 3, 2023 | Miami, Florida, United States | Libna Stevens, Inter-American Division News

Seventh-day Adventist Leaders in the Inter-American Division (IAD) launched their comprehensive evangelism initiatives and activities for 2024 during a special online program on Oct. 28, 2023, amid the church’s year-end church business meetings in Miami, Florida, United States.

Themed as “All the Family in Mission,” the year-round initiative will seek to engage all members of the church to participate in the fulfillment of the mission, said Pastor Balvin Braham, vice president of the IAD overseeing evangelism.  “We want to involve every member in the family of God to be engaged in preaching the everlasting gospel because it won’t be long…Jesus will come and we shall be home,” said Braham.  It’s about seeing leaders and members participating in both personal and public evangelism outreach initiatives with the goal of more member involvement in missions, he explained.

Part of the program initiative will focus on four principal dynamics, said Braham. “Growing in the faith, serving in the community, sharing the gospel and reaping God’s harvest,” he said. It’s about building relationships at every level, explained Braham, “children in mission, young people in mission, families in mission, young adults in mission, couples in mission, singles in mission. All focused on the mission that will see God’s kingdom growing, discipling others for Jesus and preparing for His soon coming,”

In preparation to take part in the specific initiative goals, the first three months of the year will see enlisted pastoral families, children, youth, and young adults participating in spiritual growth activities. Church members can commit to the year-round initiative by logging on to aim.2024.interamerica.org.

 

Evangelism goals for 2024 include involving at least 120,000 families, 200,000 singles, 15,000 local churches in the IAD in the initiative, at least one million laypersons as bible instructors, engaging 300,000 families in witnessing to at least one family, 100,00 small groups participating in evangelism, thousands participating in community projects, as well as impacting at least one million persons with health ministry interventions during the year.

Quarterly reaping campaigns will see massive territory-wide coordinated baptismal ceremonies throughout the IAD on April 20^th, June 29^th, and September 28^th, 2024, announced Braham.

Pastor Elie Henry, president of the IAD, encouraged union administrators and viewers to not put off doing God’s work.  “We must worship God faithfully, listen to His Word as a priority for God is inviting us in mission to help each other, love each other, encourage one another,” said Pastor Henry. “Our mission is to prepare our young people to live as citizens of the kingdom, forming them as disciples of the Lord so they take part in the work of His church,” he said.  Our job, he said, is to train men and women who will become servants in the church, and proclaim the gospel to others by praying for conversion as well as integrating new people into the church.

In referencing the message in Haggai, Pastor Henry encouraged leaders and members to active participation in the mission. It’s not just knowing about the mission, he said, but going into action in the mission.  It takes a lot of work and requires planning and perspiration, he said. “We have to get up and get active in planning, building tools, materials, time, talents, finances, and each one of us has a part to do,” said Pastor Henry.

The task is grand, said Pastor Henry, but “when we are with God, success is guaranteed because God affirms to us that He is with us, so we have nothing to fear.”

“There are so many people around us in Mexico, all of Central America, in the islands, Venezuela, Colombia, so many who need to come to Jesus, and we have to build that great family of God, announcing that Jesus is coming soon,” Pastor Henry said. “Let us be ready to move into action.”

IAD administrators, department heads and executive committee members from across the 24 unions, or major regions, took part in affirming their commitment to leading the church membership to jumpstart its evangelism efforts weeks before the new year begins to spread the gospel in their communities, cities, and regions.

The launch reviewed additional initiatives and resources that will be available to keep members committed to evangelism, discipleship, and retention of new members in 2024.

To watch Inter-America’s “All the Family in Mission” online launch program for 2024, click as follows:

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