Looking to further define where we’re heading, our mission hammered out a vision statement which was recently approved by the CAM board.
Now everyone on our support team (those who pray for us, or give of their time or money, or encourage us, etc) are familiar with CAM’s mission statement from our Ministry Vision Brochure:
Looking for answers in Albania (photo by Phil O’Day) |
Our mission is to produce and empower committed followers of Jesus Christ in Spanish-speaking areas to reach the world.
And of course the motto of CAM Mexico, which is:
Build the Church
Change the Nation
Reach the World
These remain the same, and I think they say a lot about who CAM is and what CAM has been for the past 115 years. The vision statement is something different – a more specific view of the direction CAM is headed. Here it is:
Our Vision…together with the Spanish-speaking church, CAM will make disciples among the world’s less-reached peoples by mobilizing multi-national teams to win a hearing, teach the Word and establish biblical churches.
Those of you who have seen our “target” presentation will already have an idea how our team in Mexico fits in to the big picture. In areas like Central Mexico and Spain, where there are very few believers, church planting must remain a priority. These are some of the less-reached areas of the world. But the end goal is not simply to make churches. Jesus told us to make disciples – and disciples by their very nature are reproducing.
The missions vision among Mexican Christians and Christians throughout Central America is growing. Multi-national teams are already being sent to reach those peoples who otherwise would never hear the Gospel in their lifetime. Our passion must extend beyond Mexico to other countries and peoples who need to be reached. Those at CAM, and other missions and churches around the world are working together to reach a common goal.
Considering our use of the target in our presentation, it’s interesting that the leadership at CAM chose an arrow to express our new vision statement. How cool is that? Here it is:
The diagram shows how God’s power (the bow string) is released through the help of the larger team – those who pray, who provide resources, and so on. The feathers on the arrow are those who support the actual disciple-makers (of course we’re all disciple makers, but some do this in a more direct way). These people may teach missionary kids or do administration or provide leadership. The shaft of the arrow shows all the things that are needed in Kingdom building, leading to that “reproduction” – sending out more missionaries who can reach those who don’t know the Lord.
This arrow would hit the centre of our target – that one individual or family that needs to know the truth. All of us who know the Lord are a part of it. The Spirit gives us the power and direction. May we let Him use us today!
