Countries of Ministry

• Australia
  
• Austria
  
• Argentina
  
• Canada
  
• Cyprus
  
• Deaf & Blind Ministry
  
• England
  
• Fiji
  
• France
  
• Germany
  
• Guam
  
• Hawaii
  
• Honduras
  
• Hong Kong - SAR China
  
• Ireland
  
• Italy
• Japan
• Luxembourg
• México
• The Netherlands
• New Zealand
• Puerto Rico
• Scotland
• Suriname
• Spain
• South Africa
  
• United States
• Uruguay

Information on The United States of America

INTERNATIONAL OFFICE

A well known chain of hotels has the following motto: "Our business is to help you get on with yours." That is also the role of the mission agency. Our goal is to help you get on with your goals--especially in the area of global outreach. As a para-church organization our only purpose for existence is to be a facilitator of your vision for international ministries. We are merely a tool in your hand to accomplish the goals God has given to your church. This is the heart and soul of the companion relationship that we wish to enhance. It is our desire to serve you.

The local church is the medium for God's work today. Thus, it follows that local churches should recruit, train and send missionaries. It is equally evident that the primary result of missions activity should be newly established local churches. Therefore, the work of a mission agency is to help sending churches deploy and serve their missionaries as they start new churches around the world.

What is our mission agency? It is a tool in the hand of the local church. There are many things we can to do assist you in your job, but here is the "short list".

1. ADMINISTRATION: The mission agency cares for a myriad of administrative details which are needed to keep a missionary on the field. Some of these services include: Crisis management, visa procurement, travel arrangements, hospitality, displays, literature, prayer letters and prayer cards, representation, hostage negotiation, recruiting, receipting, payroll, banking, tax services, retirement, medical insurance, correspondence, etc. We focus on these details so that your missionary can focus on the task of starting churches.

2. TRAINING: We assist you in preparing your missionary for deputation, cultural adaptation, language learning and on-going training on the field. BMW operates an email forum, called “ThinkSpots,” to facilitate the discussion of issues related to missions. “InkSpots” is another forum to share book reviews. Each year we conduct a conference on every field to provide training, planning, fellowship and spiritual rejuvenation for missionaries. One-on-one mentoring is available in many instances for new missionaries on the field. Life-long learning is a necessity in ministry, and the mission agency can help you make that happen.

3. TEAMWORK: BMW leadership assists missionaries in setting goals and strategies. Because we work as teams, there are others to provide mutual accountability and encouragement for your missionary. Field Leaders and Administrators assist in evaluation of missionaries on the field. Monthly, quarterly and annual evaluations are done to help make sure we stay on track with our goals. While you cannot visit your missionary every week, the mission family on that field provides the infrastructure for these good things to take place. It would be a challenge for most local churches to launch a team to every field. The mission board helps you do that.

Your church could provide all these services. It would mean that the church would need to employ a full-time missions pastor to adequately do all this. Or you may choose to "outsource" some of these services to a mission agency. If that is your approach, we are here to serve you.