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Fellowship Missions

Here to Serve D-GroupsMissional Experiences- Making Disciples on the Field

Missions Tour– Experience 6 key ministries; choose the 3 hr. dinner tour (4-7 pm) or the 2 hr. lunch tour (11-1) with the Fellowship Missions team.

Places to engage locally:n Passport to Success & Family Connectionn Hidden Creek- transition house for men and women coming out of prisonn Community of Grace Health Centern International Students– a global mission field in your back yardn Prison Ministries– for both men and women

Go to fellowshipmissions.com/local for complete listings and opportunities

Global Short Term & Mid-Term Trips– Go to fellowshiponline.com/global or invite the Missions team to your D-Group to share about current trips.

Your Own D-Group Project– Missions offers D-Group grants and consulting to help your group plan and fund a service project of your choosing.

Missional Equipping- Making Discipleship Easy

The Missions Team Will Come to Your D-Group to Equip You in These Topics:n Finding Your Mission: How has God gifted you? (for groups and individuals)n Finding Best-Fit Ministry Matches for D-Groupsn Share Your Faith (A four part series: Sharing Your Faith with Confidence, Answering Tough Questions/Comments)

Culture Link– Equipping for Short Term Missions Trips, Offered yearlyD-Café– once a quarter

For More Information, visit FellowshipMissions.comor contact Linda Slaton at 501-224-7171 or lslaton@fellowshiponline.com

Community of Grace Health Center

Toe-Inbecome acquainted with the ministryIndividuals or groups may visit and observe the clinic operations on Monday evenings 6 - 9 pm (1st & 3rd of each month) and Tuesday evenings from 6 - 9 pm (except on the 2nd Tuesday of the month).

Wade-In become involved with the ministryn Individuals or groups may bring snacks or dinner to the staff and help serve the food prior to the opening of the clinicn Serve in a limited capacity in the positions for which you are qualified.

Dive-In become committed to regular involvementWe invite you to join our community of volunteers by exploring any of the opportunities for which you are qualified. We need doctors, nurses, phlebotomists and administrative help as well as greeters and people who will pray with patients.

For more information on how to volunteer contact Ben Sims at ben@coghc.org

Community of Grace Health Center

Recovery: for residents to break free from addictions

Transition: for residents to live Life on Purpose by developing a Life Plan

Discipleship: for the body of Christ and the residents to grow as disciples and disciple-makers, by sharing God’s truth in life-on-life relationship

Hidden Creek is a transition house whose mission is to foster new life in Christ for the recently incarcerated.

Hidden Creek’s Primary

Purposes

Hidden CreekToe-Inbecome acquainted with the ministry

n Come to Potluck Celebration Lunch: Once a month (3rd Sunday of the month) from 12:45 - 2:00 pm. Bring a dish to share. Excellent for D Groups or Sunday School classes.

n Provide household items: paper goods, cleaners, detergents, etc.

Wade-Inbecome involved with the ministry

n Drivers (individuals or couples) – Drive residents to errands, job searches, and other appointments

n Provide and share dinner for the Hidden Creek family (currently 20-25 people). Contact Pam Ferguson at pferguson@hiddencreekdc.org

n Service Projects – painting, landscaping, garden planting

Dive-Inbecome committed to regular involvement

n Provide and share dinner once a month for six months

n Mentoring – Disciple a resident

n Instructor – Facilitate and teach Bible studies and life skill classes

n Resident Assistant – Live and serve at Hidden Creek for a minimum of one year

n Prayer Team – Lead or join the team to pray for Hidden Creek

For more information:Contact Linda Slaton at 501.224.7171 or lslaton@fellowshiponline.com

Let’s Chatn Held at Tyler St. Opportunity Centern A classroom English program for helping students advance their conversational English and listening skills n Centered around stories from God’s Wordn Utilizes fun, creative methods for improving language skills

International Student Ministry

International Student Ministry is an opportunity to have a global impact without leaving Arkansas by serving international students in a variety of ministries:

International Game Nightn Held at Tyler St. Opportunity Centern A time for international students to interact with Americans for a night of food, friendships, and fun

Friendship Outreach with Conversation Clubn once a week on the UALR campus an informal time of food and conversation

Friendship Partnersn A way to bring an international student together with an American for an extended friendship.

Culture Connection Day or Weekend Internationaln Students are invited into your home for a meal or for an “American weekend” visit

InternationalStudent Ministry

For more information:Contact Jason Duncan at jduncan@fellowshiponline.com

Toe-Inbecome acquainted with the ministryIndividuals or groups may come and observe the ministry in action and be a guest at:

n Game Night n Conversation Club n Missional Gatherings

Wade-Inbecome involved with the ministryIndividuals or groups come and participate in a one-time act of service by:

n Providing a meal and visiting with our Let’s Chat students at Tyler Street Opportunity Center

n Providing food and observing the Conversation Club at UALR n Volunteer to have an International Student for a meal at your home

Dive-Inbecome committed to regular involvementIndividuals or groups become committed to serving with one of the following:

n Let’s Chat n Conversation Club n Missional Gatherings n Hosting Cultural Connection Student for a weekend n Hosting Rwandan Presidential Scholars for part of the summer

Men’sPrision Ministry

Men’s Fraternity, 33, and Stepping Up are being offered every Tuesday and Friday mornings at 6 am throughout the year in the Little Rock minimum security facility. Leaders from Fellowship and elsewhere facilitate the classes and answer the questions that come their way as the residents seek to become the best version of themselves as Christ-following men, husbands and dads.

Toe-Inbecome acquainted with the ministry

Be a guest one Thursday evening (4–9 pm) and experience prison ministry for yourself. Just come and listen.

Wade-In become involved with the ministry

n Become a substitute leader once or twice during the “semester.” See if the fit is right for you.

n Be a part of the hospitality team that plans and executes the end-of-class celebration in May or December: help set up the dinner and provide food and drinks and prayer support for the leaders and men.

Dive-In become committed to regular involvement

Contact Paul Chapman to discuss becoming a leader or co-leader on the team for the next course.

Contact Paul Chapman: pchapman@fellowshiponline.com or 501.224.7171

Men’s Prison

Ministry

Woman on a Mission, a curriculum written by Linda Slaton, is being offered once a week in a minimum security facility in Pine Bluff. Twice a year a dozen leaders from Fellowship and other churches encourage the hearts of 60 residents for the 12-week long curriculum. The residents are exposed to a fresh new vision for the future and learn to appreciate their own great worth before God. It is a transformative experience for both the helpers and the helped!

Women’s Prison Ministry

Toe-Inbecome acquainted with the ministry

n Be a guest one Thursday evening (4 – 9 pm) and experience prison ministry for yourself. Just come and listen.

Wade-In become involved with the ministry

n Be a part of the hospitality team for the end of class celebration; help serve dinner and drinks.n Form a prayer team - pray for the leaders and residents during the ten week course.

Dive-In become committed to regular involvement

n Contact Jennifer Hawthorne to discuss becoming a leader or co-leader on the Woman on a Mission team for the next course.

Contact Jennifer Hawthorne: 501.224.7171 or jhawthorne@fellowshiponline.com

Women’s Prison

Ministry

Toe-Inbecome acquainted with the ministry (Oct-May)

n Observe the after school program; Monday – Thursday, 3–5 pmn Be our guest for dinner at Family Connections, 2nd Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday of the week (please RSVP)

Wade-In become involved with the ministry (Oct-May)

n Tutor for one hour, one day a week n Lead a class in art, dance, music or an area of your choice n Provide snacks for the children and volunteersn Decorate, paint, make repairs, or provide supplies to classrooms (this is a great D Group project!)

Dive-In become committed to regular involvement (Oct-May)

n Become a regular tutorn Provide funding for materials, playground equipment, or a vann Serve on a regular basis as projects and needs arise n Become a Family Connection family; eat dinner once a month with a PTS family

For more information contact LaShanna Bruce, 501-224-7171or lbruce@fellowshiponline.com Danita Waller-Paige, 501-224-7171or dwaller-paige@fellowshiponline.com

Passport to SuccessPassport to Success is a cross-cultural family ministry, connecting families in our church with families in the Franklin Elementary School Neighborhood in three gospel-centered environments:

n The After-School Program focuses on literacy, academic enrichment, and life-skillsn Family Connection is a monthly dinner at Tyler Street Opportunity Centern Summer Day Camp a four-week, fun-filled learning experience to encourage students spiritually, physically, and academically

Providing connection opportunities for families and parents and equipping opportunities for foster and adoptive parents in central Arkansas

n Foster/Adoptive Family Fun Night

n Equipping Events with experts in Foster Care & Adoption

n Thrive’s Wrap Around Families, families connecting with a foster/ adoptive family for encouragement and support

n Play Groups

n Outreach Opportunities with foster/orphan care organizations in Arkansas

Fellowship Supports & Partners with Bethany Christian Services, Immerse Arkansas, Project Zero, and The C.A.L.L. to: n Help to children in the state foster care system find forever families

n Mobilize the Christian community to provide a future and a hope for the children in Arkansas foster care

For more info about these ministries:

For more info about Thrive contact Amy Smith:amysmith555@yahoo.com or 501-960-0837

ThriveEvents for Adoptive and Foster Care Families Coming in 2013 and 2014

bethany.org/littlerockimmersearkansas.org

theprojectzero.orgthecallinarkansas.org