1) NTM IS MOVING AHEAD<\/p>\n
by Larry Brown, Chairman, NTM USA<\/p>\n
We thought that it might be encouraging to know to that, by God\u2019s grace, NTM USA is still moving forward and that you would want to see some of the things that have taken place in these past few years.<\/p>\n
I am blessed to serve with you.<\/p>\n
Most of these items have taken place in the past three years.<\/p>\n
* Annually, the average rate of a people group starting the teaching is one every 45 days.<\/p>\n
* The Quest company has restructured and the Kodiak project is on better financial footing. <\/p>\n
* The Stewardship Development team has been expanding with representatives in a number of regions.<\/p>\n
* We\u2019re now in a better position to serve donors on our website through Crescendo. <\/p>\n
* A new web site was designed.<\/p>\n
* During economic challenges, by God\u2019s grace:<\/p>\n
\t– NTM USA has been able to keep moving ahead financially and meet our budget.<\/p>\n
\t– The home office is in the process of moving its headquarters to a new building.<\/p>\n
\t– NTM Homes has expanded its facility with a new chapel.<\/p>\n
\t– Missionary Training Center has expanded as planned including housing and a multipurpose building.<\/p>\n
\t– Wayumi has been launched and is in its third year.<\/p>\n
* NTM USA has been more aggressive to offer more than 100 teaching modules of Perspectives Courses which creates opportunities for recruitment.<\/p>\n
* The redesigned Partnership Development has been running now for two years. New folks heading to the fields are reaching the required 75 percent of ministry support level and beyond.<\/p>\n
* All inquiries for potential membership or short term\/volunteering in NTM USA has now been consolidated into the Connection Center which has been launched and is better serving inquirers.<\/p>\n
* NTM USA was able to facilitate the first meeting in the US of CEOs of major aviation missions to discuss how we can better work together. <\/p>\n
* We have seconded members to four different organizations who share our same goals and purpose.<\/p>\n
* We have selectively opened our training for other missions and two missions are utilizing this training with more potential on the horizon.<\/p>\n
* We have been working with other global partners and things are now positioned to move ahead by initiating the GMA board.<\/p>\n
* The Communications department has provided some excellent video, internet and hard copy media resources.<\/p>\n
* To enable the Executive Board to better serve our partnering churches, Mike Sullivan has been appointed Director of Church Relations.<\/p>\n
* The NTM USA Chairman has served on the board of CrossGlobal Link for six years and now serves on the Board of Missio Nexus, keeping us connected to the mission community. <\/p>\n
* The NTM USA Chairman is a member of C12, giving him opportunity to bring NTM to businessmen in the community.<\/p>\n
* We have restructured the Department of Child Protection to better serve our members.<\/p>\n
* The tax department staff has increased to nearly 10 members to continue to serve us all. The department nearly closed two years ago.<\/p>\n
* We\u2019ve on our fourth year of our Advisory Board.<\/p>\n
* We\u2019ve migrated our members to GuideStone for their retirement savings.<\/p>\n
* NTM USA is now part of a private cooperative insurance company, Lucent, which is saving us money.<\/p>\n
* We have restructured our IT department.<\/p>\n
* The annual Leadership Forums are very much appreciated and are helping us develop new leaders. There is healthy engagement and interest in these.<\/p>\n
* We have become members of and continue to forge relationships in the Christian Chamber of Commerce of Orlando.<\/p>\n
* * *<\/p>\n
2) LES PEDERSON WITH THE LORD<\/p>\n
Tuesday, Les Pederson passed away after two weeks in intensive care.<\/p>\n
Les and his wife, Lorraine, went to Paraguay in 1949 and served there for 26 years. After that Les spent more than 20 years on the Executive Committee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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