Mission service: North Africa – Walking in Shadow
These outlines are designed to help you pull together different resources to create an engaging service focusing on cross-cultural mission and how God is at work in often difficult places.
We use ‘Creative Access’ to refer to nations, areas or ministries where there is great hostility towards Christianity and where traditional ‘missionary work’ is not possible. Workers, therefore, need to be ‘creative’ in how they proclaim the liberating news of Jesus Christ. In North Africa alone, 200 million people from 472 unreached people groups are unreached with the gospel. That’s 200 million people unknowingly heading for a Christ-less eternity.
Workers use skills in many areas, including business, education and healthcare. Whatever you do for your ‘job’ at home, with a bit of modification you could probably do it in a creative access area.
Whatever role you have, the aim is to be as intentional as possible – to have the name of Jesus Christ on your lips at all times. Whether it is buying bread for breakfast, meeting with a client to discuss business, dropping off children at school, or drinking tea with a friend, the intention is to always be ready to share the truth of the gospel.
The lost need to hear the good news of Jesus. Is God working in your heart? Are you considering working in an area where Jesus isn’t known?
These outlines are designed to help you pull together different resources to create an engaging service focusing on cross-cultural mission and how God is at work in often difficult places.
Looking for some inspiration, illustrations or opportunities to use or apply in your service or sermon? Here are some articles, stories and resources about what God is doing in North Africa.
These PowerPoint slides give some background information about North Africa’s history and religious make up and how AIM is working there.
Sermon notes and suggestions to go with with the service outline for North Africa: Walking in Shadow.
This activity is designed to encourage children to consider what they would be willing to give up to follow Jesus.
Do you want to explore what mission using your medical skills in a creative access context might look like?