What Would a Missionary Say? Lanny Moore – Texas Partners in Mission Workbook Page 43 30th Annual Texas CEF Conference — March 2-4, 2018

What Would a Missionary Say? Texas Partners in Mission Lanny Moore

Texas Partners In Mission What is it? TPIM is the support arm for mission outreach in the Texas District, Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod “Reach the lost in Texas, one mission at a time” Supplements the District Mission budget through gifts from individuals and congregations and support groups

THANK YOU! Texas CEF and TPIM Partners in Mission 100 Plus 1 Program $71,000 matched by CEF 30 new investments for CEF THANK YOU!

30th Annual Texas CEF Conference — March 2-4, 2018 What is Mission? As defined by Merriam-Webster: a specific task with which a person or group is charged; calling or vocation; a body of persons sent to perform a service or carry on an activity a ministry commissioned by a religious organization to propagate its faith 30th Annual Texas CEF Conference — March 2-4, 2018

Mission Work in Texas Who does TPIM Support? Lutheran Inner-city Network Coalition also known as LINC The ACTS Network Lutheran Literacy Project Campus Ministries around the state Eternity Matters Most T2C2

Mission Work in Texas! — Texas District, LCMS 122 new mission congregations since 2004 One new congregation every 6 weeks for the past 12 years 9,000+ people hearing about Jesus through these new missions TEXAS PARTNERS IN MISSION

Mission Work in Texas! — Texas District, LCMS 150+ men & women serve as missionaries 62 Texas District Ministry Partnerships 15+ languages used to preach Gospel in Texas $2,800,000 dedicated to mission work in TX TEXAS PARTNERS IN MISSION

Mission Work in Texas By some estimates, almost 1200 people move to Texas each day Many of those have never stepped foot in a church How do we reach those who have not heard the Good News?

Missionaries and Their Stories Margaret Peterson Lutheran Literacy Project Rev. Richard and Marcia Mittwede University Lutheran Church Campus Ministry at University of Texas

Biblical Support for TPIM Romans 10: 14-15 “How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in?” “And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard?” “And how can they hear without someone preaching to them?” “And how can they preach unless they are sent?”

Biblical Support for TPIM “As it is written: How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news?” See Isaiah 52:7 Romans 12:6-8

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME! As We Close… A simple math problem for you: 4 x 6 = 24 (a tribute to the Fluegel Family) THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME!

Contact Information Lanny Moore Director of Development, TPIM lmoore@txlcms.org 512-762-2374