Having a mission statement is a great way to focus your ministry and efforts, but forming one and pursuing it are different matters. By God’s grace, He has given us special opportunities, special friends and supporters, and various means to pursue our mission. Below is an outline of how we are currently seeking to spread the message of Christ and some dreams we have for the future.
Sermons. The preaching of the Word is our primary means of equipping the saints and introducing unbelievers to Christ. We consider it our primary tool because we believe that the preaching of the Word is God’s primary method of advancing His Gospel. Therefore, we are constantly seeking for ways to spread the teaching of the Word to the ends of the earth. Currently, we are posting sermons on www.sermonaudio.com/searchandsee. This allows sermons to be accessed from any point on the globe that has internet capabilities. We have a podcast through Itunes, and we are also broadcasting 2 sermons each week in Liberia.
Media. In the age of information, there are more opportunities than ever to promote biblical truth and Gospel opportunities. Currently, we are on Twitter (@searchandsee), Facebook (Search And See Ministries), and maintaining 2 blogs (www.searchandsee.blogspot.com and www.sermonaudio.com/searchandsee)
Resources. We believe in supplying God-centered, Christ-exalting resources for the encouraging of the saints and witness to the lost. These include books, poems, papers, and blogs. All of these can be accessed or purchased on our Sermon Audio site.
Partnerships with Indigenous Christian Ministries. One of the most exciting opportunities for us is our partnerships with churches, pastors, and ministries in other nations. We currently have partnerships in India (Hopegivers Intl), Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda (Search and See, Africa), Myanmar (Emmanuel Ministries), and the Philippines (Pastor Decena). We arrange short-term mission trips to these ministries and take on projects to enable and equip them for ministry. We build churches, donate resources and books, sponsor orphans and pastors, purchase cows, etc. We are always asking God for help in order to help them!
Missions. As mentioned previously, mission trips is a major focus of Search And See. Our purpose for short-term missions is not to “see” the world, take exotic vacations, or provide an appearance of godliness in having “suffered” on the field for two weeks! Our purpose for short-term missions is that long-term results would be produced. We go to exhort the saints, share the Gospel with the lost, provide resources to the Church, alleviate any suffering we can, determine long-term investment strategies and projects, and expose as many people we can to as many foreign ministries as we can in order to raise awareness, support, and prayer. Our next missions endeavor is Myanmar and India this October!
Dreams for Future Ministry!
For a setup fee of $199 and a monthly fee of $10, Sermon Audio will design an app for the Iphone, Ipod, and Ipad. This would give our sermons more exposure and accessibility. We are praying God would grant a sponsor for this project.
Hopefully, in the near future we will launch a website. It is simply a matter of finding the time to design one with a nice presentation that is user friendly with easy access to all of our ministry opportunities and resources.
We are praying to send full-time missionaries to our mission partner sites. There is great need for all kinds of full-time ministry like caring, teaching, and administration, but the main need is the training of pastors and church leaders.
Search And See Ministries is a very small ministry with a big vision! We have three men on our Board (Adam York, Tommy Kiker, and Peter Copeland), an Administrator (Barry Rowland), and the Founder (Wil Owens) who are all volunteers. Alongside these officers, God has given us a family of faithful friends, prayer warriors, and financial sponsors. We are thankful and amazed at the many God-sized opportunities the Lord has given us. It is our desire to walk through every door He opens.