Karen Pasquariello

Why do we need a mission policy?

You might ask why do we need a mission’s policy? Our desire is to conduct missions in a way that is orderly and purposeful. Thus, the missions committee agreed on the following purpose of mission policy:

To help achieve a clear sense of direction
To build confidence and cohesion in the total church ministry
To promote thoughtful evaluation of issues and avoid making haphazard or emotional decisions
To prevent confusion, inconsistency, misunderstanding and hurt feelings
To insure better stewardship of human and financial resources
To insure accountability in the missions program
To define the relationship of Lighthouse to the missionary and missions agency
To inform church members, missionaries and agencies of the principles by which the missions committee operates
To help new missions committee members quickly familiarize themselves with the purpose, direction and operation of the mission’s program
To maintain consistency as missions committee members change