Lasting Hope Sunday 2021 church resources
Running Lasting Hope Sunday is a great way to excite your church about mission partnership, and to help people see the part they can play in God’s mission (through prayer, care and giving).
Below you’ll find some resources to help promote mission partnership with CMS in your service. You can run Lasting Hope Sunday any day that works, but we are suggesting 13 June.
Important note on secure workers: Do not mention the details of your link missionaries through your online church services, especially if you are streaming publicly. Refer to them by the first letter of their first name only, and as CMS workers instead of missionaries.
If you run a service focused on mission and CMS
If you are looking to run a church service focused on world mission and your link missionaries, that’s great! Here is a list of mission-focused elements you can choose to include in your online service.
Please also highlight the CMS Lasting Hope Appeal, and encourage your church to give financially to support their link missionaries.
Prayer
Prayer Get in touch with the prayer leader for the week and ask that they focus their prayers in three areas: 1) local mission in your area, 2) your CMS link missionaries and those they are seeking to reach, and 3) global mission generally.
Resources for church news / announcements
Resources for church news / announcements Download presentation slides
During announcements, use our presentation slides to highlight the ministry of CMS in raising up workers for God’s global harvest, and share an update from your link missionaries.
Download social media graphics
Use our graphics to make a post on social media the week before your church runs Lasting Hope Sunday!
Below is a template you can use and personalise for the text of your social media post.
Our church supports CMS missionaries [link missionaries] in [location of service]. They serve with CMS, who work together with churches like us to see a world that knows Jesus! This year, CMS needs to raise $1.6 million by 30 June to support missionaries like [link missionaries] as they share lasting hope throughout the world. If you are able to make a one-off contribution to support God’s mission through CMS, please do so at https://lastinghope.cms.org.au. #LastingHope
Download e-bulletin graphic
If your church sends out an online service sheet, then we’d love for you to include our e-bulletin graphic, to highlight the CMS Lasting Hope Appeal and encourage your church members to give in support.
Download response form
Some of your church members may prefer not to give online. Send them our giving and prayer response form as part of your church-wide emails, which they can print and mail directly to CMS.
Videos
Videos See if your link missionaries (non-secure workers only) could put together a video update to share with your church. You can also access a range of mission-related videos on our CMS Vimeo page.
Other ways to highlight mission through CMS
Bible study
Bible studyYou may like to put together a mission-focused Bible study based on your Sunday sermon, or download a Bible study from CMS to use. You could also encourage your Bible study groups to take a week to pray specifically for God’s mission and the work of your link missionaries.
Thank you for helping your church partner in God’s mission through Lasting Hope Sunday! Please contact the CMS Mission Partnership Team if you have any questions or would like to get in touch.
Give
GiveCMS Lasting Hope Sunday is part of our annual Lasting Hope Appeal, which gives supporters an opportunity to give in support of the work of CMS around the world. Please encourage your church members to give generously at lastinghope.cms.org.au to help see a world that knows Jesus.
