Becoming One in the Work of Salvation: Oregon Portland Mission and Mount Hood Oregon Stake

Objective: Help members and missionaries become one in the Work of Salvation.

Defining our roles in the Hastening of the Lord’s Work

·   Members INVITE     • Missionaries TEACH     • Members and Missionaries TESTIFY

What needs to change in the mission and our stake:

·   80% of investigators come from missionaries, 20% from members

·   Of those baptized, 80% come from members

How Ward Leaders can make a difference

Ward Council Members

·   Each Ward Council member’s family takes a turn feeding the full-time missionaries on a Sunday night (8-week rotation)

·   Their organization or quorum takes ownership of missionaries’ schedule the Thursday of that week, including investigator and home visits

·   They maintain a list online of those they visit to avoid overlapping visits

·   They counsel with missionaries before and after the visits how to bless each family visited and report on their efforts in the next Ward Council meeting

Ward Mission Leaders

·   He conducts weekly coordination meetings and uses the first 15 minutes of this meeting for full-time missionaries to coordinate with ward missionaries

·   He connects at least three times per week with the full-time missionaries to monitor progress of investigators, ward missionaries and Ward Council members

·   He serves as the “mouthpiece” for missionary work in Ward Council

Ward Missionaries

·   They feed the full-time missionaries three times per month

·   They take ownership of a 2-hour block of time, three times per month, by planning visits accompanied by a full-time missionary

·   Two-hour blocks can be 10a-12n, 2-4p or 7-9p on any given day

·   They arrange for visits with family, friends, home teaching families, and others

·   They schedule families to receive the full-time missionaries for their Family Home Evening on Monday nights, with visits from 7:15 to 8:00 pm

Full-Time Missionaries

·   They update the Progress Record daily and coordinate needs with WML

·   They communicate with leaders and members about needs and plans

·   They continually extend an invitation for a commitment and prayerfully prepare to teach the Gospel with the Spirit of the Lord