Earlier this week plans for a faith based travel ministry with DLM were announced on Matt's blog of which you may wish to visit to read more about the start of the travel ministry for DLM.
he following is where the plans are at for this ministry proposal.
The Formation Plan
- Locations of interest to travel will need to be identified (we will poll people for locations of interest through the coming DLM social community (announcement coming soon for that).
- The targeted geographic areas will be the lower 48 US states (this will remain the targeted area until 12 key cities are identified to form DLM fellowship bases at which point the targeted areas will then be focused on to find people looking to travel.
Why Is DLM Forming A Travel Ministry?
The goal is to first ministry to people through travel. The second goal is to place a focus on key cities identified as having a strong interest in DLM fellowship groups and unite people on travel trips from those key cities. Traveling for even a short period of time with new people is a great way to start to build a friendship with new people. Forming a fellowship group in a city with new friends of like mind and heart is the plan.
These travel groups in the DLM travel ministry will offer multiple benefits such as:
- Initially appealing to people wanting to travel
- Creating a environment in which people would be encouraged and grow in their faith while traveling with the group
- Changing people's normal vacation time into a spiritual growth trip
- Fostering an environment in which people would form new friendships that may be pivotal in helping them grow when returning from the trip (who we hang around we often become more like - connecting spiritually seeking people with others of same mind in their cities can be a very beneficial thing).
- Reaching people who are open to spiritual things of God, but turned off by church and normal ministry settings or crusades.
- Helping local churches in providing an environment in which those who travel from a city already in a church would be able to invite new friends made on the trips
We'd like your feedback. Please leave a comment with the following:
- What would you like to see offered with travel groups?
- What places would you like to see groups organized to go?
- What cities would you first like to see focused on for a travel group?
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