NATAL COASTAL DISTRICT MISSION INDABA WEDNESDAY 18 APRIL 2012,MANNING ROAD METHODIST CHURCH.9.30 TO 13H00: District Mission Task Group Leaders; Representatives from organisations and some ministers met to hear Rev Dr Mvume Dandala remind us of what is Mission using Acts 3: 1 to 10; updated about the latest thinking at Connexional Level from Rev Emmanuel Gabriel and heard how Bishop Mike Vorster sees Mission from the perspective of the District. Exciting things are happening – a fuller report will be made available on the MCSA web page when it is ready.

1. • DISTRICT MISSION INDABA 18 APRIL 2012 :MANNING ROAD METHODIST
CHURCH.
PROGRAMME 9.30 TO 13H00
REGISTRATION, TEA AND WELCOME ,PRAYER
Purpose:
– To remind ourselves of what is Mission?
– To be updated with the latest thinking at Connexional level
– To review our way of doing mission in the District.
WHAT IS MISSION?
• Rev Dr Mvume Dandala -Questions and responses
WHAT IS THE LATEST THINKING ON MISSION FROM THE CONNEXION?
• Rev Emmanuel Gabriel - Question and answers.
REVIEWING OUR WAY OF DOING MISSION IN THE DISTRICT.
“The way I see the role of the District” “and “Reaching 1 million people in our
District over five years.” Bishop Mike Vorster

2. • Mission Imperatives in our District
– Justice Service and Reconciliation
– Economic Empowerment
– Spirituality
– Evangelism and Church Growth
• Proposed school of evangelism
– Family violence
– Public Advocacy
– Education
– HIV and AIDS
• MCSA Mission Charter

3. Discussion in groups:
• What mission happens in your Circuit?
What are you doing well?
• What’s missing? What would you like to
see happen, in terms of mission in your
Circuit?
• How do you see the role of District and
Connexional support for mission?

4. The Net of God’s Love, Care and Justice is spread across KZN
through 60000 plus members, 300 plus societies and 19
Circuits all of us are part of the MCSA Natal Coastal District –
we are everywhere!

5. NATAL COASTAL DISTRICT IS a manageable size in terms of Circuits and
geographical area. Context: The largest proportion of KZN’s 10 million
people live in the Natal Coastal District - about 7 million. The District
comprises 19 Circuits and about 300 societies, with approximately 60
000 members. 93 full time workers, who include ordained, probationer
ministers, evangelists, bible-women and youth/lay pastors, 950 Local
Preachers, as well as the many lay leaders serve our churches. The
area is from ‘Toti to Mozambican border. Presently there are
approximately more than 600 mission projects of different
categories, ranging from working with the poor, feeding the hungry to
ministry offered to those infected / affected by HIV and AIDS - we have
the highest rate of infection in the country, perhaps in the world.
THIS IS THE NCD BISHOP'S PARISH – THIS IS OUR PARISH.

6. Mission Imperatives in our District
Justice Service and
Reconciliation
Economic Empowerment
Spirituality
Evangelism and Church
Growth
Proposed school of evangelism
Family violence
Public Advocacy
Education
HIV and AIDS
MCSA Mission Charter

7. EDUCATION
A MEETING OF PRINCIPALS OF SCHOOLS IN NATAL
COASTAL DISTRICT METHODIST CIRCUITS. 28 March 2012

8. METHODISTS CHALLENGED BY AIDS
MILLICENT PHEWA AND SANELE MBHELE

9. RECONCILIATION

10. SERVICE

11. NZONDELELO
CHURCH GROWTH
AND EVANGELISM
ORDER OF EVANGELISM
JAMES
YMG EVANGELIST SHADRACK
Proposed school of evangelism CAROL

12. SPIRITUALITY
RICHARD
SANDILE
REGINALD
HUGH
JOANI
MPHITI STUART

13. VIOLENCE
AGAINST
WOMEN

14. CHILDREN ABUSE

15. ISSUES OF JUSTICE
ENGAGING WITH SABC
Public Advocacy
PALESTINE /
ISRAELI BRIEFING
ENGAGING WITH KZN LEGISLATURE

16. COP 17
CLIMATE CHANGE
RHINOS ARE BEING POACHED FOR THEIR
HORNS
FROGS ARE AN ENVIRONMENTAL
BAROMETER
ENGAGING IN SOLUTIONS
TREE PLANTING
ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE

17. HUMAN AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
AND EMPOWERMENT
DESIGNED BY BISHOP MIKE AND MADE BY UBOMBO SEWING
PROJECT

18. Reaching 1 million people in our
District over five years.”
(2013 to 2017)
Touching and transforming the lives of the last, the
least and the lost.
The largest proportion of KZN’s 10 million people live
in the Natal Coastal District - about 7 million.

19. Discussion in groups:
• What mission happens in your Circuit?
What are you doing well?
• What’s missing? What would you like to
see happen, in terms of mission in your
Circuit?
• How do you see the role of District and
Connexional support for mission?