This document provides information about an International Student Ministry Forum held in Krakow, Poland on July 29th, 2011. It introduces Matthew Meek, the Director of ISM, and provides statistics on international students in Australia. It also profiles Phuong, a student from Vietnam who became a Christian through FOCUS ministry and is considering full-time ministry work. The document closes with discussion questions about identifying and training student leaders.

1. IF E S W o r ld
A s s e m b l y 2 0 11
International Student Ministry Forum
29th July 2011
Krakow, Poland

2. M a tthe w M e e k
D ir e c t o r IS M

3. Self Intro
• Christian 1982
• IS in Japan 1985
• AFES -1st ISM staff 1998
• Married to Evelyn (Malaysia) 2000
• IFES WA 1999, 2003, 2011

4. Why International
Student Ministry?
• 620,000 students Dec 2010
• 3rd largest behind US + UK
• China (30%), India (13%)

5. Staffing
AFES FOCUS % of Total
Senior 23 25%
Apprentice 9 16%

6. Staffing
Associate FOCUS % of Total
Senior 6 10%
Apprentice 9 15%

7. Phuong
Vietnam

8. Phuong (Vietnam)
• Became Christian at FOCUS (2002)
• Served as a student (2002-04)
• Graduated to work in IT (2004-09)
• Served as a graduate (2008-09)
• FOCUS Ministry apprentice (2010-11)
• Bible College (2012?)
• Return to serve in Vietnam?

9. Phuong (Vietnam)
“Jesus is the King of my life. Wherever
he sends me, whatever he wants I will
do. Whether I’m in ministry or not, I
should always be serving God. I want to
see others come to know Jesus as Lord &
Saviour and be with me in heaven”

10. Phuong (Vietnam)
“My parents are against my decision to
do ministry. They think serving God
with all my heart is brain washing. Their
mind is on worldly things (like career,
money, happy family) because they
don’t know Jesus. Please pray for them”

11. D is c u s s io n
Q u e s t io n s :
• How do other ISMs identify which
students to develop as leaders?
• How are they trained?