{"id":47508,"date":"2024-02-27T15:46:43","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T21:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/?p=47508"},"modified":"2024-02-27T15:46:50","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T21:46:50","slug":"first-baptist-ofallon-offers-missions-training-trips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/2024\/02\/27\/first-baptist-ofallon-offers-missions-training-trips\/","title":{"rendered":"First Baptist O\u2019Fallon offers missions training, trips"},"content":{"rendered":"

O\u2019FALLON \u2013<\/b> Following the completion of a building partly designed for the purpose of housing mission teams, First Baptist O\u2019Fallon (FBCO) now offers lodging and training for weeklong or weekend mission trips. <\/span><\/p>\n

For years FBCO has sent mission teams out across the US and the world. Now, it\u2019s ready to expand its efforts in proclaiming the gospel by accepting groups looking for low-cost missions opportunities, according to Brandon Kiesling, First Baptist\u2019s associate pastor of gospel proclamation.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOur new local missions strategy combines the efforts of our own church members and outside mission teams to reach our community for Christ,\u201d Kiesling says. \u201cMy goal is to invite MBC churches to participate in this with us and inspire them to think how they could do something similar in their mission fields.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

FBCO will provide housing, food, ministry supplies, training, and activity planning at no cost to mission teams while they work in O\u2019Fallon. <\/span><\/p>\n

Kiesling, who heads the suburban St. Louis church\u2019s missions planning, says the expanded strategy is beneficial for both FBCO and visiting groups. <\/span><\/p>\n

Incoming teams, he says, provide \u201cmore people to reach our local context with the gospel. Second, we connect with other like-minded believers in one effort to see people come to Christ.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThird, we encourage and equip other churches to reach their own neighborhoods after returning home. And, fourth, we provide a low-cost and low planning mission opportunity for churches who may not have the resources or bandwidth to do this on their own.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

FBCO\u2019s new family life center includes lodging, classroom, shower, recreation, and kitchen space. The church also has a number of local partnerships to aid in planning mission projects. In addition, groups will get training gained from the church\u2019s own local, domestic, and world mission activities. FBCO will also provide volunteers to work with teams in the field.<\/span><\/p>\n

With a population of 100,000, O\u2019Fallon is Missouri\u2019s seventh largest city. Within its boundaries are over 20,000 homes that offer a diverse cultural and economic mix. For several years FBCO has been working to touch every O\u2019Fallon household with the gospel through its Engage O\u2019Fallon campaign. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to reach our neighbors for Christ,\u201d Kiesling says. \u201cJust as important, we want to pour into churches, with the hope they\u2019d return to their fields and do the same.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFBCO is blessed to be active in a number of local mission efforts in and around O’Fallon,\u201d Kielsing says. \u201cMission teams will have opportunities to engage in homeless ministry, food pantry ministry, community outreach, prayer walking and other mission projects as opportunities arise.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Training will also enrich short-term missionaries. \u201cMission teams will be provided training in various subjects of missions\/evangelism (prayer, evangelistic methods, apologetics, etc.). These training sessions will be spread throughout the week and be in one-hour segments.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Kiesling says that between field and classroom work, a mission trip in O\u2019Fallon will provide groups \u201ca very robust week.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

As FBCO began planning its new building, the concept to aid other churches originated from the associate pastor\u2019s frustration as a young man in finding affordable mission opportunities. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI served as a bi-vocational pastor in a rural town when I was in college,\u201d he remembers. \u201cI desired to mobilize our people but simply didn’t have the resources or time to pull off mission trips. My vision for this is to provide a low-cost and effective mission trip for local churches that may not have the ability to send a team across the nation or around the globe.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI also desire to provide a template for local ministry that can be replicated by these teams when they get back to their own mission field.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

The new facility offers multiple classrooms for lodging and meeting spaces, six showers for teams, and a kitchen staffed by FBCO members who will cook and serve meals for visiting churches. <\/span><\/p>\n

Groups will need to provide their own transportation to and from FBCO and during their event. Teams will also supply their own bedding\u2014such as air mattresses, cots, sheets, pillows\u2014clothing, and personal care items.<\/span><\/p>\n

Available dates in 2024 are: May 13-19, June 17-23, and July 22-28. Other dates will be considered. Though Kiesling envisions short-term projects as usually 3-7 days, he says FBCO is flexible to needs for shorter or longer trips.<\/span><\/p>\n

Teams can range from 10 to 20 people and consist of families with young children, older students, or seniors. Because the building is ADA compliant, Kiesling says FBCO will do its best to accommodate team members with special needs.<\/span><\/p>\n

To request more information or plan a trip, visit www.firstofallon.com\/engageofallon or call Kiesling at the church at 636-272-4838.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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