member care

We do a lot of things on these trips. Our days and evenings are quite intense. We keep on the go a lot. We log in a lot of miles each day on foot and in the subway.

We also try to go to fun places in the city. We also spend a portion of each day we spend a portion of the day having missional conversations about various topics:

Who lives in the neighborhood?

What does church looks like here ?

What ministries exist in the area and who are they geared towards?

As we have walked around a lot in London we really see the world living here. It is quite amazing.

The opportunities abound here to be a part of planting churches amongst people groups from all over the world.

One of the most interesting conversations that we had today was with a person who does member care with a mission organization. They help overseas workers with a variety of issues.  Life overseas can be a challenge. Crisis can happen. Stress can take it’s hold. After all you are not living in your home culture.  Member care workers provide a lot of necessary help to missionaries and missionary families. They are  valuable members of the missionary community.

As I listened to him speak to the group I was also reminded how cross cultural workers need to have sending churches that will help them, pray for them, encourage them, hold them accountable, provide resources, get involved strategically, etc..  I was encouraged later as I talked with several of the pastors on this trip who are saying that their church wants to adopt workers.

More from London soon. Please take a look at a few videos from the trip at www.edstetzer.com.

We also have some pictures from the trip so far on www.theupstreamcollective.org