M.E.D.I.C.S.
 
   
Regional
Empowerment
Centers

The Regional Empowerment Center,
as the hub of the vision,
focuses on three key groups:
  • The region's local pastors — the majority of whom have had limited educational opportunities — receive 550 hours of Biblically-based pastoral vocational-technical, contextualized instruction over a two-year period. That's one week per month to enable them to be better pastors in their church, their community, and their area of influence.
     
  • Pastor's spouses — during the same two-year period — receive 225 hours of Biblically-based vocational-technical instruction. The disciplinship instruction received by pastoral families maximizes their opportunity to live out Christ-filled lives before their children, their churches, and their areas of influence.
     
  • Laity will be provided training in Christian ethics and business principles along with mentoring and peer accountability to be better equipped so they can become more successful witnesses of their faith in Jesus Christ, regardless of their livelihood.
Key areas of training: MEDICS converts shipping containers into administrative space -- kitchen, sleeping, eating, restroom, and office.
  • Ministry, Evangelism, Discipleship In Christ's Service (MEDICS acronym)
     
  • Conflict resolution, reconciliation, tribalism
     
  • African traditional religion
     
  • Understanding Muslims and the darkness surrounding them and how to be more effective in reaching them for Jesus Christ
     
  • HIV/AIDS and related pastoral realities such as orphans, death and dying, and pastoral care
     
  • Community development, community organizing, micro-enterprise
     
MEDICS International is bringing the light of truth against the darkness and evil of the firestorm, across the heart of Africa —
 
 
Phase 1
  • Established eight Regional Empowerment Centers with each discipling and equipping about 100 pastors in 2003-2004
     
  • First class graduated in Meru, Kenya in February 2004
Phase 2
  • Refine curriculum and contextualize and translate in the most appropriate language and format in 2005
     
  • Implement pastoral spouse curriculum in each Regional Empowerment Center
     
  • "Teach the Teacher" curriculum developed and implemented
     
    • Pastor's class outsie tent classroom
  • Implement annual retreat reunion program for graduates to:
    • strengthen fellowship among believers facing the challenges of living and ministering on the Fire Line
       
    • reinforce Biblical ethics and principles for daily life
       
    • introduce materials to challenge graduates
Click HERE for information about the programs that make up the SPOKES of the wheel Phase 3
  • Establish eight more centers along the Fire Line by the end of 2006

 
 
 
MEDICS is a 501(c)(3), non-profit, tax-exempt Christian ministry.
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