{"id":31217,"date":"2020-09-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/omf.org\/us\/what-is-missions-mobilization-anyway\/"},"modified":"2025-05-29T11:02:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T17:02:27","slug":"what-is-missions-mobilization-anyway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/omf.org\/us\/what-is-missions-mobilization-anyway\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Missions Mobilization Anyway?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Becca Zimmerman, originally from Utah, now lives and mobilizes for OMF in Chicago. In this interview she helps us understand more about mobilization and the mobilization work she does at Moody Bible Institute,<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>What is Mobilization?<\/b><\/p>\n

Invitation. Whether I\u2019m working with a church, student or individual, I\u2019m inviting people to a place where God is already at work. This helps us to see scripture in a new light. When we start looking for God\u2019s heart for the nations through scripture, we see it immediately, and we also see throughout that he wants his glory proclaimed among the nations.<\/p>\n

In mobilization, we are inviting people, as Christ\u2019s disciples, to proclaim God\u2019s glory in a variety of ways. A big part of my job is to break down the stereotypes that people involved in missions just go, request money, and maybe pray. There are so many other ways to be involved. Mobilization is an invitation to participate in what God is doing by using your God-given gifts.<\/p>\n

Is there anything you wish people knew about Mobilization?<\/b><\/p>\n

Mobilization is much more about the kingdom than our organization. It\u2019s becoming more common now to have collaboration with other mission organizations and to really celebrate when people get involved–even if it\u2019s not with OMF.\"\"<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve had such a privilege to work with a lot of other mobilizers from other organizations and share resources and connect with them. For example, if I meet with a student who\u2019s interested in serving in Africa, that\u2019s great! I have a friend in Africa Inland Mission that I can refer that student to.<\/p>\n

So the connection is there. Mobilization is more of an invitation to involvement rather than a recruitment to add another number to a given organization.<\/p>\n

You\u2019re providing input to the Intro to Christian Missions Course at Moody. What do you hope students will learn through that course?<\/b><\/p>\n

I’m excited and honored to be asked to help work on this. What I’m excited about is bridging history and facts with showing them how sharing Christ\u2019s love is God\u2019s heart. The class will create a platform to share stories. Then, after hearing how God has worked in others\u2019 lives, they can be more informed about how God may be leading them to be involved in missions.<\/p>\n

Finally, students will consider the biblical and historical basis for missions. They will examine contemporary and cultural dimensions of missions, which, in turn, will pave the way for students to know how this information affects them. We want to show them they have individual gifts that can bless God’s Kingdom globally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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