1. PEM STRATEGY 2020 Every European believer, pastor, local and national church be involved in fulfilling the Great Commission

2. The role of PEM is to serve the Pentecostal churches and movements in Europe by: Empowering them for world missions Engaging in world missions activities under its structure as agreed upon by its members. Roleof PEM

3. Promote the fulfilment of the Great Commission by mobilizing all PEF member churches to reach the whole world with the whole gospel. PEM Mission Statement

4. Bea dynamic mission motivator, coordinator, instructor and implementerto empower the European Pentecostal churches for global missions. PEM Vision Statement

6. We strive for unity in Christ, cooperating in cross-cultural partnerships, respecting our partners, to fulfil the Great Commission.

7. Value of every individual from the divine perspective

8. We act in love towards every individual regardless of their ethnic background, religion, or gender, recognizingtheir temporal and eternal value. (John 3,16)

9. Holism

10. We serve to meet the entire scope of human needs – spiritual, physical and emotional.

11. Truthfulness

12. We want to be real, transparent, trustworthy, accountable, and stand for truth as revealed in the Bible, God’s Word.

13. General call

15. The Holy Spirit is the initiator and leader of mission activities. We look to Him for guidance in all we do.

16. The Bible is ourbasis and Jesus is the only saviour and way to God

17. The Bible defines our criteria for mission.

18. Cultural diversity

19. We act in a culturally sensitive way in multinational contexts.

20. Transforming societies

21. We want to be visible and inclusive towards the society in our activities.

22. Networking / partnering

23. We work in partnership with the church where it exists, especially with national Pentecostal movements and churches.

24. Emphasis on the unreached

25. We want to reach those who have never heard the gospel.Multiplication We endeavour to see our ministries and established activities multiplied. Establishing strong indigenous churches We want to follow the four-self principle: Self-governing, self-supporting, self-propagating, and self-theologising The indigenous church is not to be led, governed, financed, nor is its practical theology to be decided from outside. Including all age groups from children to seniors Missions training and programmes are provided for all age groups: children, youth, adults, and the elderly. Welfare of the involved people We give attention to member care of missionaries, education of their children, and welfare of the PEM office and other workers.

26. SuccessFactors Prayer and discerning God’s will Empowerment Effective networking and cooperation synergy Excellent and up-to-date communication with and Europe-wide links to the local church Team-based ministry and team mindset Lobbying (community relationships including national governance and EU contacts) Good structure and human resources management (HRM)

27. Every European believer, pastor, local and national church be involved in fulfilling the Great Commission PEM Main Goal

28. Praying Empowering Networking and Involvement Doing cross-cultural holistic missions Core activities in reaching the goal

29. Core activities in reaching the goal Praying Developing prayer movements and networks Providing tools for churches to become active in prayer for missions Guaranteeing prayer support for every missionary. Empowering EnableEuropean churches and movements, including different age groups, to become mission-minded. PEM is providing training, conferences, consultations, information, materials, services, networks, etc. to equip European churches to be involved in missions. Impact the quality of missions by providing certification criteria for various areas of mission activities. Networking and Involvement Develop strong networks consisting of PEM member organisations, PEF churches, and international partners, all of which are participating in missions. Doing cross-cultural holistic missions PEM is initiating additional joint humanitarian actions, special missions programmes, etc.

30. Leadership Communication Human Resources Management (HRM) Fund Raising Administration Supportiveactivities

31. Leadership I (Responsibleto PEF)

32. Leadership II PEM-Certificates Certificates for the quality of work of PEM member organisations, e.g.: Certificates for the quality of each of the five supportive process factors (Leadership, Communication, HRM, Fundraising, Administration) Basic Missions ethics Other needed criteria Good centre, office, etc. Centres for specialised work areas (immigrants, involving children in missions, etc.) Distribute information on best practices Connect people of similar interest Networks: World Missions Commission / Pentecostal World Fellowship (PWF) Pentecostal Asian Mission (PAM) World Assemblies of God Fellowship (WAGF) Others

34. Intranet

35. Manuals

36. Prayer letter in development

37. Presence in national conferences

38. Good brochures, standing banners, cds, etc.

39. PEM partnering with national missions conferences

40. cooperation with PEF and PEF branches

41. Informing about practical paths to missionsHRM needs Qualified webmaster and graphic designers Capable personnel to update and maintain web page Journalist Use existing materials from PEM members Request material in English

42. Human Resource Management Principle Need - Personnel sent as missionaries by cooperating organizations to serve PEM full-time in the following areas: Create a bank of experts in missionary member care Member organizations will provide their experts to be contacted. These experts will form a team defining needs and action plans. Experts will be available to help when called upon by an organization which has a need. Specialized teams for different areas of ministry (immigrants, short term missions, web page...) Missionary training PEM Mission Course Scholarship funds foundation for: Fida Missions Course, BA or MA CTS missions course Other recommended mission -education programmes Create a medium-term programme with training and practice (not a summer course) Explore Bible school possibilities (CTS etc.) to create longer practical programmes, including discipling

43. Fund Raising Practical / technical fund-raising tools Web page, i.e. PEM support Humanitarian crises PEM-conferences, etc. SMS donating EU funds ( full time person needed) Scholarship funds Common funds for humanitarian needs Membership fees Consultation registration fee Special offerings and campaigns Humanitarian crisis situations and collections Network of European Pentecostal business people to support missions

44. Administration Demonstrates best practices and principles of good administration PEM adheres to European standards, and values training and transparency Professionals needed in administration Distinction between administration and management (leadership = what to do, management = how to do)

45. Objectives: PEM in 2020 3000 fulltime missionaries At least 7000 short-term missionaries annually New works started among at least 200 unreached or least reached people groups A strong prayer support for missions with at least 100,000 committed intercessors Everyone in Europe has heard the gospel

47. National / organisational strategies encouraged

48. Flexibility for movements to communicate the vision in a way fitting to their cultural context

49. Suggestion: every local church involved in supporting a missionary or a missionary family in some measure

50. Inspire more missionary candidates

51. Monitor the ways of going and sendingDevelop missions conferences and ways to challenge people Pastors needed to be involved and present Develop challenging material and media Encourage national leaders of movements to have mission conferences Encourage national movements and local churches to have annual mission budgets. Practical application manual Total mission strategy manual. Additional manuals with non-binding suggestions.

53. i.e. Reaching the unreached, also in Europe

54. PEM short-term resources:

55. Database

56. Manual

57. practical “how to” information (putting together the wisdom of different movements and national mission agencies)

58. Create a network of PEM-members involved in short-term mission

59. Definition of short-term mission:

60. Up to one year (with flexibility)

61. Cross-cultural, intercultural

62. Includes various types of activities and ministries

63. Provided for all age groups from children to seniors

64. Provides path to long-term missionary work

65. Church-based teams encouraged

66. Missional churches

67. Short-term team distinctions between PEM and PEFY

68. PEFY organising the “shortest” short-term outreaches

69. PEM short-term personnel sent up to one year.

70. Good cooperation with PEFY Impact Teams Coordinator important

71. Establish a common short term office

72. Partnering with other PEF-linked ministries with short-term expertise

73. Partnership agreements

74. Cooperation with Bible training institutions

75. Gather the needs of various movements

76. Training

77. PEFY Team leadership training

78. PEM Mission Course

79. PEF Impacts

80. Good preparation required for each team

82. Clear goal: Work started among 200 new LRPs (of which over 600 groups still exist) or URPs

83. Special emphasis on URPs and immigrants in Europe

84. Short-term mission teams serving in especially in Europe

85. Encourage the national churches to see and reach the URPs in Europe

86. Material Centre needed to meet the needs in Europe

87. Media used to reach this objective

88. Training

89. Training the churches and teams to start cross-cultural ministry in Europe

90. Benefiting from the experience of the organisations already involved in cross-cultural ministry

91. Bible translation needed in many cases

92. Holistic and social approach needed

93. Cooperation with Pentecostal European Social ministries (PES)Special PEM team formed To identify the existing ministry of PEM members which groups are being touched the different organisations plans and potential target groups URPs and especially who are from the global LRPs now in Europe To make a list of recommended new people groups to start working among Organisations are asked to take the responsibility of starting the work among these groups Use the former missionaries who worked among different peoples and have returned back to Europe Possibility to have a “Timothy”-program in Europe for younger people to work together with older missionary and learn from him/her

94. Strong prayer support of at least 100,000 intercessors Successful implementation of 2020 objectives is based on prayer The number of full-time missionaries rises through prayer Prayer strategy needed Prayer days organised Missionaries send prayer letters Good links, information sharing Sensitive matters considered and shared discretely Intranet Prayer letter Extensive prayer networks that can react to sudden needs Prayer coordinator and coordination team needed Research as to what prayer movements already exist Every missionary has at least 10 committed intercessors behind him/her Committed prayer support as well as financial support required from the missionaries. PEM members have prayer in their programmes and offices Flexibility for movements to communicate the vision in a way fitting to their cultural context

95. Everyone in Europe hasheardthe Gospel Cooperation with PEF and PEF branches Immigrants in Europe Both to be reached and used as evangelists Special team formed to concentrate on this objective The needs in Europe mapped Mapping what is already been done and by whom In team PEF, PEFY, PEM, immigration expertise, pastoral sight, media Need to avoid narrow approaches Various channels used Wide collaboration of different ministries encouraged

96. Everyone in Europe hasheardthe Gospel Cooperation with PEF and PEF branches Immigrants in Europe Both to be reached and to be enabled to serve as evangelists Special team formed to concentrate on this objective The needs in Europe mapped Mapping what has already been done and by whom Team includes PEF, PEFY, PEM, immigration expertise, pastoral insight, media Need to avoid narrow approaches Various channels used Wide collaboration of different ministries encouraged

97. PEM STRATEGY 2020 Every European believer, pastor, local and national church be involved in fulfilling the Great Commission COME ALONG!