Church and Community Ministries Staff work with churches and associations in identifying and meeting the physical, social and emotional needs of persons, especially with a view toward sharing the love of Christ with them. The department helps churches begin new churches, missions, and preaching points. Deaf Ministries Department staff work to congregationalize and meet the needs of deaf and hearing-impaired persons. The department works to meet the needs of the entire deaf community by equipping churches to start new congregations and leading existing churches to provide interpreted worship and weekday ministries.
Studies require two to three weeks.
Department staff assists with leadership training through conferences and retreats, and with migrant workshops. Literacy Missions One of the missions of the Extension-Ministries Department is to help churches minister to individuals who would like to improve their literacy skills. This may be in the area of adult literacy where individuals need a patient friend to teach them to read and write or in situations where non-English speakers are learning English as a second language. Equipping and networking local church practitioners to better serve in this growing area of ministry. PACT Studies Studies performed, over several months, of a church's relevance and effectiveness in its setting.