OMS Global Impact Report 2023-2024 | Page 12

OMS Ministries

Every Community for Christ

Every Community for Christ ( ECC ) is OMS ’ church planting ministry . OMS is committed to equipping disciple-makers and church planters around the world . New Village Church Planting , one of OMS ’ largest training programs , trains village church planters in 33 African countries , with more than 700 training centers , and a goal to plant a church in every African village by the year 2050 .

One Mission Kids

For more than a century , OMS ’ heartbeat has been encouraging the next generation to grow their missionary hearts . As a result , at least four generations of youth have been impacted by the ministry of One Mission Kids ( OMK ), proving that with God ’ s help , kids can do missions too ! OMK empowers kids ages 4-14 to engage in missions through learning , prayer , generosity , and discipleship .
Other notable 2023 praises :
• Releasing Kai ’ s Minka , a Japanese manga-inspired witnessing tool that trained more than 300 people in evangelism .
• Launching the MAX BOOM ! five-day Japan Missions Adventure curriculum , which raised $ 1,250 for the OMS Japan sports ministry .
• Providing tailored mission strategy support for 48 ministry leaders .
• Engaging 60 leaders in OMK leadership training and workshop programs .
• Creating three new interactive prayer stations , including one for the persecuted church .

Hope61

Hope61 equips the global church body to prevent human trafficking in their communities and to build bridges to sharing the Gospel . In
2023 , 5,572 people attended
Hope61 trainings .
A ministry partner of Hope61 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ( DRC ) was just beginning his ministry when he attended a Hope61 training several years ago . His vision to give vulnerable people in the DRC a chance at a full life — physically , emotionally , and spiritually — aligned perfectly with
Hope61 ’ s focus on human trafficking prevention . The training completely reshaped his plans for the structure of his ministry . Today , with several Hope Centers in operation around the DRC , his ministry has touched the lives of thousands of vulnerable people across the country .

Theological Education

OMS Theological Education ( TE ) serves the global church by raising up Spirit-led and biblically astute disciple-makers whose lives reflect God ’ s holiness . TE works primarily through strategic partnerships with Bible colleges , seminaries , and ministry training institutes around the world and by equipping national partners and missionaries .
In 2023 , 9 TE members worked with 37 schools across 21 countries to teach intensive courses , offer consultations , mentor and coach leaders , provide needs assessment and training opportunities , serve as board members , and cultivate partnerships . TE celebrated 6,626 enrolled students and 1,598 graduates from 36 schools .
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