Outreach English Class

        	              

Adventures in EnglishIn today’s global economy, English has become the world’s most valuable piece of "linguistic real estate." The Outreach English Class (OEC) ministry mobilizes hundreds of gifted believers who lack formal English teaching experience and equips them to be involved in effective cross-cultural ministry.


Participation on an OEC ministry team generally requires a two-week overseas commitment. Teams working with missionaries and national host church leaders have used this outreach ministry in a variety of formats including overnight camp settings, day camps, as well as day or evening classes. Classes have been held in public schools, host churches, ministry centers and homes of students.


Outreach English Classes provide strategic contacts for the national church or missionary while involving North Americans in cross-culture evangelism. The pastor of a church in Slovakia said as the OEC team left, "The seeds are planted. Now we must water and bring in the Lord’s harvest." Another church leader said, "This is a real big answer to prayer. Thank you so for coming. It was truly the best ministry week we have ever had."


Outreach English Classes are an extremely demanding ministry, both physically and spiritually. But past team members and national church leaders are very enthusiastic about the long-term results of these English classes. Participants receive extensive pre-field training, including a team-training Weekend Workshop where they are equipped to use the curricula developed specifically for the Outreach English Class ministry.




English Curriculum Series Available


Does your church have native English speakers who are eager to do effective short-term missions or cross-cultural ministry? Are you looking for curriculum that focuses on conversational English and is activity rather than paper focused? Then Adventures in English curriculum is the ministry tool you are looking for!


Three series are available in twelve-lesson versions. You can download sample lessons from each series below:





Adventures in English and Discoveries in English also come in a seven-lesson format, while Exploring English also comes in a ten-lesson version. "Clean versions" of the same lessons are available for use in limited access countries as An English Adventure and Let’s Explore English.




EFCA CONNECT also offers a weekend training workshop for teams that use these English materials.




A valuable ESL resource website is available for churches who use English as a ministry platform. The site is comprehensive and easy to navigate, with hundreds of free tips, ideas, lesson plans, worksheets, templates and even a number of free, downloadable books and teaching manuals. There are also optional opportunities to participate in forums, ask questions, share ideas and learn from others who are teaching English around the world. Contact equip@efca.org for more information or to access the site.



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