Variations of Standard OMC Formats

Associational Directors of Missions have been painting outside the lines, OMC-wise, for several years. Here some OMC approaches that you might consider.

Integrating On-Mission Celebrations Into Annual Associational Meetings
We have compiled a list of ideas on how an OMC can be integrated with annual associational meetings. There is no need to worry about your business sessions being interrupted. Associational business goes on as planned while mission mobilization is intentionally highlighted through simple and concise program elements.

One Missionary At A Time
There is one Baptist association that conducts an annual On-Mission Celebration using one missionary. Yes, just one missionary. One year they invite an International Mission Board missionary and then a North American Mission Board missionary the next. Selection of  each year's missionary is strategically linked to the association's annual plans and emphases. The guest missionary is flown to a centralized location and shuttled to and from speaking engagements.

The association has churches with many miles between them making it impossible to conduct an effective conventional-style OMC. The missionary stays for an extended period with the association speaking in as many churches as possible. This variation could be done with a small team of three to four missionaries. The team could consist of a state, IMB, NAMB, and a  person from the host association that has served as a short-term mission volunteer.

Four-in-One
The Four-in-One OMC consists of planning four smaller strategic OMC events in one year focusing on specific settings and segments of an association.

Three-in-One
Three smaller strategic OMC events in one year focusing on specific settings and segments of an association.

Two-in-One
Two strategic OMC events focusing on specific settings and segments of an association.

Integrating an OMC Into Existing Associational-Wide Events
Integrate OMC elements into existing associational events such as mission fairs and banquets.

These are not the World Mission Conferences or On- Mission Celebrations you may be familiar with, however, they are effective approaches in overcoming financial, time, cultural, or logistical issues.

For further information about one or more of these variations please contact the Partnership Events Unit at the North American Mission Board.