The MTN E-Newsletter - June to August 09

Trust you are well!

As we ponder the state of mission in the Church in Malaysia, one cannot help but notice that the self-evident truth in Scripture on the need for unity in the Body of Christ has not commonly translated into any significant partnerships between local churches, missions agencies, bible institutions etc especially in strategic efforts to reach unreached people groups, or disciple cities in our nation. What hinders an obvious truth from being lived out in real life?

So this is the biggest challenge we face - "How do we make the MTN a truly Malaysian "Body of Christ" movement?"

For the MCGM EXCO and the MTN Steering Committee, we recognize that we merely function as "a champion for a cause, a catalyst for spontaneous action and a coordinator for developing possible partnerships". We do not control anything, we own nothing but we lay down our lives to see a national movement emerge . . . in this case, a tent making movement owned by no one but the Church of Jesus Christ.

So how can this happen?

You can help by forwarding this e-newsletter to your pastors, church leaders, business people and etc. Awareness is the first stage. The churches need to be aware that a Malaysian Tentmaking Network has been launched and that they can be part of it. This is the EXPLORATION stage where we seek to engage in dialogue as many as want to contribute to the shaping of the tentmaking movement in Malaysia.

The second stage? We are prepared to CONVENE Network meetings by regions delineated following the Economic Corridors of the Malaysian Government. We need to hear how you are using tentmaking in your local church, missions agencies etc. We want to learn from one another and to share expertise. We need to pool training resources. We need each other to do a good work.

Finally, if you are interested to attend the Tentmaker International Asian Congress, Hyderabad, India from 20-23 Jan 2010, refer to the attached letter that comes with this email.

Blessings,

Ps Albert - MTN Track Coordinator