partners with churches to educate, motivate & facilitateChristians for global service

The Missions Service Arm of Australian Christian Brethren Churches

Brian Adams, Executive Director(served in Pakistan)

facilitates…

AMT exists to assist churches in maintaining workers in the harvest field. Running the AMT office – finances and property

Deciding on distribution of undesignated funds and Christmas gifts to AMT workers

Providing specialised advice on taxation, health and travel insurance and the AMT retirement fund

facilitates…

Annual Christmas Gift Offering – share the joy of Christmas with a special gift for AMT workers

Personal Project & Encouragement Fund (PPEF) – assist AMT missionary personnel with specific projects

Overseas Disaster Relief – eg tsunamis, earthquakes

Managed Missionary Retirement Fund (MMRF)

AMT’s Special Funds

facilitates…

Pastoral care and counselling support

Liaise with state MACs re prospective candidates

Debrief on return to Australia (furlough, permanent)

Recommend training and provide secondment options

AMT exists to assist churches in sending out workers into the harvest field and

also caring for them holistically.

Sylvia Cowell,Personnel

Administrator(served in PNG)

facilitates…

AMT exists to assist churches in supporting workers in the harvest field.

Member care – determining needs and encouraging workers by mail, email and phone while on the field or back home, and by direct contact while on furlough or visitation

Processing documents of candidates and workers

Keeping track of workers’ movements and updating details

Helping with pastoral care

Debra Denny,Office Administrator

& Bookkeeper

facilitates…

Support for on-field workers by sending monthly financial support from churches and individuals

Invoicing Serving Together magazine subscriptions

Processing of special fund donations, e.g. car and building funds for workers, disaster relief

Processing of office-related payments

AMT exists to assist churches in maintaining workers in the harvest field.

Debbie looks after the villa bookings

2/30 Fourth Ave, Eastwood NSW 2122

Debbie looks after the villa bookings

35 Miriam St, Holland Park West QLD

Andrew Chan,Editor

educates…

We believe that it is every Christian’s responsibility to be involved in the reaching of every ethnic group with the

good news of the Gospel.Through publishing a

regular magazine headlining the latest topics in the mission scene, AMT seeks to

keep the churches educated about their

role in the Great Commission.

educates…

Determining the year’s theme

Gathering article writers for each two-monthly edition

Editing submissions and writing editorials

Liaising with the designer/printer, Carillon Graphics

Preparing Prayer Matters & maintaining the website

We believe that it is every Christian’s responsibility to be involved in the reaching of every ethnic group with the

good news of the Gospel.

educates…

We believe that it is every Christian’s responsibility to be involved in the reaching of every ethnic group with the

good news of the Gospel.

Each year the magazine has a specific theme, e.g. this year the theme is ‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Missions’; many articles are written by field missionaries, both former and current

Keeping Track = movements of workers (short and long-term), commendations, workers on home assignment

Frontlines = current missionary letters from the field

educates & motivates…

We provide a three-pronged prayer network: the Daily Prayer Guide to help you pray daily for our workers; Frontlines is published in Serving Together to give regular ministry updates; and the Global Prayer Matters service to give you weekly up-to-the-minute prayer information, which is summarised in the Monthly Prayer Summary.

AMT seeks to inspire individuals and churches to be serious in their mission involvement.

The AMT WEBSITE is atwww.amt.asn.au

What AMT is and does; how AMT is involved in missions; and how you too can be involved through prayer and practical means

Links to information about countries where AMT workers serve

Links to organisations providing short and long-term missions opportunities worldwide and within Australia

AMT-affiliated Christian Brethren churches list (Notice of Meetings)

educates & motivates…

CONNECTS WITH CHRISTIANS, CHURCHES

AND COMMUNITIES WORLDWIDE BY MEETING FOUR

SPECIFIC NEEDS:

PRAYER NEEDS Daily Prayer Guide Frontlines (in Serving Together) Global Prayer Matters & Monthly Prayer Summary

PASTORAL & MEMBER CARE NEEDS FINANCIAL SUPPORT NEEDS

Forwarding gifts and donations from supporters Distribution of undesignated and Christmas gifts Establishing special funds (e.g. car, building) when needed

PUBLICITY & INFORMATION NEEDS Serving Together magazine & AMT website Conference displays and deputation visits

partners with churches to educate, motivate & facilitateChristians for global service

The Missions Service Arm of Australian Christian Brethren Churches