REACH-ing the world
From August 2006 Mosaic: This year, SEND ministries will launch thirteen young adults to Spain, North Africa, and Nepal as a part of its REACH program. REACH is for young adults (age 18 and over) and consists of three months of DTS (Discipleship Training School) in Columbus, Ohio, followed by an outreach component that lasts six or nine months.
The DTS is designed to build strong spiritual foundations in the lives of all participants. The teaching and practical experiences of the DTS are centered on training in: Communion/Intimacy with God, Holy Spirit Empowerment, Christ-like Relationships, Biblical Truth, The Body of Christ, Evangelism and Compassion, Dying to Self/Living for Christ, and World Missions.
Following the DTS, participants are placed into REACH teams that travel to their cross-cultural ministry locations for the outreach component of the REACH program. On outreach, the primary emphasis is on evangelism but also includes a balance of work/service projects. Teams interact with local groups of believers in such activities as musical and drama performances, friendship evangelism, assisting mission workers and pastors in outreaches, involvement with church youth groups, street evangelism, and a variety of manual work or medical projects.