About the Mission
About the Mission
We are missionaries serving with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA); in the Service
and Justice Unit. The ELCA has partnerships with 80+ companion churches in countries all over the world. The work of every missionary in the ELCA is guided by the crucial model of Accompaniment.
Accompaniment is lived out in relationship with global companions. Through relationship, we strive to share God’s love and enact God’s mission together. Accompaniment is practiced through these five crucial convictions.
- Sustainably: To ensure local ministries last for a long time, we seek to embed mission in ongoing relationships and communities.
- Mutually: All of us have gifts to support God’s mission. There is no mission to, only mission with and among.
- Inclusively: We seek to build relationships across boundaries that exclude and divide.
- Vulnerably: Just as Jesus became vulnerable to us, we open ourselves to others.
- Empowering: We seek to identify and correct imbalances of power, which may mean recognizing and letting go of our own.
—https://www.elca.org/our-work/global-mission
Japan Evangelical Lutheran Church
The Japan Evangelical Lutheran Church has had a long partnership with the ELCA; and in particular, the South Carolina Synod. It is through the ELCA’s long partnership with the JELC that Tee and I are being sent to Tokyo Lutheran Church.
To learn more about the JELC, check out their beautiful website!
To learn about South Carolina Synod, click here!
As we get acquainted with our service at Tokyo Lutheran, we will post more information here! Stay Tuned!