SIM Nigeria

SIM Nigeria Vision

SIM Nigeria desires to give glory to God through godly living and sacrificial service for the Kingdom of God.

We envision SIM Nigeria as a community of missionaries supporting and empowering one other for excellence in Christian ministry and influence in Nigeria. ...

SIM Nigeria is committed to facilitating the growth of a spiritually mature Church in Nigeria that is grounded on a solid understanding of the Scriptures through theological education and discipleship.

We envision a Church in Nigeria that is characterised by:

• Servant leaders who establish their members as disciples of Christ and equip them for service
• A strong witness in the community by living lives of integrity, proclaiming Christ, and caring for those in need; and
• A mighty missionary force within Nigeria and beyond.

Our primary ministry partner is the Evangelical Church of West Africa.

Goals

Evangelism Goals

• Increase the number of adequately equipped and supported Nigerian missionaries and church planters to unreached people groups within and outside Nigeria, including Fulani.
• Increase the number of church members who are motivated and active in reaching the lost within their vicinity including youth, urban lost, and the other main religion.
  

Disciple-making Goals

• Increase the number and proportion of pastors who are effectively producing mature disciples and equipping them to disciple others.
• Increase the number of Nigerians committed and active in reaching and discipling youth and children.

Compassion Goals

• Increase the number of competent Nigerian health workers with compassion and evangelistic witness.
• Increase the contribution of churches to provide education and care for the suffering and marginalized in Nigeria, including AIDS patients and orphans.

Leadership Services Goals

• Develop leadership and administrative capacity throughout the mission to facilitate effective ministry and godly influence.
• Provide a high quality of MK (missionary kid) education, health, spiritual encouragement, and member care services to develop and sustain SIM missionaries and their children.

Key plans

• Recruit for theological education, especially off the Jos Plateau
• Assist ECWA's Evangelical Missionary Society (Nigerian missionaries working in Nigeria and abroad), e.g. through funds, mobilisation, strategy
• Facilitate Life Challenge Africa
• Establish Sports Ministry
• Media evangelism initiatives
• Develop training centre in Kano
• Pilot youth pastors training programme
• Facilitate ECWA youth camps
• Run discipleship conferences
• Develop Spring of Life HIV/AIDS counselling and assistance program in Egbe
• Develop Kogi care centre
• Investigate addiction rehabilitation
• Recruit nurse educators and specialists
• Train missionaries to mentor
• Recruit staff for projects and communications positions in SIM Nigeria
• Provide refreshment programmes and pastoral care opportunities for our members
• Facilitate mission prayer meetings