The NWYM Board of Global Outreach is comprised of Friends with gifts, passion and expertise in cross-cultural and overseas outreach ministries. Like the Board of Local Outreach, this board aims to encourage evangelism, church planting, peacemaking, social justice and compassionate service but with a global emphasis. Specific responsibilities include:

• Oversee church planting and evangelism ministries in cultures outside of the Northwest
  • Provide care, administrative support, and encouragement to those serving on mission fields
  • Provide relevant services through culturally sensitive ministries
  • Share Christ through friendship evangelism
  • Build self-multiplying Christian communities
  • Develop independent national leadership and self-supporting, self-replicating ministries
  • Develop a support network for cross-cultural workers
• Continue to prayerfully explore possible new fields for mission activity
• Maintain an active participation in the outreach of EFM through the presence of designated representatives, communication, and financial support
• Expand and broaden the shape of global ministry opportunities for NWYM people
  • Research peacemaking, hunger relief, social concerns, possibilities that NWYM might identify as outreach ministries
  • Connect with NWYM people and churches to serve in short-term, global ministries, i.e. medical teams, hunger or disaster relief, peacemaking, social concerns that are compatible with NWYM
  • Provide publicity, recruitment, support-raising avenues, and personnel oversight for those interested in ministries identified as NWYM-supported works
• Actively identify, equip and release those individuals who are called to serve in cross-cultural ministries
• Determine personnel and policy matters for each program, including financial support for the workers
• Challenge individuals who sense a call to missionary service, and provide standards of qualification with appropriate procedures for their preparation, education, and ministry
• Encourage a cross-cultural ministry focus by NWYM churches. Provide education and resources which highlight the biblical/theological/Friends concern for mission/service
• Challenge local faith communities to become mission-minded with prayer and finances
• Oversee the Teaching Abroad program and consider other, short term ministry options for NWYM people in outreach ministries
• Provide education regarding global issues as they relate to Christian faith and practice
• Work in conjunction with the NWYM staff to promote mission/outreach awareness, facilitate missionary deputation, and other education in the local church