hide submenuA: The short answer is no. Ablaze!™ is a global mission movement to sow 100 million Gospel seeds in partnership with North American and global partners. The realistic answer, however, is that to continue current mission work in the parish, in the district, and to the ends of the earth, the continued financial gifts of God's people are required. To move beyond the “status quo” and expand mission work at all levels through the Ablaze! initiative, will require increased financial gifts from God's people. As LCMS World Mission provides leadership to the global movement and increases its own level of North American and global work toward the united effort, LCMS World Mission will solicit increased gifts for its work in under the banner of Ablaze!
Additionally, the 62nd Regular Convention of The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod voted in July 2004 to support a major effort to raise $100 million beyond the regular LCMS World Mission budget by 2010 for the work of LCMS World Mission through Ablaze! Some 30 to 40 percent of the funds raised will be used in North America, with the remainder for international mission work. The funds will support activities such as church planting and theological education.
