Ministry Updates from Jason and Janice Rose

I was recently invited to represent Chosen People Ministries, along with another colleague, at a special dinner hosted by the Fellowship of Israel Related Ministries ( Firm ). This event, in many ways highlights the very best of the body of Messiah in Israel. So what is FIRM? The reason I've chosen to share about this event, is because of the significant mission of this "fellowship." It's a mission that I fully support and I think you should too! As you probably know, lots of people say that they support Israel. I have personally spoken with many people who give financially to ministers and ministries in Israel. FIRM exists to authenticate and verify that these ministries are the right match for the ministry partner. More than once, I have spoken with a pastor whose church supports a pro-Israel organization only to discover later that the organization wasn't even operated by believers. FIRM exists to help lovers of Israel connect with healthy organizations in

Recently, Jason was asked to join the children's ministry team in our local congregation. Specifically, they asked if he would lead the team in the areas of theological and pedagogical oversight. All of this came about after Jason spoke with some of the leadership about the need to prioritize children's ministry. There is a difference between indoctrination and education and often times, the children's ministry in the local congregations become more of a baby sitting service than a real educational system. The leadership team agreed wholeheartedly with this approach and it wasn't a new idea for them, they simply lacked the manpower to take their program to the next level. The congregation is blessed with plenty of children and lots of potential teachers. In fact, there are almost too many people wanting to be involved!  The first order of business was to find good curriculum. Jason, went to a special conference and was able to collect a lot of information about pote

Here are a few pictures which show the current state of the renovations of our new ministry center.

I just want to give you all a brief update on the Tel Aviv Messianic Center. The renovations have taken longer than we had hoped and that is often the case in Israel. There were a number of challenges that we had to overcome, but the end is now in sight. The contractors started laying the flooring last week and by the end of the day today the floor should be finished. The Furniture that we ordered will arrive this week, just in time for our first use of the facility. Don't get me wrong, the facility isn't going to be completely done yet, but it will be done enough that we can use it for staff meetings, when the contractors go home. We are very excited because we are in the home stretch!  We are planning our first event for December 25th. We would love your prayers for this special children's focused holiday party. I'm getting very excited about this ministry center and all of the amazing things God is going to do there! Please keep praying for the ministry plann