Outpost Centers International

Outpost Centers International
umbrella organization for lay ministries supporting the Seventh-day Adventist Church. OCI's headquarters are located in Apison, Tennessee, USA, and it has member ministries on the six continents. As a Christian organization designed to spread the Gospel, OCI's aim is to work in harmony with the Bible, the writings of Ellen G. White, and the teachings of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. OCI members work with local church leadership, seeking areas to strengthen the church and complement its mission. History The roots of OCI can be traced back to the early 1900s when, with Ellen G. White's influence and support, E.A. Sutherland and P.T. Magan established the Madison School.[1] Then known as self-supporting work,[2] many new institutions sprang up around the world. By 1982, Warren Wilson - then president of Wildwood Sanitarium and Hospital[3] - realized these independent institutions would benefit by joining together. He envisioned an organization to facilitate the growth of self-supporting work, train and strengthen leaders, give encouragement, and form a network. Thus OCI was established. OCI's name and calling are derived from a quote by Ellen G. White: Repeatedly the Lord has instructed us that we are to work the cities from outpost centers. In these cities we are to have houses of worship, as memorials for God, but institutions for the publication of our literature, for the healing of the sick, and for the training of workers [colleges], are to be established outside the cities. Especially is it important that our youth be shielded from the temptations of city life.[4] Headquarters The name "OCI" can refer to the headquarters office or the 90 ministries[5] that are members of the organization. The purpose of the office is to link the members together in such a way that each ministry can benefit from both the leaders of OCI and the other member ministries. The headquarters office also promotes the ministries, organizes annual leadership seminars for its members, and channels funds to the ministries. In addition, the office organizes Mission Extreme[6] and the Educational Assistance Program[7] for young people, and the Missionary Assistance Program [8] for missionaries who are serving outside their home country. Member Organizations OCI's members are located in various countries around the world. Member ministries do not pay dues, but they are required to meet a set of criteria[9] and comply with OCI's standards.[10] The ministries are varied, but each one focuses on spreading the Gospel where they are. The ministries are grouped into five categories: Education, Evangelism, Health Food, Health Services, and Media. Most of the ministries fall into two or more of these categories, and many of them include an agricultural aspect, as well. OCI Members[11] Member Group Name Country A Chi Nae Farm Korea A Door of Hope Ministries USA Advent Home Learning Center USA Adventist Medical Aviation Venezuela Amanecer Institute USA Baraka Association Senegal Black Hills Health & Education Center USA Cave Springs Home USA Cedarvale Health & Lifestyle Retreat Australia Center for Health & Prevention Bulgaria Center of Health & Preventive Medicine Moldova Centro Misionero de Salud Mexico Centrul de Pregatire Misionara Romania Congo Frontline Missions Democratic Republic of Congo Country Life Basel Switzerland Country Life Institute Austria Country Life Institute Dominican Republic Country Life Marseille France Country Life Ministries USA Country Life Nashville USA Country Life Prague Czech Republic| Country Life Reformhaus Spain Creel Tarahumara Mission Mexico DayStar Adventist Academy USA Eastward Missionary College Australia Eden Valley Foster Care Mission Tanzania Eden Valley Institute USA Fanantenana Training Center Madagascar Fountainview Academy Canada Frontline Builders USA Fundacion Educativa Providencia Chile Fundacion Nuevo Amanecer Colombia Gospel Ministries International USA Harbert Hills Academy USA Health Education Resources USA Herghelia LifeStyle Center Romania Heritage Academy USA Kibidula Farm Institute Tanzania Landhaus Die Arche Germany Laurelbrook Sanitarium & School USA Laurelwood Academy USA Le Mas Perdu France Light Bearers Ministry USA Living Springs Overseas Missions India Luzeiro Amazonia Brazil Medical Missionary Training Institute Australia Miracle Meadows School USA Mission College of Evangelism USA Mount Akagi Institute Japan Mountain Missionary Institute USA Naturalia SRL Uruguay New Life Health Center Ukraine OCI Latin America Costa Rica Oak Haven USA OCI Headquarters USA Our Home Lifestyle Center & School Ukraine Peru Projects Peru Radiant Living Team Canada Riverside Farm Institute Zambia School by the Sea Poland Springs of Life Foundation Poland The Granheim Foundation Norway The Heartgood Foundation Norway The Hope of Survivors USA Uchee Pines Institute USA VitaSalus Portugal Wildwood Lifestyle Center & Hospital USA OCI Member Map Each red dot represents one Member Ministry. See also Seventh-day Adventist education List of Seventh-day Adventist secondary and elementary schools Independent ministries of the Seventh-day Adventist Church References ^ Madison College was established to provide an education that would equip a person for mission service as quickly and as wholly as possible. SoyInfo Center ^ Today these are called supporting ministries. This term (as it relates to the Seventh-day Adventist Church) refers to lay-organized ministries that support the church and seek to spread the Gospel, but are not directly affiliated with the General Conference. ^ Wildwood Lifestyle Center & Hospital ^ Ellen G. White. Selected Messages. Vol 2. Review & Herald. See more of this source. ^ OCI has 90 member and associate member ministries as of November, 2011. ^ Mission Extreme is a year-long training and missions program for young people. ^ EAP provides student loans geared at young people who would like to serve in an OCI member ministry. ^ MAP provides funds to help expatriate missionaries visit their home country. ^ OCI Membership Criteria ^ OCI Membership Standards ^ A listing with further information about each ministry is available here. External links Outpost Centers International Adventist-Laymen Services and Industries Seventh-day Adventist Church - Official website Ellen G. White Estate Search for "Outpost" in the Seventh-day Adventist Periodical Index (SDAPI) Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую Carolina Guerra Tetragonolepis Look at other dictionaries: O'Hare International Airport — ORD redirects here. For other uses, see Ord (disambiguation). Ohare redirects here. 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