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SOWERS New Zealand is a registered charity (Registration CC27980) under the Charities Act 2005.

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Thank you for your partnership.

We will use your gift for the purpose you tell us. In the event that an appeal is over subscribed or a ministry ceases to function, the funds will be redirected to the project or missionary that most closely approximates the intent of the donor. Undesignated gifts will go to “Where Most Needed”.

Automatic Payment (AP) - paper form

To use the AP paper form, obtain a copy from your bank and then complete both steps under Electronic Banking.

Electronic Banking

(Direct Credit, on line creation of Automatic Payment)

  1. Complete the form using the information below:
    SOWERS NZ account number is 03 0435 0263774 002
    Account name is SOWERS INTERNATIONAL New Zealand
    Bank and branch: Westpac, Devonport Rd Branch, Tauranga
    Particulars: Your name (up to 12 letters)
    Code: Project number (if giving to a specific Project)
    Reference: Project name (first 12 letters)

  2. Tell us your name and address for an annual receipt. To enable us to link your payment(s) with you, please also include
    - for a Direct Credit - the transaction date and amount
    - for an AP (Automatic Payment) - the start date, frequency and amount

Cheque / Money Order

(Please do not send cash through the post.)

  1. Make your gift payable to SOWERS INTERNATIONAL

  2. Please include the following information:
    - The project number and name, or other purpose of the donation
    - Your name and address so we can send an annual receipt.

  3. Post to the address above.

Credit Card

Secure credit card facilities are available online. Use the donation option on the left sidebar to access this. You do not need a PayPal account even though they provide the secure credit card facility.
 

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HOW TO DONATE

For credit card or Paypal see below, or click on your country.

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Donations (USD) by credit card or Paypal

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Training Levels

An overview of SOWERS' graduated training.

Level 1

Church members are trained as an open air team. After a team program in the open air, Level 1 graduates who have mixed with the crowd will counsel enquirers. The seminar takes one or two days and the curriculum includes:

How to be used by God
• Leading someone to Christ
• The team in the open air
• Counselling
• Spiritual parenting

Level 2

Level 1 graduates with leadership potential are selected for Level 2 training as evangelists and team leaders. The course provides training in how to conduct open air programs and how to preach in the open air using a sketchboard. It includes Biblical inspiration, manual-based instruction and the development of the student's practical skills in the classroom, in the sketchboard workshop and open air meetings.

When a church has people trained at these two levels it is able to continue using the Program for outdoor evangelism without further input from the Mission.

Level 3

A Sower who wants to train others may, with the agreement of his/her church leaders, apply for Level 3 training. Entrants to this Level 3 Refresher Seminar must have completed a minimum of ten open air meetings since their graduation from Level 2. Graduation to Level 3 will qualify them to teach  Level 1. The curriculum for this two or three day seminar includes:
Review and improvement of open air ministry
Enhancement of team leadership skills, etc
Teacher training for Level 1, team leadership and local church mobilisation

Level 4

Leading to the role of SOWERS Associate Level 4, this is a supervised period of learning how to arrange and conduct Level 2 SOWERS Seminars.

Lastly, there are two advanced levels of teacher training and leadership development:

Level 5

This training gives selected SOWERS Associates the resources to conduct Level 3 Refresher Seminars. Their appointment as SOWERS Associate Level 5 will involve other SOWERS Program functions to inspire and develop active Sowers.

Level 6

Consisting mostly of practical work and assessments, completion of SOWERS training at this final level equips a SOWERS Associate Level 6 to teach students and teachers of the Program at all levels including this one.