International Federation of Messianic Jewish
Congregations and Synagogues (IFMJCS)
A vital
part of the vision of the IFMJ and largely executed
through the IFMJCS, is to be able to reach those who are
of Sefardic Jewish descent all over the world. It is for
this reason that we have come into partnership with
those overseas and are likeminded. Through this
partnership, we have set up teaching centers, Beit
Midrashim, which are houses of study and worship. These
congregations uphold the biblical feasts and operate
with the concept of our own Sephardic Jewish culture and
with the belief of Yeshua as the Messiah.
It is in
these congregations that people begin to study our Holy
Scriptures, the Bible, with the concept of salvation
through the Messiah, Yeshua. People also learn and
practice family values of morality and proper behavior
such as our Holy Scriptures teaches us while always
keeping the following in mind: V’ahavta lareacha
kamochah, "And you shall love your neighbor as
yourself."
These
congregations
are lead by well qualified spiritual leaders that have
been tested, tried, and found to be true. The following
are some of the countries that have synagogues
affiliated or in development with the IFMJ under the
IFMJCS: The USA, Argentina, Colombia, El Salvador,
Mexico, Santo Domingo, Dominican, Republic, Venezuela,
and Ecuador.
Many of these spiritual leaders come together each year
for our annual Echad conferences in the United States
for three to five days of intense teaching and learning
from one another.
Young International Federation of Messianic Jews (YIFMJ)
This
ministry is set to begin in the summer of 2007.
It will be geared toward all young men and women from
the USA and other nations, both Sephardim and
Ashkenazim, between the ages of 18 and 30 years old.
We will
offer conferences for this age group will be under the
supervision of the parent ministry, International
Federation of Messianic Jews, IFMJ. The focus of this
ministry and its conferences is three fold. The first is
to teach our Hebrew roots to the sons and daughters who
are descendants of the parents who were expelled from
Spain in 1492. The second is the importance of walking a
clean spiritual life through the knowledge of our
Messiah, Yeshua. The third is outreach.
The
purpose of this offspring of the IFMJ is to train and
equip young future leaders who will continue and expand
the work as they bring new fresh approach to this
spiritual vision.
Jacob’s Tent Ministry
This
ministry is designed as a summer camp where young people
from ages 10 to 14 that will be grouped in their own age
groups and have the opportunity to come together to meet
other youth that are likeminded. They will spend one
week of camping, under the supervision of approved
Messianic leadership with the assistance of likeminded
adult couples.
The
purpose of this ministry is to focus on spiritual
confrontation, forgiveness, and acceptance as each
person sees themselves in the eyes of God and our
Messiah, Yeshua.
This one
week relaxed haven will be spent getting to know and
communicate with one another from all over the world.
They will be learning while participating in games
discussions. These activities are geared to teaching how
to relate with one another in fellowship with others and
how to deal with interpersonal relationships as dealing
with problems they encounter with others in the world we
live in. |