David & Tammy Rosenbrock
(P063DTR)
Living and Serving
among First Nations People
P.O. Box 142
Elmo MT 59915
Telephone 406-849-5450
Contact CVI²
“So,
affectionately longing for you,
we were well pleased to impart to you not only the Gospel of Christ,
but also our own lives, because you had become dear to us.”
1 Thess. 2:8 (NKJ)
Objectives
- Live and minister in a rural Native North American
community through Biblically-focused, strategically-minded and
culturally-appropriate ways.
- Gain wisdom in ministry through association and
consultation with missions-minded individuals and Native North American
leaders.
- David desires to help strengthen the First Nations
church by encouraging and developing leaders through friendship and
informally sharing all of myself.
- Tammy desires to work with a close-knit team
passionately longing to help people from struggling communities become
totally committed to Christ thereby drawing others to Christ by their
love for another.
Philosophy
of Ministry
- Work as servants and equals of First Nations
people, helping them become full participants in God’s kingdom
- Help Native people to Biblically adapt ministry to
the forms, needs and values of their culture
- Move the church towards greater fulfillment of what
God intends it to be: an interdependent body growing in grace, truth
and love; reaching out to their community; and mobilized for world
mission
- Holistically address social/community needs,
including spiritual and racial reconciliation components
- Continue to learn culture and language (if language
is viable)
- Influence our supporting Anglo churches to greater
understanding of and participation in missions, especially to Native
communities in their own area
Summary
of Qualifications
David
- Two years in ministry with Native Americans
- Graduate education in missions emphasizing
understanding culture, bonding with the community, and communicating
effectively in the cultural context
- Study of Native American leadership issues
- 15 years experience in planning, goal setting,
coordination, evaluation & training
Tammy
-
10 years of active leadership, supervision,
coordination and planning
- Two
years in ministry with Native Americans
- Graduate
education in missions emphasizing
understanding culture, bonding with the community, and communicating
effectively in the cultural context
Strengths
David
- Generalist/jack-of-all-trades: brings together
ideas from a wide variety of people and interests to strategically
address issues
- Enjoys using creativity to analyze and solve
problems
- Values and works for group consensus, cooperation,
and collaboration; peacemaker
- Nonthreatening personality works most comfortably
informally, behind the scenes, one-on-one
- Listening & understanding underlying
questions & concerns.
- Enjoys helping others fulfill their God-given
potential
- Encourages and accepts those who have experienced
disappointment with God
- Able to give constructive criticism or correction
in a positive, non-threatening way
Tammy
- Very relational, with leadership abilities and
strong analytical and strategizing skills
- Strong desire to see the body of Christ loving each
other as Christ loves it so that the world may know we are His disciples
- Spirit-empowered ability to draw out, comfort, and
encourage others in need of that
- Delight in believing in people and helping them
follow Christ as He uniquely designed them
- Drawn to non-believers, especially those who
dislike Christians and Christianity
- Helps foster racial reconciliation through
relationship with some people who distrust what or who she represents
to them
- Enjoys and benefits from experiencing different
cultures
Education
& Training
David
- M.A. in Intercultural Studies (2005), Western
Seminary, Portland, Oregon
- B.S. Mechanical Engineering (1989), University of
Washington, Seattle, Washington
- Leadership Seminars
Tammy
- M.A. in Intercultural Studies (2005), Western
Seminary, Portland, Oregon
- Master of Library & Information Science
(1995), University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
- B.S. in Liberal Studies (1991) Oregon State
University, Corvallis, Oregon
Community
Vision International
Mailing
address: P.O. Box 33286 —Portland,
OR 97292-3286 USA
Telephone: 951-303-0136
or 503-253-0931 —
Telefax: 951-303-0136
Web
site: http://www.cvi2.org—Contact CVI²
