What Joy!
WMU Emphasis for 2024–26
The WMU Emphasis is an overarching theme for WMU’s various avenues of missions discipleship. Each two-year emphasis is a scriptural spiritual concept that provides a framework for WMU’s coordinated study and support of missions among all age levels. This cohesive structure of study allows a church to journey together in spiritual growth and fulfilling the mission of God.
During the 2024–26 church years, we renew our focus on the assurance of our God-given joy in Christ and how we can share our joy with others by serving them in His name.
2024–26 WMU Emphasis:
What Joy!
Objectives:
- We are passionate about the lost.
- We are compelled by love.
- We are generous in sharing.
- We serve with great delight (joy).
Watchword:
“Because we loved you so much, we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well.” —1 Thessalonians 2:8 (NIV)
Emphasis and Planning Resources
Missions Leader: WMU Planning Guide 2024–25
Missions Leader 2024–25 is your source for leading your church in the What Joy! emphasis throughout the church year.
Missions Leader provides detail information about the What Joy! emphasis:
- overview of the emphasis (objectives, Scripture passage, watchword, suggested music)
- promotional and worship material (theme interpretation, responsive reading, skit)
- emphasis-specific principles guiding WMU’s age-level missions discipleship curriculum for the year
Missions Leader also includes what you need for annual and quarterly planning of missions discipleship and involvement, ideas and plans for growing and developing your leadership team, WMU’s missions discipleship curriculum study plan for the year, and ways to be involved in missions through compassion ministries.
What Joy! Poster Pack 2024–26
Bring attention to WMU’s 2024–26 What Joy! emphasis by displaying these What Joy! posters in your church.
These posters are designed to engage your church as believers who are passionate about the lost, compelled by love, generous in sharing, and who serve with great delight.
The What Joy! Poster Pack includes one What Joy! Emphasis Poster and one What Joy! Watchword Poster.
Each poster is bilingual with English on one side and Spanish on the other. Each poster measures 22-by-17 inches.
What Joy! How to Stay and Not Flee
Finding joy in the Lord is something Veronica Stone and her husband have learned over time and through fire. In What Joy! How to Stay and Not Flee, Veronica shares fascinating stories and lessons learned from their first ten years on the international missions field.
Step into a missionary’s shoes as she goes abroad for the first time, is called to ministry overseas, and clumsily adapts to a different culture. You’ll laugh out loud at her most embarrassing moments, learn how she’s weathered storms, and walk with her into new seasons of life.
After reading What Joy!, you’ll know how to encourage missionaries, gain a battle plan for joyful living, and maybe even receive a calling of your own.
