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What is MDC Today?
 Jay and Ginger McSwain
The MDC Today Foundation has been responsible for developing and launching two major resources, PLACE and PACE that have been utilized by thousands of churches and several hundred thousand individuals. The Foundation has financially underwritten from 1999 to present over $3,000,000.00 to provide research, development, and resources at reasonable prices to churches and individuals.
In 2005, the foundation begin working with McCar Homes, Jay’s family’s business in providing administrative support for the financial commitments that McCar Homes provides to counseling ministries, orphanages, inner city ministries, international and national missions, evangelistic causes, local church endeavors, boys and girls homes, school projects, including funding of new buildings, countless community projects like Habitat for Humanity, tsumani relief, cancer research, down syndrome, etc., and many other parachurch ministry causes.
MDC Today provides churches and individuals with over 60 products/resources and numerous services. These products/resources and services support the other two arms of the MDC Today Foundation, PLACE and PACE. For more information, visit www.mdctoday.org. What is PLACE?
PLACE is an intentional process to connect church members into purpose-driven ministry, including self-discovery, individualized ministry coaching and tracking from workshop to ministry placement. For more information, visit www.placeministries.org.
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The P in PLACE is for Personality Discovery. Participants use the unique assessments to discover their Personality based on the DISC model.
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The L represents Learning Spiritual Gifts. PLACE promotes a scripture-based, 16-gift model using our comprehensive 112 question assessment.
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The A stands for Abilities Awareness. Here, participants complete an assessment to discover the most effective environment for them to comfortably serve.
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The C is for Connecting Passion with Ministry. PLACE’s unique curriculum helps Christians identify their passions for ministries and people, and discover how they best demonstrate passion.
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The E in PLACE deals with Experiences of Life. This session allows individuals to explore the effects of their past experiences and how those experiences play a vital role in finding their place of service.
What is Setting the Pace?
PACE is a small group discipleship resource to establish purpose, mission, vision, and a strategy to live out life’s plan. PACE can be used as a small group discipleship curriculum or as a personal study guide. For more information, visit www.settingthepace.org.
PACE...
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Helps an individual know what a value is and what your values are.
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Teaches the difference between life management and time management.
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Identifies your strengths and teaches how to overcome your challenges.
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Connects purpose, mission, and vision statements to daily life.
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Discovers the difference between mission, vision, and purpose statements.
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Helps you to discover purpose through knowing your values.
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Uses your strengths to overcome procrastination.
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Teaches how awareness of yourself and others is necessary to fulfill your purpose, mission, and vision.
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Evaluates solutions to live God’s plan for your life.
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