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Posted in Sending Churches Tagged with local missions , missions strategy. Be intentional. And then, be intentional some more. Global missions should be an outgrowth of local missions. Geography matters very little. Follow the relationships.
As you do so, ask yourself these questions: Who does the Lord keep bringing to our minds? Do we gravitate toward any particular places or kinds of ministries? Who do we already know who is working in those kinds of ministries or places? Choose depth over breadth. Share this article:. View all posts. This really opened my eyes. Keep It up. God Bless. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. When should we make a commitment to begin building global Christians? In the second year, the fourth year, or the sixth year after our church is started?
I want to suggest that if the DNA for building global Christians is not put into a Christian from day one, or is not put into a local church from day one, we are discipling a Christian and building a church that is in disobedience to the mission and vision of Jesus. This is not to say that we expect people who are spiritually less than six months old to be fully committed and take their two-week vacation to go on mission trips.
What we are talking about here is the DNA of the church's vision and the strategic thinking of the church's leadership. Used here in accordance with the "fair use" provisions of U. Prevailing attitude in church A: Our blessings bring equal responsibilities.
Passion for and information about world evangelization permeates church life throughout the year. Every member expects to have some role in the global harvest including prayer, giving, mobilizing other and so on God's heart for the nations can be sensed in almost every service.
Church leadership often challenges people of all ages to be open to God's call to cross-cultural global missionary service. The average lay member of congregation A can name several missions scripture verses , knowing God's heart for all nations is the theme of the Bible.
World missions needs are met even before the electric bill is paid. Many members know who the church's adopted Links missionaries are, where they serve, and what their needs are.
Mission information and prayer times are mainstream. Supporting global evangelization is seen as a key reason churches exist.
Prevailing attitude in church B: God's blessings on us are for us to enjoy. This will facilitate future resource allocation decisions. From there, you may wish to wrestle through some of the more particular questions that will shape your missions program, such as: How should our efforts be distributed between local and global activities?
Local efforts should be a priority because God placed your church in a particular place among a particular people, but the needs are also very great. It is often the case that more manpower can be devoted to local activities, but more financial resources will be required for missions elsewhere in the world. Should our church focus on particular geographical regions or people groups?
Do we want to conduct our missions efforts primarily through missionaries we have sent out or are well known to our church, or do we want to send resources to support another organization? A local church most directly takes ownership of the Great Commission task by sending out its own missionaries but it is also the case that financially supporting a missions organization can be exceptionally strategic with a broad impact.
Do we want to favor any particular modes of missionary activity such as career missionaries, bi-vocational missionaries tentmakers , short term missionaries, or national missionaries? Historically the greatest gains in making disciples of the nations have been through career and national missionaries—those with deep, long-term commitment to a work.
However, other modes of activity, when done well, can contribute significantly to the missions effort. Do we want to support a large number of missionaries with small dollar amounts, or do we want to support a smaller number of missionaries, but in higher amounts? While the broader approach may allow your church to participate and rejoice in ministry successes from all over the world, the narrower approach enables a better relationship between your church and supported missionaries.
Being the sending church and the majority financial provider for a missionary communicates commitment and facilitates mutual participation, care, and accountability. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
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