Randy Smyth

A Missions Plan

What is the Plan? For many churches a missions plan is about allocating money, screening requests, and reporting to the church.  Thinking strategically about missions requires a bit more effort and planning. What did Jesus tell us to do? What will cause us to hear from Him, “Well done you good and faithful servant”? Does […]

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Jeniae

Jeniae Completing the Great Commission Foundational to living good on earth is preparing well for life hereafter. I flew about half an hour climbing to ten thousand feet to pass through the gaps between mountain peaks which rose to about 14,000 feet above sea level. On the other side of the gaps, I circled, descending

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Literacy

Under Construction – Please come back to see completed page. Literacy Completing the Great Commission Whose word should people hear? One of the best protections of people against lies and deception is to enable them to read what God has said for themselves.  adl;kjfsj dja ;f;lkajf’ak fpuw[qe dkfl ja;ljfd[9uqw[w9 f[qepoc j “Literacy is not only

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Is God’s mission the basis of the Bible?

Bible Basis of Missions Completing the Great Commission The Bible basis of missions is the glory of God. He is worthy of being made known to every person in every part of the world.  Sometimes people think of missions or global ministry as something a local church does, relegated to a department and assigned to

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Effective church-planting among UUPG

Well Done? Completing the Great Commission What is God’s means to accomplish His mission? TeachAll “Teaching … all things” Comm’s Communicating Truth Culture Meaning Behind Words Translation Whose Message? Thriving Life on Life “His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make

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03 What is the worldwide vision and mission of the local church?

What is the worldwide vision and mission of the local church? Glorify the Father in Completing the Great Commission Where are we going?Are we there yet? All Christians have this in common: We were able to believe because someone told us about Jesus. Knowing God’s mission is important. 1Knowing our role in His mission is

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