Church planting – establishing gatherings of Christ-followers who are able to apply, understand, and teach to someone else all that Jesus taught; particularly among the language groups of people who are the least reached with the Gospel.
Immediately after the resurrection there were few believers. Few people outside of Jerusalem knew what Jesus did. No one had told them yet. People outside of that area did not have access to the Good News about Jesus. Fifty days later, at Pentecost, that began to change. Wherever the Church exists in the world God’s…
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Missions Intro As an introduction to missions, we want to share these short videos. There are many more resources in the links at the end of this page. This page was originally designed for students as a resource. God’s intent to draw people from every people group is a primary reason the global Church is
“Church Planting” means different things to different people. Defining terms becomes necessary when meanings abound. For some, church planting can mean: Construction of a new building for community meetings. Establishing “our” brand somewhere else. Passing out tracts in a new location. Organizing a group of Christians for a style of regular gathering. Gathering people in
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There was a time in history when the Bible did not exist in our language, where our people had no access to the Good News about Jesus. God’s people made an effort to ensure that we had access. Will we share with those who have not yet heard? Reaching each language with the Gospel will
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As our family began moving to live among the Urun Da’an people in Borneo, we wondered what God would do as we took steps of faith. Would we be safe? Would we be successful? Would they listen to God’s word? There were a lot of unknown circumstances as my father and I took our dugout
In 1998, we provided ground support while John Meerstra and an aerial survey team flew over the mountainous jungle looking for villages which might belong to the Hewa people; marking coordinates for a visit by helicopter. For many years, a man named Sefen had been coming to the missionaries working among the people of the
After showing the video Ee-Taow!, I often hear comments such as, “How nice it must be to work with a people group who are ready to receive the Gospel!” “I would like to work with people like that!” “Missionary work in Papua New Guinea must be easy.” I often hear comments referring to the Mouk
What on earth is God doing and what does it have to do with me?
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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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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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