Getting involved!
Finding Your Role in World Evangelism, ingrained in the minds of many Christians is the idea that to be involved in mission work means one thing only: living overseas long term. This is an unhealthy way to approach missions because it excludes most people. Even those that go long-term will eventually come home and need to redirect their vision in another way. If it is an attribute of God to desire the redemption of all nations, then it must be cultivated into every one of His followers as an attribute. That is why it is vital to the Church (that's you and me) that other avenues of involvement are explored. The following four habits are not to be viewed in terms of "which one is for me?" The idea is that a person who prioritizes God's global plan will do all or most of them.
These four main habits are:
1. Going
2. Praying
3. Sending
4. Mobilizing
Going: This habit is most commonly associated with missions. In the past and even still today when someone thinks about missions this is the most natural association. A definition of the goer is the person physically present, laboring on the mission field. Going may mean a short-term trip or an extended amount of time. Ultimately, the goer is willing to completely immerse themselves in an unfamiliar culture with the intention of furthering the gospel in that culture.
Praying: Jesus said to his disciples, 'The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.'" Jesus saw the vastness of lost souls compared to the scarcity of the laborers and He looks to the disciples and says, "Ask." What a powerful image! Not go, or preach, or have a conference, but ask. God desires that we join together and intercede on behalf of all nations and beg Him to send forth laborers into the field.
Sending: Paul the Apostle has an interesting observation, "And how can they preach unless they are sent?" (Rom. 10:15). The unreached do not have a chance at hearing the gospel if there are not people on the home front funding and praying for those that are going. It is like asking the question, "which is more important the rescuer who goes down into the well to save a life or the man at the top holding the rope?" You can't have one without the other.
The role of a sender is not only integral, but diverse as well. The most obvious aspect of sending is giving of one's financial resources to support a missionary. But this is certainly not the only facet of sending. A sender may work in one or all of the following specialized roles: logistics, prayer coordination, communications, research, finances, or re-entry coordinator.
Mobilizing: A mobilizer is a normal, everyday Christian who walks with God, yet has a global perspective and stays on the home front to rouse others to action. Whether someone asked them to go on a short-term trip, invited them to a missions conference, took them to a Bible study on the topic or introduced them to a missionary, somehow they were recruited. And that, in a nutshell, is a mobilizer, a recruiter. Mobilizers are out looking for others to enlist in God's agenda with their entire life. Their focus is Christians who are unaware of God's global plan and they consistently seek to raise the missions awareness in creative ways whether it is in a small group or large group setting.
Just imagine, if every Christian would orchestrate their life around God's heart for the world and fulfilling the Great Commission and at the same time, passing on that vision to the new believers and next generation. Unbelievable!
Join usnow, please go to "Contact Us" and send us a message about how the Lord is prompting you to get involved, or if you just have a question or comment. We would love to hear from you.
These four main habits are:
1. Going
2. Praying
3. Sending
4. Mobilizing
Going: This habit is most commonly associated with missions. In the past and even still today when someone thinks about missions this is the most natural association. A definition of the goer is the person physically present, laboring on the mission field. Going may mean a short-term trip or an extended amount of time. Ultimately, the goer is willing to completely immerse themselves in an unfamiliar culture with the intention of furthering the gospel in that culture.
Praying: Jesus said to his disciples, 'The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.'" Jesus saw the vastness of lost souls compared to the scarcity of the laborers and He looks to the disciples and says, "Ask." What a powerful image! Not go, or preach, or have a conference, but ask. God desires that we join together and intercede on behalf of all nations and beg Him to send forth laborers into the field.
Sending: Paul the Apostle has an interesting observation, "And how can they preach unless they are sent?" (Rom. 10:15). The unreached do not have a chance at hearing the gospel if there are not people on the home front funding and praying for those that are going. It is like asking the question, "which is more important the rescuer who goes down into the well to save a life or the man at the top holding the rope?" You can't have one without the other.
The role of a sender is not only integral, but diverse as well. The most obvious aspect of sending is giving of one's financial resources to support a missionary. But this is certainly not the only facet of sending. A sender may work in one or all of the following specialized roles: logistics, prayer coordination, communications, research, finances, or re-entry coordinator.
Mobilizing: A mobilizer is a normal, everyday Christian who walks with God, yet has a global perspective and stays on the home front to rouse others to action. Whether someone asked them to go on a short-term trip, invited them to a missions conference, took them to a Bible study on the topic or introduced them to a missionary, somehow they were recruited. And that, in a nutshell, is a mobilizer, a recruiter. Mobilizers are out looking for others to enlist in God's agenda with their entire life. Their focus is Christians who are unaware of God's global plan and they consistently seek to raise the missions awareness in creative ways whether it is in a small group or large group setting.
Just imagine, if every Christian would orchestrate their life around God's heart for the world and fulfilling the Great Commission and at the same time, passing on that vision to the new believers and next generation. Unbelievable!
Join usnow, please go to "Contact Us" and send us a message about how the Lord is prompting you to get involved, or if you just have a question or comment. We would love to hear from you.