We cannot zap Jesus back by completing the great commission, as soon as the last tribe hears the last word of our good news presentation in their language. Mission is about far more than gospel presentations, [Bible studies], or responses. The great commission speaks of teaching people to obey...
Mission
"Jesus shall reign where'er the sun does his successive journeys run....
People and realms of every tongue dwell on His love with the sweetest song." —Isaac Watts
Vision, Mission, Core Values
Why does an organization need to work so hard to communicate clear vision? Didn’t we already have a vision and mission from the beginning of All-Nations Bible Translation?
The vision for All-Nations was strong in 2010,...
"We [the church] are invited to participate in an activity of God which is the central meaning of creation itself. We are invited to become, through the presence of the Holy Spirit, participants in the Son’s loving obedience to the Father. All things have been created that they may be summed up...
Lessons from the Conquest of Canaan
It has been said, “When it comes to missions, the low-hanging fruit has already been picked.”
In Joshua 13:1 we read of a time where the Lord spoke to Joshua saying, “Thou art old and stricken with years and there...
"We must allow the infallible guide, the Word of truth, to inform our theology, which will inform our missiology, which will inform our methodology." —Brooks Buser
Isaiah 56:6-7
Also the sons of the stranger
Who join themselves to the Lord,
To serve Him and to love Him,
Will learn the ways of His Sword;
Will be brought to the holy mountain
And know acceptance there.
Also, the sons of the stranger
Will find...
I am working my way through the book of Luke and the parable of the Good Samaritan really impacted me. I have been reflecting on it everyday since then. Why? I have read it many, many times in my life. I have heard it told many, many times. But that impact should not surprise me because it's the...
"Mission involves us going to people (whether 100 metres or 10,000 kilometres away), it does not mean inviting people to come to us." —Eddie Arthur
"How beautiful upon the mountains Are the feet of him who brings good news, Who proclaims peace, Who brings glad tidings of good things, Who proclaims salvation, Who says to Zion, 'Your God reigns!'” —Prophet Isaiah
Isaiah 52:7