The objective of missions is to complete Christ's commission; the glory of God being proclaimed by obedient believers in every ethnolinguistic people group in every part of the world.
On the highest authority in heaven and on earth, Jesus told His followers to go to every ethnic group, preaching, baptizing, and teaching people to obey all that He commanded us. We look to establish communities of obedient Christ-followers who are bringing Glory to God at the ends of the earth.
A thriving Church for every people.
Working backwards, how do you establish thriving communities of Christ-followers where there are none?
- No leaders? Through teaching and discipleship, we need to prepare Biblically qualified indigenous church leaders there, with Bibles in their hands, who are able to shepherd, disciple, equip, send, and lead saints to proclaim the glory of Christ.
- No lessons? Then we must equip the local church to study and teach the Bible so that all may know, believe and obey Jesus.
- No Bible? Then we must translate the Bible, print it, and place it in the hands of the believers.
- No believers? Then we must teach the character and nature of God; His person, purpose, plan, provision, and people.
- Unwritten language? Then we must learn the language and culture of the people to a high level of fluency, to create an alphabet, and teach people to read so that they can see what God has written.
- Don't know the language? Then we must live among the people to develop caring relationships so local people will trust us enough to share their language, and culture, so that we can accurately tell them what God wants them to know about Him.