I’ve had an epiphany of sorts recently. As a missiologist I am concerned with
mission strategy, communication of the Gospel to the unreached people groups of
this world (3.6 billion people in this world have never met a Christian). Over the years I have
made an attempt to share my own understanding of missions with others,
especially local churches throughout the world. My discovery is that many local churches are, either
unaware of the complexities of cross-cultural work or, worse, honestly don’t
care. Some churches are quite
happy to just “do missions” as they would any program of the church or, follow
the latest trends and fashions to excite their congregation. One dear brother stated flatly that his
only interest in missions was to meet the needs of the local body, which meant
taking people on short-term mission trips to areas of the world where there is
already a high percentage of Christians.
However, I am encouraged that there are some churches,
pastors and individuals who have a deep desire to know how best to serve Christ
in global outreach. Often people
ask me how they can make their missions program more effective.
Energize Your Church
for Global Outreach is a short and concise guide that I believe would help
any church, mission team member in creating a more effective Great Commission
program. This book is a guide, not
the final authority on how the church should structure their mission
program. Read it; make
modifications that fit your own local context.
You can receive a .pdf copy of this book by going to http://Lewis-Training.com/ of download it on your Kindle.
I am happy to interact with anyone, receiving helpful suggestions for further study.
