Upward Call

I don't pretend to be a missions expert, but the church has to start somewhere. The Lord has been teaching me more and more about missions since 2015, and I've spent a lot of time in the last two years  exploring  this important aspect of the church's life. Since Elynne and I are planning to migrate soon to study at TMS, I don't have much time to share what I've been learning with others. So in the next five months, January to May, I'm holding a weekly "Missions Study & Prayer Group" (MSPG) to equip them to help in the church's developing missions program. For overviews and links to all the lessons in this ongoing series, click here . INTRODUCTION The Story of Redemption It’s possible to think of the Bible like a pearl necklace – just a bunch of pearls strung together. There’s teaching about this and that doctrine, but they aren’t related. But reading through the Bible, you see that there’s one story that connects the whole Bible...

I don't pretend to be a missions expert, but the church has to start somewhere. The Lord has been teaching me more and more about missions since 2015, and I've spent a lot of time in the last two years  exploring  this important aspect of the church's life. Since Elynne and I are planning to migrate soon to study at TMS, I don't have much time to share what I've been learning with others. So in the next five months, January to May, I'm holding a weekly "Missions Study & Prayer Group" (MSPG) to equip them to help in the church's developing missions program. I'll be posting an article for each of the lessons as the group goes through them weekly. Below are summaries of each lesson and a link to the video and manuscript. Lesson 1 - Introduction An overview of the group's direction and goals for the next five months. "Course" Overview Learning Outcomes theology, strategy, resources, opportunities, and prayer. ...

I don't pretend to be a missions expert, but the church has to start somewhere. The Lord has been teaching me more and more about missions since 2015, and I've spent a lot of time in the last two years  exploring  this important aspect of the church's life. Since Elynne and I are planning to migrate soon to study at TMS, I don't have much time to share what I've been learning with others. So in the next five months, January to May, I'm holding a weekly "Missions Study & Prayer Group" (MSPG) to equip them to help in the church's developing missions program. For overviews and links to all the lessons in this ongoing series, click here . “Course” Overview Thanks for coming. As you know, kuya Ike and I have been working on the Missions Program of the church since 2017. Progress has been slow, but by God’s grace we’ve gotten this far. We’re only just started to get this thing moving, and this weekly Missions Study & Prayer Group is part ...

(I'm starting a weekly "Missions Study & Prayer Group" (future catchy title to follow), and part of that is orienting them with the church's current missionary partners. Hence the "Missions Partners" series.) Over the last several years, Higher Rock has been partnering more and more with The Expositor's Academy (TEA) and its missionaries. We've hosted their events on several occasions, and benefited from their training modules. They and their associates from the US have preached in our services many times. Why are we partnered with TEA? How is it serving the churches in the Philippines? How did it start, and where is it headed? The Ransoms In July 2004, pastor Sean Ransom and his wife, Jessica, began their mission to the Philippines after graduating from The Master's Seminary (TMS) and 7 years of preparation. The Ransoms attended Greenhills Christian Fellowship (GCF), and Sean started building relationships with other ch...