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 . Unfortunately, my equipment failed while recording this session, so there's no video available. Andy Johnson in his book, Missions: How the Local Church Goes Global, gives this bit of sage advice: “The heart for God-glorifying missions starts with joy in the gospel. Our churches must fi

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 topic. 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 WHY ARE DEFINITIONS IMPORTANT? Our fast-paced society is geared more toward action than reflection. When it comes to ideas, ‘new, innovative, and practical’ are more appealing that ‘deep, clear, and precise’. The only “definition” people are interested in is high definition TV! Similarly, it seems to me that m