#greatcommission — Public Fediverse posts

"It is thus that multitudes sit at ease, and give themselves no concern about the far greater part of their fellow-sinners, who to this day are lost in ignorance and idolatry."
— William Carey, An Enquiry, 1792

#Complacency #GreatCommission #WilliamCarey #AnEnquiry

Long term partnerships with missionary teams overseas provide an important foundation for sending your own to the nations. Missionary teams become partners in identifying, equipping, sending, and supporting more from your congregation.
https://keelancook.com/five-local-church-benefits-from-creating-a-global-missions-partnership

#missiology #missions #leadership #GreatCommission #ministry

"The reality is that when all is said and done, too much will have been said and not enough will have been done."
— Ed Stetzer, Finish the Mission

#FinishTheMission #Missional #Missions #GreatCommission

Demographic shifts are often overlooked in missions strategy. North Carolina, for instance, sees every county increasing in residents over 65, with some up to fifty percent. This isn't just a local trend; it's a national reality. Understanding this is crucial for effective Great Commission work. #GreatCommission #Demography #ChurchLeaders #MissionStrategy
https://keelancook.com/great-commission-post-retirement

#missiology #leadership #GreatCommission #demographics #strategy

If the sending process begins with identification, what are we looking for? The Three Cs: character, calling, and competency. These categories are biblical and indispensable for assessing those you would send out into ministry.
https://keelancook.com/identifying-to-send

#missiology #leadership #ChurchPlanting #GreatCommission #discernment

"The call to finish the mission is unavoidably a call for martyrs — not a call for kamikazes but a call for missionaries bent on Jesus's worldwide fame."
— David Mathis, Finish the Mission

#FinishTheMission #Missions #Sacrifice #GreatCommission

Global cities are rising to a new level of significance for the Great Commission. Like the Roman roads of old, these urban centers are now nodes in a global network, strategically important for the mission of the church.
https://keelancook.com/global-cities-the-roman-roads-of-the-21st-century

#Missiology #ChurchPlanting #GlobalCities #GreatCommission #UrbanMissions

"Will the young men & women of today turn a deaf ear to the call of the foreigner in America?" That question, from 1917, rings true today. It's a call to action in the midst of a very present reality for North American churches. God is bringing the nations to our doorsteps; our responsibility to share the gospel remains.
https://keelancook.com/american-churches-we-have-been-here-before-with-immigration

#Missiology #Church #Immigration #GreatCommission #LocalChurch

"It becomes us not only to express our desires of that event by words, but to use every lawful method to spread the knowledge of his name."
— William Carey, An Enquiry, 1792

#GreatCommission #Missions #WilliamCarey #AnEnquiry

"I question whether all are justified in staying here, while so many are perishing without means of grace in other lands."
— William Carey, An Enquiry, 1792

#MissionaryCall #GreatCommission #WilliamCarey #AnEnquiry

Local churches are local expressions of the one bride of Christ. This universal church exists to bear witness to the coming kingdom and make disciples of all nations. In that sense, local churches exist as outposts of a global effort.
https://keelancook.com/nearsighted-churches-vs-farsighted-churches

#Missiology #ChurchLeadership #GreatCommission #LocalChurch #GlobalMission

Multiplicative sending hinges on internal identification. Without churches growing their own sent-out ones from within, even the most efficient pipelines will only produce addition. It's time to shift our paradigm from supporting to truly sending.
https://keelancook.com/moving-past-the-rhetoric-of-multiplication

#ChurchPlanting #missiology #leadership #GreatCommission

Healthy church partners provide significant support and care for their missionary teams through prayer, communication, and sending short term and mid-term volunteer support to aid in the work.
https://keelancook.com/five-local-church-benefits-from-creating-a-global-missions-partnership

#missiology #missions #leadership #GreatCommission #ministry

A church can win the wrong victory.

Influence, access, attention, and cultural leverage may look like success while the work of making disciples is displaced.

Matthew 28:19

#TheCapturedChurch #GreatCommission #ChurchMission

So many church planting and ministry outreach efforts are aimed at young families. But what happens when the average age of new neighbors in your community is closer to 65 than 25? We must consider how the massive increase in post-retirement age groups impacts our Great Commission engagement. #ChurchPlanting #LocalChurch #MissionsStrategy #AgingPopulation
https://keelancook.com/great-commission-post-retirement

#missiology #leadership #GreatCommission #demographics #strategy

Superbook Opens the Door for Gospel in Japan

Tokyo — More than four decades ago, the late Dr. Pat Robertson introduced the Bible to Japan through…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #Bibleforchildren #CBNJapan #Christianmedia #Christianmissions #Christianoutreach #evangelism #GospelinJapan #GreatCommission #JapanChristianity #Nihon #PatRobertson #Superbook #Tokyochurches
https://www.europesays.com/japan/64091/

We cannot stop the crucial work of examining those within our congregations to one day be launched out as church planters, replanters, and missionaries. Real sending isn't just supporting; it means sending your own. This begins with identifying potential laborers.
https://keelancook.com/identifying-to-send

#missiology #leadership #ChurchPlanting #GreatCommission #discernment

For true multiplication, our understanding of a sending church must go beyond recruiting planters. It must mean sending from within—developing and deploying people from our own congregations. Otherwise, we're just talking.
https://keelancook.com/moving-past-the-rhetoric-of-multiplication

#ChurchPlanting #missiology #leadership #GreatCommission

Go And Share The Good News (Matthew 28:19–20)

You've heard the Good News.

You've experienced God's love.

Now it's your turn to share it.

Jesus gave His followers one final mission:

“Go and make disciples of all nations…”

The message of salvation was never meant to stop with us.

Someone shared the Gospel with you.

Now someone is waiting to hear it from you.

You don't need to be a pastor.

#GoShareTheGospel #GreatCommission #JesusSaves #BeTheLight #JMSM #KNKA #ChristianYouth #Evangelism

The aging of our population is a broader trend across the United States, with areas like North Carolina seeing explosive growth in retirement-age inmigration. This demographic shift profoundly matters for how we pursue the Great Commission in local church ministry and missions. Are our strategies keeping pace? #missiology #churchleadership #Demographics #GreatCommission
https://keelancook.com/great-commission-post-retirement

#missiology #leadership #GreatCommission #demographics #strategy

Partnering directly with a missionary team on the field provides many significant benefits for a local church that cares about reaching the nations with the gospel.
https://keelancook.com/five-local-church-benefits-from-creating-a-global-missions-partnership

#missiology #missions #leadership #GreatCommission #ministry

Latin American evangelicals in Europe see mission as ‘urgent’ as continent goes through social transformation, Evangelical Focus

AIG Latinos BFP held its third conference in Germany with a strong call for unity a…
#Europe #EU #AssembliesofGod #churchgrowth #churchnews #churches #digitalevangelicalnews #evangelicalnews #Germany #greatcommission #Italy #LatinAmericaChristiannews #Mission #networking #Pentecostals #Poland #religionnews #Spain #UnitedKingdom
https://www.europesays.com/europe/54632/

The Great Commission starts at your front door. Stop hiding behind "supporting missionaries" while your neighbor goes to hell. Time to make disciples where you live. #GreatCommission #MensDiscipleship #ChristianMen 🔥

https://bdking71.wordpress.com/2026/03/29/the-great-commission-starts-at-your-front-door-stop-ignoring-it/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

"Just me and Jesus" is not Biblical:

http://www.ConservaTibbs.com/p/just-me-and-jesus-is-not-biblical

Jesus tells us to make disciples of all nations, teaching them to obey His commandments.

#Christianity #ChurchAuthority #GreatCommission

"A lot of Christians today say they want a #Christian nation. One would think, as a pastor, I would too. The Bible and history make my position more complicated." #faith #ChristianNationalism #UnitedStates #theocracy #Constitution #Evangelism #GreatCommission https://ofb.biz/sa1317

This is inane. #Christians who actually believe in what the #Scriptures say (#Protestants should) know that our calling from God is not to establish a nation state, but to reach the nations. We belong to the Kingdom. What the Federalist's Sean Davis is arguing is antithetical to the #GreatCommission. https://x.com/seanmdav

Weekly Devotional 11/23/24 -  11/29/24

https://conta.cc/4108gWL

#devotional #bible #scripture #dailybread #wordofgod #anointed #messiah #christ #jesus #prayer #gospel #greatcommission #churchgrowth #kingdomwork #tonguesoffire #apostles #disciples #followingjesus

Weekly Devotional 11/16/24 -  11/22/24

https://conta.cc/3YQ5v7Y

#devotional #bible #scripture #dailybread #wordofgod #anointed #messiah #christ #jesus #prayer #gospel #greatcommission #churchgrowth #kingdomwork #tonguesoffire #apostles #disciples #followingjesus

Hugh Blair, Church of Scotland minister, says God known by mercy. He mocks those who would claim a relation to the Father of mercies, to look to him for compassion and grace, and yet demonstrate no (Colossians 3:12-14) compassion, kindness, and gentleness?

Some Reformed-adjacent Christians were saying a year or so ago that “kindness”, per se, was a bad thing.

How can you practice the virtues of Colossians 3:12-14?

#christian #godisstrength #greatcommission #onelove #feartofaith

#ReligiousTrauma #DoctrineOfDiscovery #Catholicism #evangelicalism #greatcommission I WAS SURPRISED BY THIS ARTICLE The Not So Good News of the Gospel | Daniel Henderson https://www.patheos.com/blogs/reflectionsofarecoveringevangelical/2023/10/the-not-so-good-news-of-the-gospel/