Mobilize the Church

TO FULFILL GOD’S MISSION IN THE WORLD

WHERE DOES GOD SEND US?

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.

Acts 1:8

Here is a summary of factors that will be present in missionally healthy/mature congregations:

1. A biblical understanding of mission.

2. Hearts of gratitude that want to bring God glory.

3. A daily dependence on the guidance and power of the Holy Spirit

4. An understanding of both the global and the local nature of the church’s mission (Acts 1:8).

5. A call for disciples to declare and demonstrate the Good News in their daily lives in addition to special efforts of the church.

6. Ministry planning based on the most current information related to the mission.

7. A pioneering and apostolic commitment to take ministry to underserved and unreached populations.

8. Holistic compassion for the entire needs of people.

9. A desire to address short-term and long-term needs.

10. Courageous generosity for the cause of those outside the congregation.

11. Humble interaction and collaboration with other churches and disciples seeking to serve in similar areas.

If your church is wanting to get started in exploring what it means to reach unreached people groups, this is the place to start. Our UPG Task Force created a local church mission assessment for you to begin prayerfully discerning where God may be calling your church.

“We provide a comprehensive people group database of the world, and we track what God is doing among these peoples, so we can assist the Global Church in the vision of seeing God glorified through an abundance of Christ followers within every people group.”
https://joshuaproject.net/

“The Perspectives on the World Christian Movement® course examines four “perspectives” of God’s mission - Biblical, Historical, Cultural and Strategic - exploring the why and the how of being on mission with God. First developed for college students in 1974 by Dr. Ralph Winter and the US Center for World Mission, Perspectives has emerged into a global movement attracting Christians of all generations and nations.
The hallmark expression of Perspectives students around the world is “my eyes were opened.” Almost 50 years of history has demonstrated that the experience of “taking Perspectives” results in transformed lives and transformed churches, ensuing in the transformation of unreached people groups as the gospel spreads within their midst.”

—John Wesley