Five Reasons Your Short-Term Mission Trip Might Do More Harm Than Good
American Christians go on short-term mission trips en masse. In 2006, 2.2 million Americans went on a mission trip, according to the authors of When H... Read More...
Getting Started in Missions – Taking Your Ministry Global
Before we discuss how, let’s first answer the question why. The biblical mandate found in Matthew 28:19 (known as The Great Commission) clearly states... Read More...
Interview with Ministry Design Concepts: Ministry Coaching for Churches
Let me give you a few jaw-dropping statistics: Nearly 4,000 churches close every year. Since 1985 every denomination has experienced a decline in ... Read More...
Why Church Planting? Ditching Comfort for a Greater Commission
There's no arguing with the fact: church planting is on the rise. With every movement, trend, issue, or fad that comes down the pike, it helps to... Read More...
The International Mission Board (IMB): The Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, Making a Difference in the Great Commission Task
Today, we are featuring an interview with a representative from the International Mission Board, the mission arm of the Southern Baptist Convention. T... Read More...
Great Commission Resurgence: A Guest Post by Daniel Akin
Daniel Akin, president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, kindly contributed the following article to the blog. Dr. Akin's ministry is ... Read More...
Church Mission – Getting Back to the Basics
You hear the words "mission" and "vision" float around a lot. They're part of business jargon. They're high-flying words. They are part of the voc... Read More...