MOBILIZING YOUR CHURCH

Christ’s command to “Go into all the world and make disciples of all nations” is the defining call and commission He gave to the Church. Yet, in order for this mission to be completed, we believe the local church must understand and fulfill its God-given role as His primary instrument. So how do you mobilize the local church for the Great Commission? How do you motivate and equip pastors and church leaders to lead their churches to reach the world both locally and globally with the message of Christ? We believe there are eight key principles and paradigms that must be embraced and implemented in order for the local church to maximize its global impact.

+ Worship must be the primary motivation for missions.
+ The local church must be seen as God’s primary instrument to fulfill the Great Commission
+ The pastor must be the key influencer for the cause of global missions and must work in cooperation with church leaders to mobilize the local church.
+ The church must intentionally develop a corporate purpose, strategy and personality related to God’s global cause.
+ The church must understand that mobilization is a process, not a “quick fix.”
+ Global missions must be approached from appropriate generational perspectives.
+ Personalization must be seen as the key principle that will unleash the local church for global missions.
+ The “partnership paradigm” must be an essential element in missions strategy linking the local church with missionaries, nationals and other Great Commission people and organizations.