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Young Men Wanted, A Missions Call for the Unmarried
In the 18th and 19th centuries, single men like David Brainerd, Robert Morrison, and Henry Martyn helped lead the charge in global missions. Today, single men are largely absent from the frontlines. What changed — and what can be done about it? This article explores the cultural shifts and spiritual challenges facing young Christian men, and offers a bold call to rise, read, and risk for the glory of God among the unreached.
The Mystery of ‘The Call’
Throughout the history of the Church, I’m not sure if there has been a term more detrimental to the completion of the Great Commission than the phrase ‘the call.’ The confusion surrounding this term and the hesitancy of thousands of potential gospel workers to move forward without a clear ‘call’ is tragic.
How this term came to have such power in the realm of missions is hard to say, but there is no doubt about its effect on many people’s minds.
Why Overseas Missions When There Are So Many Needs at Home?
Far beyond the lifetimes of the disciples, believers have faithfully done this work over the last two thousand years. So much so that in the United States there are believers of this gospel thousands of miles and an ocean away from where Jesus gave His Great Commission to all nations. We are not excluded from this great work, but what about all the needs here in the States?