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Does the Great Commission Mandate Church Planting?
The words “church planting” are never found in the Bible. The goal of this article is to clarify the link between Jesus’ final commands to His disciples and the pursuit of church planting. Jesus commissioned us– to study God’s Word, teach the Word, baptize new believers, pray and encourage one another.
For the Sake of the Kingdom of God
There is an unfortunate presupposition that has worked its way into current missiology that says some version of “This generation won’t pay the price that previous generations did. Therefore, we must alter the way we do missions.”
Not only does this run counter to principles we find in scripture, it is also counter to those who seek to gain a better resurrection…no matter the generation they were born into.
Why Do We Go?
Why do missionaries leave everything we have at home, our friends, family, churches, air conditioning, favorite foods, and the comforts of home? Why do we go to 90–100-degree weather, all types of diseases with centipedes, huge spiders? The answer: we have seen the glory of God AND we know that God deserves the glory.