Missions

“I am hopeful for the church in Germany. This hope is based both on my knowledge of God and on what I see happening in our own church and in other places around the country.” - Desiring God

“A lack of pastoral care is more likely to lead to a lack of spiritual health, which in turn hinders the work of the commission…. So what do we do if the status quo is chewing missionaries up rather than building them up?” - 9 Marks

“Paul didn’t only give the gospel to local believers; he shared his life with them (1 Thess. 2:8). He didn’t limit himself to ministry relationships or even task-focused partnerships.” - TGC

“Without Timothaine missions, many churches would fail to prosper and may even falter. …. If Pauline missions doesn’t exist, then the ends of the earth will never be reached….Both Timothaine and Pauline missions, therefore, are necessary.” - 9 Marks

“if, as Paul explained, some labor where others have sown, we can’t limit the church’s mission to pioneer work among the unreached.” - TGC

“As far as our evidence goes, Patrick was the first person in Christian history to … grasp that teaching all nations meant teaching even barbarians who lived beyond the border of the frontiers of the Roman Empire.” - DeYoung

“The point of this article is not to knock short-term work…. but to remind all of us that long-term missions is costly—and it’s worth it.” - 9 Marks