DEAR YOUNG MISSIONARY (I)
God’s call is essential, but wisdom is necessary for the journey. As you begin your journey in missions, there is one thing you will definitely need, aside from the PRINCIPAL THING, which is GOD’S CALL, that particular virtue is what I call WISDOM FOR YOUR CURRENT PHASE. I have been around enough to have observed […]
THE MISSIONARY DOES NOT HAVE TO LABOUR ALONE
The Church Must Rise Beyond Applause to Practical Partnership “And how can men [be expected to] preach unless they are sent?…” Romans 10:15 (AMPC) We celebrate missionaries when they return from the field with testimonies, we share their photographs when they reach difficult communities and applaud them when they establish Churches, win souls, and report […]
MISSIONS: THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS OF THE CHURCH
“Go ye therefore, and teach all nations…” Matthew 28:19 (KJV) There are still villages where the name of Jesus Christ is yet to be heard, communities where the Gospel has never been preached, families who have never encountered the message of salvation, and people groups who remain unreached by the transforming power of the Gospel. […]
STOP USING GREEDY PASTORS TO DISQUALIFY FULL-TIME MINISTRY!
THE FACT THAT SOME PEOPLE MERCHANDISE THE GOSPEL DOES NOT INVALIDATE FULL-TIME MINISTRY. Unfortunately, because some people have abused the ministry for financial gain, many have argued that there is nothing like full-time ministry and that every minister must have a secular job to prove that he is genuine. I believe this conclusion is both […]
WHY RURAL COMMUNITIES NEED MORE THAN OCCASIONAL CRUSADES
Beyond gathering crowds to making disciples and establishing a lasting Gospel witness. There is a question the Church must honestly ask herself: What happens to a village after the crusade is over? The evangelistic team has arrived. The sound system has been set up. The banners have been raised. The Gospel has been preached, people […]
PASSION IS NOT ENOUGH FOR MISSIONS
There is something beautiful about a believer who is genuinely burdened for the lost, to see someone pray for souls, travel to difficult places, preach Christ in villages, sacrifice comfort, give generously to missions, and labour for the salvation of people. PASSION, ZEAL and BURDEN matters. But passion alone is not enough for missions. The […]
Do I Need Training If God Has Already Called Me?
Dear Young Minister, Grace and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord Jesus Christ. Not long after a young believer becomes persuaded that God has called him into ministry, another question often arises and it is that: IF GOD HAS CALLED ME, DO I REALLY NEED TRAINING? I have personally […]
How Do I Know That I Am Genuinely Called Into Ministry?
Dear Young Minister, Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God and of Jesus Christ our Lord. You have asked one of the most important questions a servant of God can ever ask and I am grateful that you are asking this question now. It is far better to seek clarity […]
THE BOYS WHO WALKED TO THE FIRE SINGING
“And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.” Revelation 12:11 Yesterday, we looked at Alexander Mackay, the engineer who spent fourteen unbroken years discipling young men in his workshop in Buganda. Today, we want to see what […]
THE ENGINEER WHO NEVER LEFT
“Let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.” 1 John 3:18 He was a Scottish engineer, not a preacher by training, studied mechanics, mathematics, drafting in Edinburgh and Berlin, and by every natural measure was headed towards a comfortable career designing machinery in Europe. Then, in late 1875, […]