Biblical Missions

Missions exist because of the Great Commission! - Missions Policy must be the plan to obey the Great Commission.

“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age” (Matt. 28:19-20).

Biblical missions are directly focused on the Great Commission, which means preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ, baptizing those who believe, and teaching the whole council of God to bring about obedience to Christ in all that He commanded.  This is the base and core of our reasons for Missions. But what about the method and process of Missions? We are pretty clear on the why – what about the how? 

Biblical Philosophy should quickly become the Biblical Policy of Missions at Grace. As much as the ‘why’ is in Matt 28 the ‘how’ is in Acts 1:8 “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

The core task of the Great Commission is to make disciples. Missions, therefore, prioritizes those activities that most directly accomplish this end. By observing the early Church in Acts we can see the priorities and draw timeless principles from that book. Preaching the Gospel publicly within cultures – planting Churches among believers – equipping leaders within those Churches – sharing God’s blessings with those sister Churches. These are the overriding goals of Biblical Missions and Grace’s Missions Policy.