Mission Global Ministries

Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

What the Bible Really Says About Homosexuality

There is a lot of unnecessary confusion about what the Bible is really saying about homosexuality. Dr. Michael Brown offers five key scriptural truths that dismantle the modern-day argument that God's Word condones the homosexual ...

What does Jesus think about Homosexuality?

Is homosexuality a sin? It’s an age-old question, and there are people on both sides of the debate, each quoting their Bibles. How do we know who’s right? What would Jesus do if he were…

What alcoholics can teach churches

Daybreak Fellowship blends language of addiction recovery with Christian worship

How I Express My Gratitude to the People Who Care for Me

8 Concerns That Church Members Seldom Tell Pastors

There are some concerns that are harder to bring up than others. Things like: We're concerned about your marriage.

Five Tips for Launching a Compassion Ministry

If lost people are going to be reached in our communities, it will require that the church must engage lost people. One of the most effective ways to interact with the lost is through compassion ministry. Compassion ministry is an attempt to follow the model of Jesus. Just as he met human need, we are …

How to get off your ministry treadmill and get back on your missional track

What would happen in your community through your church if you could accerate the multiplication of your leaders? My guess is that you do...

How Local Missions Impacts Global Missions

For the believer, multiculturalism and globalization present an incredible opportunity for carrying out the Great Commission through local missions.

Why Inerrancy Matters for Missions

Derek Brown argues that if we do not hold an inerrant Bible then we have no reason to care about global missions and the Great Commission.

Start with Why: The Motivation for the Mission

Deep knowledge of God’s mission and clever methods for its fulfillment are not enough to sustain us. We need a biblical motivation for the mission of God.

What Makes a Church Missional?

Freedom from cultural captivity does not mean freedom from tradition.

How the Gospel Shapes Our Children for Mission

When you accept the call to Jesus, you accept the call to missions—and that’s the truth that should shape the way we raise our children.

Social Media for Missions: An Introductory Guide

Even if you just emerged from an isolated mountaintop cabin or awakened from a ten-year nap, MMF has assembled a guide that gives all you need to get caught up with social media, and specifically…

Why Do ‘Baptist’ Missions?

Although the church’s global mission forces us to think beyond our tribes, baptism matters deeply in missions.

How to Pray for International Missions

When we pray for the work of missions, we are joining an essential work as co-laborers with the missionary. But what should we pray?

Why Loving People and Place Is the Heart of Missions

‘Passion for the nations’ is only a slogan if it does not work place by place and family by family. Scripture stresses nurturing both people and place.

Why Put Missions on Hold to Go to Seminary?

“Why should I take the time to go seminary when people are dying without Christ all over the world?” A veteran missionary offers compelling reasons.

How the Local Church Prepared Me for Missions

I wish I could say that I’ve always valued the role my local church played in preparing me for missions. But that only recently dawned on me.