As Southern Baptists we traditionally consider ourselves to be mission-minded, that is we are concerned about supporting missions. Almost all Southern Baptist churches believe they are missions-minded and they typically are. Thank God for the billions of dollars that Southern Baptist churches have given to mission causes for over 150 years.
Yet, I would like to contrast being missions-minded and being missions-active. To be missions-active means to take the next step beyond supporting missions and to actually become a church or an individual who is involved in a hands-on approach to missions. There are tremendous mission opportunities in every community. I want to encourage all of us to revisit the Great Commission, which can be found in Matthew 28:18-20, Mark 16:15, Luke 24:46-49, and Acts 1:8. God desires us to be active participants in reaching all the peoples of the earth with His Gospel. Being missions-minded is a great place to start but God wants us to move into being missions-active. I believe that every church, regardless of it’s size, is to be missions-active. May the Lord bless you and your church as you become active in fulfilling the Great Commission in your Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the remotest parts of the earth.
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