Missiology of Christ

Matthew 21:28-31 “What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’ 29 “‘I will not,’ he answered, but later he changed his mind and went. 30 “Then the father went to the other son and said the … Read more

So you also, when you have done everything you were told to do, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’” (NIV Luke 17:10) Everything Jesus said is important. In each one of his sentences, there is so much teaching. He never said things lightly or in passing, and we should … Read more

Does a missionary need to go with an agency? It is commonly taught that you need to go with a missionary agency. However, it is becoming more common to go from your local congregation or on your own. Why is the trend changing? It was never Biblical, to begin with. In the early days of … Read more

I was traveling with missionary candidates into four remote unreached people groups when I got clarity. God himself is hindering many Christians from going to the mission field. They are just not ready for it. More importantly, the people groups are not ready for these immature missionaries. The doctrine of your mission agency or the … Read more

Please remember that this site is focused on missionaries who are going into the most unreached remote and many times dangerous situations. The number one reason why there are still so many unreached people groups in the world is that the Christian body has not gone to them. The photo on this article is of … Read more

A mission agency sometimes provides you with contacts on the field. They are the people who are waiting for you when you get to the mission field. They might be living near your field and are willing to help you get orientated, but eventually, you will have to go to a remote unreached people group, … Read more

I was fortunate to spend a year with the father of the couple who discipled me as a missionary. He was one of a handful of missionaries sent to Japan after World War II. The U.S. Military picked one missionary chaplain from four different denominations to bring the Christian faith back into the country. They … Read more

This article contains a guide to walking into remote villages. When I was in seminary, my prayer partner made a little wooden plaque for me. It had a picture of a cross on a hill and written above it was the phrase “Obedient unto Death”. You don’t hear the words, “obedient,” or “obey,” much. The … Read more

You do not need permission to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ. If you want to make disciples in closed countries, or closed people groups, you do not need to ask their permission. You do not need a visa for that matter. The sixty most closed countries of the world are not going to give … Read more

As I wrote in the previous blog, most missionary agencies want to send you into closed countries under some kind of pretext. For example, you would be sent as a student or a businessperson, but, secretly, you are going to do mission work. I have done a lot of research in the mission community, and … Read more