Posts Tagged ‘missions’
Lessons from 40 Years in France
Editor’s Note: Leroy and Debbie Zumack recently retired from full-time missionary service after 40 years. We wanted to share an excerpt from Leroy’s last report from the field, given to his fellow workers in France at their 2024 Fall Retreat. Moving to Europe in 1985 was a bit of a shock for us. Like everyone, we…
Read MoreThe Crux of Missions
Spend some time online searching for the answer to “Why Missions” and you will find two overarching responses to this question. Why do we want people to go to the nations? As a missionary mobilizing organization, Greater Europe Mission has a vested interest in getting this answer right. So, why missions? The two predominant answers simply…
Read MoreA Different Way to Think About “Sharing the Gospel”
New and growing disciples often encounter a frequent, familiar sentiment. This sentiment, implied by Christian leaders throughout church history, is that believers mustn’t get involved in secular fields, specifically those on the frontlines of creating culture like arts, music, entertainment, politics, or business. The implication is that God’s doesn’t want us to participate in the…
Read MoreReflections on D-Day: A Missionary’s Perspective
A Prayer Letter from June 1994; Paris, France The past weeks we have been submerged in the events leading up to including D-Day. Names and places swim in our minds as we attempt to understand the enormous forces that were at those early days in June 1944. Names like General Eisenhower, Prime Minister Churchill, and…
Read MoreFive Bible Verses about Missions and Why They Matter
If you’ve spent any amount of time in the Gospels, you’re likely familiar with the final command that Jesus gave his disciples to “go and make disciples of all nations” (Matthew 28:19). As followers of Christ, our chief purpose is to please him and bring glory to his name. For that reason, it’s important that we…
Read MoreFive Reasons to Care About Missions
Do you remember your first exposure to missions? If you grew up in a Christian church, perhaps the idea was first planted in Vacation Bible School. There, we would be regaled of the Apostle Paul’s adventures in prison and earthquakes and on rough seas. We might hear fantastic stories of people suddenly understanding foreign languages…
Read MoreFive Tips for Choosing a Mission Organisation
You’ve felt the call of God to serve in missions, but what do you do next? Maybe you’ve recently returned from a short-term mission trip. Maybe you’ve taken the Perspectives course on world missions. Or maybe you are simply responding to the still, small voice of Jesus beckoning you to serve Him cross culturally. But what do…
Read More5 Benefits of Living on Support
One of the greatest hurdles to people saying “yes” to God’s calling on their life for missions is raising support. People don’t talk about money, let alone ask for money. It’s awkward, people think. I once thought that, too. Is that a biblical response? Emotionally, it makes sense to avoid talking about money. But theologically,…
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