Well it has been a while since I have posted a blog. A lot has happened since my last blog, including God calling me to a new ministry area and a move cross country.  There are very few things as frustrating as packing and unpacking, except maybe a moving truck getting caught in an ice storm for days.

My new full time ministry is as a business administrator at a church in the southeast.  Currently, the church does not have a mission’s pastor.  With God’s calling on my life to be a World Christian, I am looking for the opportunities to advance missions while not officially wearing that hat.  This is a challenge that many staff members find themselves in, so I want to open up the subject for discussion.  What I will attempt to do over the next few months is blog the steps and miss-steps I take to share the concept and vision of God’s heart for the nations.  Please comment and offer advice from your experiences and together we may find new and constructive ways to advance God’s work around the world, even when that is not in our job description.

Since my job title and description are limited to business administration, I have spent the first 6 weeks trying to get the lay of the land.  But I am anxious to stick my toe in the water to test whether or not the people of this congregation are ready to reach out beyond their immediate surroundings.  I have pulled together a list of a few people I believe have a world Christian mindset.  I have sat down with them over a meal to just listen to their heart and the history of missions at this church. I have allowed them to share their vision of missions for the future and their desire to expand the church’s outreach. 

I asked them to pull together a list of other’s in the church who they know have a heart to reach out.  We discussed starting small groups with a mission emphasis to start training up leaders to share God’s heart for the nations with everyone in the church.  I will let you know the outcome of that plan.

I already know that this will not be easy, and I have already felt the push back, the “it’s not your job” mindset.   But we are commanded by our Lord to go to the nations.  It was not a suggestion or restricted to only those who have a job title of mission’s pastor or missionary.  This call is for all of us, whether we are on staff at a church or sit in a service.  We do not need the title to advance the kingdom globally.

To be continued…..