Practical Implications (PI) of God-Centered Missions

January 6, 2009 – 2:55 pm

Unfortunately much of what occurs under the banner of “missions” today could not be classified as “God-centered.” Often the “missions focus” of churches and para-church ministries is on everything but the core truth that God desires to make and mature disciples from every nation for the sake of His Name.  The mission of Missions Mandate is to “equip local churches for God-centered missions mobilization.” “Missions work” that is not God-centered is not really biblical missions; to lose God as the focus of missions is to lose the motivating and governing element.

Pastor Doran, in chapter 3 of For the Sake of His Name, addresses four practical implications of God-centered missions:

1. The priority of missions must be faithfulness to God and His Word, not fruitfulness.
2. The promotion of missions should be based primarily on God and His glory, not man’s needs.
3. The practice of missions must be controlled by Scripture, not traditions or trends.
4. The power of missions must be divine, not human.

This series will continue by unpacking each of these implications. The series will be abbreviated by PI #1, PI #2, etc.