30/04/2026
God’s Heart for the Nations:
Missions starts in Genesis and continues through Revelation,
Redemptive History:
The Bible as one connected story focused on God’s plan to redeem people.
Christian missions start from the local church, which serves as the "sending agency" and the "responsible missionary body".
Key starting points and origins for missions include:
• The Local Church: Missions originate within local congregations that train, support, and send out missionaries to cross cultural or geographical barriers.
• The Heart of God: Biblically, missions stem from God’s love and the desire to reconcile humanity, as seen in John 3:16 and the Great Commission (Matthew 28:19).
• Jerusalem: Historically, in the Bible, the proclamation of the gospel began in Jerusalem before spreading to the rest of the world (Luke 24:46–49).
• The Apostolic Age: Early missionary journeys began with disciples like Paul traveling from Antioch to Asia Minor.
In practice, many missionaries start by building a foundation of service within their home church, often engaging in local, short-term, or long-term opportunities through their congregation or specialized missionary organizations.
