Engaging the Whole Church in Missions
Description:
Join us for this session facilitated by Dr. Mary Ho with All Nations friends Travis Janousek and Jaime Saint.
A few thoughts:
“It is the whole business of the whole Church to take the whole Gospel to the whole world.” -Charles Spurgeon
COVID had the Western Church become introspective and ask “Do we help or hinder when we go overseas to help on short-term trips?”
Our our desire should be to equip the Global Church--to teach, train, and empower indigenous believers. "Jesus sent us on a plan that is multiplication, not addition." [Jamie]
We've been "fixed" so many times--we're a mess now!" [from an indigenous leader]
Missions is designed to be a relay race, by the time we hand off the baton—the next runner should be ready to receive it.
What can people within the Church do? 1. Pray 2. Give 3. Go (or Participate)
Acts 21:5-6: Emulate the church of Tyre, where every man, woman, and child was engaged in missions.
Self-reflect: Do I have the capacity in time and resources to engage in world missions?
A Few Resources:
Mission Minded Podcast: https://itecusa.org/mission-minded-podcast
Western Christians in Global Mission: What's the Role of the North American Church? by Paul Borthwick and Femi B. Adeleye
The Great Omission by Steve Saint
Toxic Charity by Robert Lupton
Dr. Mary Ho is the international executive leader of All Nations International. Mary enjoys is enjoys speaking nationally and internationally at churches and conferences. She also loves meeting with believers worldwide and helping each one connect to God's global heart. Mary received her doctorate of strategic leadership from Virginia-based Regent University. She is married and has two sons.
Travis Janousek is the serve outreach pastor at Charlotte, North Carolina-based New City Church. His wife, Kate, and he have one son named Emmitt who is five years old. He has had the privilege of working in ministry for more than 16 years in a variety of roles. His current position has allowed him to engage in both local and global missions bringing the gospel to a wide variety of people. His heart's desire is to connect the body of Christ to the people both near and far from us. He loves seeing people understand how their story connects with God‘s overall bigger story.
Jaime Saint is executive director of Indigenous People's Technology and Education Center (ITEC). He was born in Wilmar, MN and comes from a missionary heritage. His father, Steve, is the son of Nate Saint, a martyr in Ecuador's Amazon Rainforest. In 1995, the family moved to the Amazon to empower the Waodani tribe for independent gospel outreach. Jaime joined ITEC in 2010 which was founded by his father. ITEC focuses on tools, training, and interdependency with indigenous churches, aiming to eliminate dependency and promote self-sustained outreach. Jaime's journey embodies a commitment to service and continues the impactful legacy of his family's mission work.