{"id":521,"date":"2014-02-08T12:54:20","date_gmt":"2014-02-08T17:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/missions\/?p=521"},"modified":"2014-07-22T11:18:03","modified_gmt":"2014-07-22T15:18:03","slug":"small-churches-can-support-missions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/missions\/small-churches-can-support-missions\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Churches Can Support Missions"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cI wish we could do more for missions, but our church is small\u201d or \u201cwe just don\u2019t have much money.\u201d These are common comments today in evangelical circles. Perhaps you have thought or said something like this recently. I would like to use this opportunity today to give you some hope!<\/p>\n

You and your church CAN have a great impact on worldwide evangelism!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

According to Barna Group<\/a>, 41% of church-going adults attend small churches, those with 100 or fewer. So if you are part of a small church you are part in a significant part of the Protestant population.<\/p>\n

Matthew Spandler-Davison has served as pastor of a small church in Bardstown, Kentucky, since 2004. In August 2012 he published an article for the Gospel Coalition entitled How Small Churches Can Support Missions<\/a>. In the article he made four suggestions.<\/p>\n

1. Preach the Gospel. The Gospel is at the heart of our message and preaching of the Word is at the center of local church ministry. The pulpit is an excellent conduit for highlighting the message of missions threaded through the Scriptures.<\/p>\n

2. Pray for the Nations. Have a focused prayer time during worship. Lead the church to pray for missionaries. Share recorded messages from missionaries as you pray with your church family. Form prayer groups within your church family to pray for specific missionaries.<\/p>\n

3. Develop Partnerships. Don\u2019t try to be everywhere and partner with everyone, but choose a focused strategy of partnerships on specific fields. You can also partner with other like-minded churches to do more together. You might even be able to provide some volunteer services to help your favorite mission agency or partner with a larger church who is impacting an area of the world in a way that interests your church.<\/p>\n

4. Provide Opportunities. Work with trusted missionaries, churches and mission agencies<\/a> to provide opportunities of service. Ask your missionaries how your congregation can serve them. Prepare video greetings for your missionaries and make them available on the Web for them to view. Ask your missionaries first to make sure you don\u2019t violate any security protocols for their field of service.<\/p>\n

Visit The Gospel Coalitio<\/a>n to read the full article.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI wish we could do more for missions, but our church is small\u201d or \u201cwe just don\u2019t have much money.\u201d These are common comments today in evangelical circles. Perhaps you have thought or said something like this recently. I would like to use this opportunity today to give you some hope! 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