Missions Approach

Jesus told us to share the Gospel throughout the world (Matthew 28:19-20). Just as Jerusalem wasn't fully evangelized before the early believers spread abroad (Acts 1:8), neither should we expect America to be completely evangelized before we send missionaries to other countries. As Americans, we are tempted to be ethnocentric and reason with the natural, rather than the spiritual, mind. The natural mind says, "Why worry about others out there?" The spiritual mind adjusts to Scripture and says, "The field is the world. We cannot separate 'out there' from 'over here.'" While at Antioch, Paul and Barnabas were called to evangelize in distant lands, even though Antioch had plenty of spiritual needs. We must lose the "God is a white American" mentality and renew our minds in Scripture, believing what we would sometimes rather not believe. Human logic must be exchanged for the teaching of the inspired Word.

In North America, depending how it is defined, approximately 24% of the population claim to be evangelical believers. In Asia, with over ten times the population, the percentage of evangelicals is 3.1%. In the Middle East, it is less than one-half of a percent. People in other lands need the Lord. We need to remember this, yet continue to minister locally as well.

The list below shows that we contribute toward the support of the following missionaries or organizations on a monthly basis. The contributions of many churches and organizations make up their total support.

A missionary crosses cultures to share Christ or to translate the Word. An evangelist shares Christ within his own culture. Every Christian is called to be a witness and to share Christ, but the calling of missionary or evangelist is to be respected as a special calling.

Missionaries and Ministries We Support

  • Boone and Julie Aldridge

  • Doug and Sherri Anderson

  • Mary Lee Cummings

  • Matt and Janet Dawson

  • Rick and Mary Glover

  • Joyce Rathbun

  • Camp Emmanuel

  • Kokomo Rescue Mission

  • Our Daily Bread Ministries

  • Spanish World Ministries

We love our
missionaries.