๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ '๐๐จ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ'
๐จ๐ซ ๐ โ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญโ?
Occasionally, in the mission field we bump into other Christians serving on various mission trips. Meeting people who shine the light of Christ in their interactions with you, their words, and even the way they look at you is always a blessing. Itโs so refreshing to meet people who really love Jesus and are reaching out to the lost with compassion. However, it just takes a few minutes to figure out a person's genuine purpose and priority, and I can assure you that evangelism is seldom found! Unfortunately, many of the Christian missionaries we encounter on our travels, appear to be little more than โMissionary Touristsโ.
It may be helpful if I explain what I mean. A missionary is not a tourist just because they take photos, purchase souvenirs, or have a good time while serving. In truth, the behaviours of a missionary tourist will nearly always seem totally upright and honourable. Motives, on the other hand, are often troublesome โ and this is my fundamental concern.
A โMissionary Touristโ takes part in missions for the sake of self-promotion. They go on mission trips to look compassionate, to experience another culture, to boost their profile, or to make themselves feel better. A 'Godly Servantโ, on the other hand, desires to be a living sacrifice poured forth for people to hear the Gospel, react favourably to the message, and accept Christ into their life.
Only God knows a person's true motivations, and only the individual knows whether or not they are only a tourist. Of course it was the apostle Paul who said, โItโs true that some are preaching out of jealousy and rivalry. But others preach about Christ with pure motivesโฆThose others do not have pure motives as they preach about Christ. They preach with selfish ambition... But that doesnโt matter. Whether their mot
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Weโre counting down the days until our
mission to Tanzania (11-25 Nov), and eagerly looking forward to a POWERFUL MOVEMENT OF GOD.
Our team will have the opportunity to share the Gospel with thousands of people every day in secondary schools, prisons, tribal communities and town-wide open-air events across the northern region of Mwanza.
Please be a part of what God is doing in Tanzania by helping us raise the remaining mission costs. Any amount, however small will be gratefully received!
You can make a donation via any of the following methods:
GCS Website:
http://www.greatcommissionsociety.org/donate
JustGiving charity page:
https://justgiving.com/campaign/tanzania2021
PayPal:
paypal.me/gcsuk
[email protected]
@gcsuk
Bank transfer:
Great Commission Society
Sort code: 30-98-90
Account number: 16270268
IBAN: GB53 LOYD 309890 16270268
SWIFT/BIC: LOYDGB21592
#GCSTanzania #GCSUK #GCSPrayer
Thrilled to be leading this week the next training session of a year long GCS Academy for Christian leaders and workers from across India.
The training focuses on how to do effective evangelism, and specifically how to reach Buddhist, Hindu, Jain, Muslim and Sikh people groups. The training is being translated into several languages to equip indigenous Church Leaders in rural communities.
Registration link:
https://lnkd.in/e5HdmaB3
https://importanceofvision.com
#GCSIndia #GCSUK #GCSTraining #GCSTips #GCSAcademy #importanceofvision
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We are excited to ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ will be returning this Autumn. Meetings will take place every first and third Saturday at the later starting time of 1pm (UK time). We hope you can join our first session that will start on Saturday, 2nd October.
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Please register in advance for this meeting at the following link: https://lnkd.in/eK9ZQBu
๐๐๐ก๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ช๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐จ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐จ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐๐ก๐๐๐ข!
#gospelculture #gcstraining #gcstips
