Missions: How the Local Church Goes Global

Even though most Christians will never move overseas, the Bible enlists every Christian and every local church in the grand project of global missions. The local church is the engine of world missions. But where should a church begin?

Churches don’t need a complicated missions program. They need the Bible and the wisdom to know how to apply it. This book points to Scripture and offers practical steps for training and supporting missionaries, forming international partnerships, sending short-term teams, and engaging the nations both at home and abroad.

Contents

Series Preface
Foreword by David Platt
Introduction: Missions at a Crossroad

1. A Biblical Foundation for Missions
2. First Things First
3. Sending and Supporting Well
4. Getting the House in Order
5. Healthy Missions Partnerships
6. Reforming Short-Term Missions
7. Engaging the Nations by Other Means

Conclusion: Stepping toward the Nations
Notes
General Index
Scripture Index

Endorsements

“Andy Johnson’s plain-spoken book is rooted in Scripture and informed by his wealth of experience both in pastoral ministry and in many forward-operating bases of gospel advance. This book answers a plea for help I often hear from churches that want their missions program to be more than a line item in the budget or a map filled with pins. This book helps churches to effectively and joyfully engage in God’s worldwide mission!”
—Tim Keesee, Executive Director, Frontline Missions International; author, Dispatches from the Front: Stories of Gospel Advance in the World’s Difficult Places

“Johnson has given the church a gift in this practical guidebook for launching, sending, and sustaining missional endeavors in your local church. Every believer should read this book!”
—Robby Gallaty, Lead Pastor, Long Hollow Baptist Church, Hendersonville, Tennessee