Ongoing care is one of the best ways a church can serve the missionaries she has sent out. Whether that is caring for singles, couples, or families, there are unique ways that we can minister to those serving overseas. While they are thriving, we can encourage them, and while they are persevering through difficulties, we can guide, shepherd, and care for them. Join us as we welcome Laura Bess, the Goer Care Manager from the Austin Stone Church, as she shares practical and biblical insights on how their team has worked hard to grow in their ability to care for missionaries from the local church both from the states as well as on the field. These principles can benefit any church interested in caring for missionaries well, regardless of size.

The calling to be a missions pastor is an amazing privilege and responsibility but frankly, it is also an incredibly difficult one. Getting people to care deeply about peoples and places outside of our orbit of first-hand relationships, takes a lot of information and inspiration. Not only do missions pastors need to know how to work skillfully with lead pastors, since mobilizing people well in a church requires their voice and influence, but they need to navigate the complexities of working in partnership with missionaries, mission agencies and field partners, etc. If you are a missions pastor or leader in your church, this Peer 2 Peer gathering is for you. 

Pastor Mimsie Robinson will overview the amazing story of God’s work at Bethel Gospel Assembly in NYC. The church was planted in 1917 by missionary Lillian Kraeger. From its humble beginning, missions has been part of the DNA of Bethel Gospel Assembly. Their ministry has spanned from the Caribbean to South Africa, throughout Africa, Asia and around the globe. This church has truly taken on the Great Commission as part of their identity. Join us on August 3rd as we learn together from their experience and praise God for the work he is doing through this local church in Harlem, NY.

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The dangers that accompany following Jesus, especially to the ends of the earth. are rising. The places and peoples still unreached with the Gospel today will require of God’s people both incredible sacrifice and suffering. Problem is, we have a love affair with safety and comfort. So, what does it look like to call a new generation of missionaries to the hard places? How can we equip them with the spiritual and practical resources that will keep them from shrinking back in the face of overwhelming opposition? And how do we prepare ourselves to deliberately send those that we love into harm’s way for the sake of the Gospel? 

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