Church Planting

by Dave Rudolph, Managing Director, Biblical Ministries Worldwide South Africa Living Out God’s Purpose Together 1 Peter 4:10–11 Missions is at the very heart of why the church exists. When we hear the word missions, most of us instinctively think of…

BY DAVE RUDOLPH, MANAGING DIRECTOR BIBLICAL MINISTRIES WORLDWIDE SOUTH AFRICA Matthew 9:35–38 If you’ve lived in Africa for any length of time, you already know how vast and varied our continent is. Together with its island archipelagos, Africa stretches across five major regions and…

Discipleship Is the Mission “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations…” — Matthew 28:19 When Jesus gave the Great Commission, He didn’t just tell us to win souls. He called us to make disciples. This means walking alongside new…

At first thought, it might seem like the primary difference between a pastor and a missionary is that missionaries are simply pastors who are in a different country. And while it’s true that missionaries are doing pastoral work–often in a…

This is the eighth article in a series based on the book, Detours: 10 Roadblocks to the Great Commission, by Paul Seger. Real pastors were asked, “Why would a church NOT want to send missionaries from their congregation?”  “Detours” explores…

This is the sixth article in a series based on the book, Detours: 10 Roadblocks to the Great Commission, by Paul Seger. Real pastors were asked, “Why would a church NOT want to send missionaries from their congregation?”  “Detours” explores…