And he said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”
God’s instrument to reach every tribe, tongue, people, and nation is the church. The great commission is a call to make much of the name of Jesus both near and far. Therefore, it is our prayer and desire to take him to “our neighbors and to the nations.”
God has gifted each of us uniquely and called all of us to play a part in this great mission through praying, giving, and going to where the gospel is needed.
Pray. Give. Go.
Our missions offering goes to support the various ministries God has called us to locally as well as internationally. You can also support the Annie Armstrong offering which goes to North American Mission Board and Lottie Moon offering which supports the international mission efforts of the International Mission Board. You can find out more here. Mission efforts also include the Woman’s Missionary Union (WMU) whose unwavering focus on making disciples of Jesus who live on mission happens through missions discipleship, leadership development and compassion ministries, with Kingdom impact in every state and 39 countries. Women on Mission promotes prayer, mission study, mission action, and compassion ministries. If you are interested in receiving Missions Mosaic magazine or how you can be involved with Women on Mission click here.
Disaster Relief
A number of our people help with Missouri Baptist Relief. Contact Rod Everage or Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief to find out how to get training and participate.
Since 1986, MBC Disaster Relief has grown from a handful of volunteers to a mighty force of responders. We have answered the call to countless disasters in Missouri and around the world. Missouri is known as one of the premier SBC DR states.
Missouri offers about 2000 trained and credentialed volunteers. These volunteers are equipped and ready to answer the call of any type of disaster. We work with 42 SBC state conventions to advance the gospel in the middle of crises – whenever, wherever, however.
MBC Disaster relief hosts four training sessions each year in our state. Because of national agreements, each MBC DR volunteer must have a background check and be trained. Each training event is scheduled on a Friday evening and Saturday. You can get involved in the following areas:
- Feeding (Mass Care)
- Chainsaw Recovery
- Flood Recovery (Mud Out)
- Shower/Laundry
- Chaplaincy
- Child Care
- Communication
- IMT (Incident Management Team)
- Blue Hat (team leadership)
- Assessment
Besides praying and giving, another way to support missions is to go. Our church has a number of short term mission trips each year. We send teams to West Africa where we partner with local believers to spread the gospel and disciple new believers. If you are interested in going on a trip, please fill out this application. Ask Gary Loeffler any questions at garryloeffler@hotmail.com.