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CENTRALITY OF THE CHURCH

ence the mountain climbing anal- approach these missions leaders or
ogy, you are attempting to establish elders and ask them if they would
a future ?Base Camp? like to commission
(church plant) at the you. With a willing and
top of the mountain. It humble heart, ask
t
won? look exactly like them if they see any
the base camp you red flags in your life
came out of, but it will that would inhibit you
carry all the key from serving
markers. overseas.
As one interested in 3. Spend time devel-
church planting, here oping a genuine love
are some ways you for your church. Pull
can be developing a weeds (without pay),
close relationship carry sound equip-
with your base camp, ment, work in Sunday
your local church at School classes, ask to
home: sit in on Elder meet-
ings, take the key leaders to lunch
1. Become a member at your local (or coffee if your budget is tight)
church. If you are already a mem- and have at least seven questions
ber, make sure you have a clear un- to ask them. In short, make every
derstanding of what membership is effort to get to know and appreciate
and why it is important.
your home church, and let them get
2. Get to know the leadership that to know you.
are most closely involved with mis-
Before they leave for the field, good
sions. Spend time getting to know missionaries know their home
your church's missiology (theology church, and their church knows
of missions), and when you are them.
ready to commit to going overseas,

RESOURCES

1. https://ssmfi.org/resources/
2. https://www.9marks.org/article/missions-
partnerships-home-churchs-perspective/
3. What Is the Mission of the Church? by Kevin
DeYoung and Greg Gilbert