Home and Abroad

I had the bright idea this month to take a 5 week intensive German class in a nearby city. Each day I go to class. It is a class that meets from 1 – 5 pm each afternoon.  The class is interesting in that there are 12 people or so in the class from 9 different countries: Italy, Poland, Ukraine, Hungary, USA, Turkey, Bosnia, Kenya, Serbia and 10  if counting Tennessee (that would be me).

For me it really puts in perspective the Great Commission and in particular the part about Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and the uttermost parts of the earth. I personally do not feel this is an either / or Commission but rather a “both/and”.

No matter where you live there will likely be people from the uttermost parts of the earth living in your city. How does your strategy include this? If you are willing to take a trip around the world to an unreached people group then I believe you should be willing to do the same at home.

Missions is now Home and Abroad at the same time.

Together.

Compartmentalization should be over. We need to have strategies in our churches and in our mission networks/  organizations that have a global vision. Take a quick look at this video.

Jet Set Paris // Daniel from The Upstream Collective on Vimeo.