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Local Church Missions

Preparing the Called

Imagine someone in your church approaches a pastor or elder and says, “I think God may be calling me to missions.” What happens next? Many churches would celebrate. They would…

David LevyOctober 27, 2026

Local Church Missions

Identifying the Called

Before the early church sent missionaries, it learned to recognize whom God was already preparing. In Acts, leaders watch lives, pray together, notice patterns, and affirm people whose obedience and…

David LevySeptember 8, 2026

Local Church Missions

Missioning the Church: Building a Sending Culture

Every local church is called not only to make disciples but also to send them. Throughout Scripture, God works through local churches to recognize, equip, commission, and sustain those He…

David LevyJuly 21, 2026

Local Church Missions

Sending Church Missions – Assessing the Reality

Every local church should be a sending church. A healthy sending church identifies, prepares, sends, and sustains missionaries for God’s harvest field (Matthew 9:37–38). How are churches doing in this mission? At ABWE,…

David LevyJune 2, 2026

Local Church

Prioritizing the Sending Church

From the beginning of the New Testament church, missionaries have been sent and commissioned from local churches. Acts 13:1-3 demonstrate the sending of Barnabas and Paul from the Antioch church. Local churches send missionaries not mission agencies. When did sending missionaries…

David LevyApril 14, 2026

Missionary Support

What Every Missionary Needs From Their Sending Church

The most effective churches don’t ask: “How do we support our missionaries?” They ask: “How do we walk with them?” In Philippians 4:15–19, Paul writes to the people at Philippi and praises them for…

Scott BrockFebruary 17, 2026

Sending Church

Preparing the Called

Identifying the Called

Missioning the Church: Building a Sending Culture

Sending Church Missions – Assessing the Reality

Prioritizing the Sending Church

What Every Missionary Needs From Their Sending Church

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