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Missions on Point: The Local Church at the Heart of Ecclesiology and Missiology
What world missions ministry would arise if you only had the Bible?
It would start and end with the local church. A focus on the local church is biblical, practical, and effective. It aligns with the New Testament. Local churches everywhere display God's wisdom and the glory of Christ in the gospel. You’ll see it from the view of Christ, the Great Commission, first-century Christians, Paul, and the New Testament canon itself. Once you see it, you can’t un-see it!
This book walks through these
A. The Bible teaches that God has always planned to declare His wisdom and glory through local churches.
B. The New Testament shows local churches as the quintessential means and ends of His design for gospel proclamation to every people group on earth.
C. All stakeholders of the global missions enterprise would be more effective if aligned with this understanding.We will unpack proven practical implementation for the local church. Church missions leadership roles and values are addressed. We will show how various missions stakeholders can implement the biblical local-church-centric world missions principle.
On earth, worship alone is not the goal. Believers worshiping together in local churches is the goal. Let’s start a tidal wave of positive change by applying these principles. The goal is more vital churches, better-equipped missionaries, and more effective, long-term field ministries for the glory of God alone.
It would start and end with the local church. A focus on the local church is biblical, practical, and effective. It aligns with the New Testament. Local churches everywhere display God's wisdom and the glory of Christ in the gospel. You’ll see it from the view of Christ, the Great Commission, first-century Christians, Paul, and the New Testament canon itself. Once you see it, you can’t un-see it!
This book walks through these
A. The Bible teaches that God has always planned to declare His wisdom and glory through local churches.
B. The New Testament shows local churches as the quintessential means and ends of His design for gospel proclamation to every people group on earth.
C. All stakeholders of the global missions enterprise would be more effective if aligned with this understanding.We will unpack proven practical implementation for the local church. Church missions leadership roles and values are addressed. We will show how various missions stakeholders can implement the biblical local-church-centric world missions principle.
On earth, worship alone is not the goal. Believers worshiping together in local churches is the goal. Let’s start a tidal wave of positive change by applying these principles. The goal is more vital churches, better-equipped missionaries, and more effective, long-term field ministries for the glory of God alone.
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Published January 5, 2025
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December 5, 2024
I agree with the overarching premise of this book. In sum, the local church is the start of missions and it’s end. The local church raises up missionaries and then sends and shepherds them to plant local churches in UPG’s around the world who will do the same. Also, this book should be treated as a reference when going through this process and making a strategic focus since it is very practical and asks good questions throughout. It also provides a helpful example and story that develops throughout each chapter.
He quotes Piper at the end in the famous line “missions exists because worship doesn’t” he goes on to conclude “in the local church is where this white-hot worship exists. Missions exists this side of heaven to establish worshipping communities in local churches in all nations until the task is done.”
If you have any say in your local churches role in missions, give this a read.
He quotes Piper at the end in the famous line “missions exists because worship doesn’t” he goes on to conclude “in the local church is where this white-hot worship exists. Missions exists this side of heaven to establish worshipping communities in local churches in all nations until the task is done.”
If you have any say in your local churches role in missions, give this a read.
January 5, 2026
A must read for anyone seriously considering missions.
Another outstanding book and comprehensive guide in helping churches and pastors correctly guide those in their congregation desiring to serve our Lord in missions.
Much of the missionary efforts today are done exclusively apart from the local church. Meade’s main premise is to move the church to front and center as it is God’s plan for the church to display His wisdom and Christ in the gospel, establishing local churches everywhere.
David C. Meade does an excellent job in making the church the center of the missionary sending process from start to finish.
Roles in The new Paradigm include:
1) The church’s lead pastor is the lead mission’s mobilizer.
2) The missions leader is a missions mobilizer for all those interested in missions in whatever level and whatever type of engagement or involvement they may have like attending events similar to Cross Con.
3) The missionary mentor is a missions mobilizer for the individuals they are mentoring along the pathway to be fully qualified to go to the field—always validated and sent by the local church.
4) The specific missionary agencies are subservient to the local church—they serve the church and their objectives, not the opposite.
5) The missionary boot-camp, training school is a must and is a mission mobilizer on the training side.
This book would also serve a perfect text book for a missions college-seminary class showing the correct way to establish a missionary program within a church.
Chas Morse
Another outstanding book and comprehensive guide in helping churches and pastors correctly guide those in their congregation desiring to serve our Lord in missions.
Much of the missionary efforts today are done exclusively apart from the local church. Meade’s main premise is to move the church to front and center as it is God’s plan for the church to display His wisdom and Christ in the gospel, establishing local churches everywhere.
David C. Meade does an excellent job in making the church the center of the missionary sending process from start to finish.
Roles in The new Paradigm include:
1) The church’s lead pastor is the lead mission’s mobilizer.
2) The missions leader is a missions mobilizer for all those interested in missions in whatever level and whatever type of engagement or involvement they may have like attending events similar to Cross Con.
3) The missionary mentor is a missions mobilizer for the individuals they are mentoring along the pathway to be fully qualified to go to the field—always validated and sent by the local church.
4) The specific missionary agencies are subservient to the local church—they serve the church and their objectives, not the opposite.
5) The missionary boot-camp, training school is a must and is a mission mobilizer on the training side.
This book would also serve a perfect text book for a missions college-seminary class showing the correct way to establish a missionary program within a church.
Chas Morse
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