Covered

If I asked you to quote the Great Commission, what would you recite? Most likely, it would go something like this (if you quote the NIV):

Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.

It’s a great verse, an inspiring charge to us as Christ’s disciples. If I hear it coupled with an adventurous mission story, I’m ready to hop on a plane to an unreached people group, and I don’t even like flying!

A few weeks ago at our staff retreat, our discussion revolved around a few key passages and how we as an organization could be intentionally living out those truths. Having a heavy emphasis on mission programming, of course we covered the Great Commission. I’ve read it so many times, even memorized it, but God opened my eyes to a new facet of it that morning. Continue reading…