Missions Conference

One of the ways that our church reaffirms and renews our commitment to praying for harvest laborers and participating in the work of those on the field is through our annual missions conference.

Financially and prayerfully supporting worldwide missions is not just a commandment for North American churches—it is a commandment for every local church in the entire world.

According to a popular Christian magazine, only approximately 20% of evangelical churches in America have a missions conference. I seriously doubt that the percentage in independent Baptist churches is much larger. I have had the opportunity to participate in over 1,300 missions conferences in the past 30 years.

When Jesus left this world He commissioned His church to go into “all the world” with the gospel message. This is more than just the message of salvation; it is also administering baptism and then training or discipling new converts. If we are going to be successful in doing what Christ gave us to do, churches must be planted in order to carry out the three directives given by the Lord.

The first time we held a missions conference, I was greatly disappointed by the attendance at the Monday and Tuesday evening services. I had assumed that our people would come because I had announced the meeting and had excellent missionaries in attendance.

Sermon outline: This is an abbreviated outline with the complete sermon downloadable at the bottom of the post. A well prayed over and planned for missions conference can be one of many energizing events that the Lord will use to increase our faith, enlarge our vision for the world, and remind us that every one of us have an opportunity to make a difference in lives we may not get to meet until we get on the other side of eternity!

I often hear pastors say, “My people just will not come out for mission conferences.”