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ETS ACADEMY · LESSON 3
Missions & Movements
Teaching points
- The Great Commission has always been the church's primary mission. Every great movement started with ordinary people saying 'send me.'
- William Carey, the father of modern missions, went to India in 1793. He was told 'sit down, young man' — he didn't.
- The modern missions movement (1800s-1900s) sent thousands of missionaries to every continent.
- Today, the Global South (Africa, Asia, Latin America) is sending missionaries back to the West. The center of Christianity has shifted.
- Church planting movements in the Global South offer lessons for the West: simplicity, multiplication, and reliance on the Holy Spirit.
Read in Scripture
- Isaiah 6:8
- Romans 10:14-15
- Acts 13:1-3
- Matthew 24:14
- Revelation 7:9
Reflect
- What missions movement has most inspired you?
- How does the Global South's growth challenge Western Christianity?
- What role does church planting play in fulfilling the Great Commission?
- How are you participating in the global mission of God?
Put it into practice
- Research one church planting movement in the Global South.
- Pray daily for one unreached people group this month.
- Identify one way your church can participate in global missions.
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