“Our Supreme purpose is to glorify God. Our supreme ‘task’ is to evangelize the lost. In the truest sense, the latter most faithfully fulfills the former. To evangelize the lost glorifies God on the highest level.” (Dick Eastman, The Hour that Changes the World).
Each year Crossroads Bible Church celebrates missions by sponsoring a Missions Conference. The conference is scheduled around the arrival of visiting C&MA Partners abroad. The three to five day period is full of activities focused on missions and includes, times of prayer, worship, presentations by our guest partners and times to personally meet with our guests.
Goals of the Missions Conference
- to educate church members about missions in general and C&MA missionary efforts specifically
- to increase awareness of the needs and the opportunities to support missions
- to celebrate what God has done through missions
- to pray for our partners and the international church
- to encourage both the church and its partners to continue this great work despite obstacles
- to inspire members to see God glorified through the fulfillment of The Great Commission and to play a part in it
- to excite the church about the great work God has given us
Activities
There is so much that goes on during the Missions Conference that everyone should be able to participate in some way. Some examples of the activities involved:
- Various services are scheduled which include singing, worship, fellowship, and an opportunity for our partner guests to present their witness of God’s handiwork in the field and their involvement in it.
- Women’s Partners Prayer time with our missionary guests.
- Women’s Luncheon with the partner guest as speaker.
- International Potluck or catered dinner to engage more with our partners abroad.
- Opportunities exist throughout the conference for members to engage our partner guests in conversation, or to ask questions personally.
What Our Guest Missionaries say about us!
The enthusiasm which CBC approaches missions and the energy that we put into our Missions Conference has led more than one of our guests to comment how encouraging it has been to them to see a church so involved in their support and the support of Christ’s given mission to reach all the world with the gospel.
What about you?
We hope that you will be drawn into the excitement and interest that CBC and the C&MA has for missions. Please pray for God’s guidance on how you can become involved in advancing His kingdom.