Zambia Hunt

During my pilot training, my flight instructor emphasized the importance of staying on course. Even the slightest deviation could lead to a significant deviation from our target destination. The same principle applies to our discussions about church planting missions. Often, the discussion centers around financial issues, but the primary problem in the African church is a lack of leadership. Leaders must have a clear vision of their God-given assignment.

Missions is the mark of a healthy church. Every living organism, by its very nature, will reproduce itself if two things are true: The organism is mature, and it is healthy. The church is a living organism, the body of which Christ is the head. Therefore, it is correct to expect a mature, healthy local church to reproduce itself.

The pastor or missionary church planter has two primary responsibilities. First, preaching the gospel and discipling new believers, and second, mentoring and training passionate men to become gospel ministers. Ultimately, a healthy church must have leaders with a clear vision of God’s plan for the church. It will then reproduce itself through the planting of other healthy reproducing churches fueled by a deep confidence in the One who promised to build His church against all opposition (Mt. 16:18).

Stay the course, brothers.