Pg 03 A Church for God’s Global Mission
As the morning sun wipes the darkness from the earth each Lord’s Day, Christians from every nation, tribe, people, and [...]
Pg 04 Pastors’ Perspective (Q3 2023)
In each Epistle, this column features a single question to which our pastors are asked to reply. It is usually [...]
Pg 06 Mission is the Heartbeat of a Healthy Church
An Interview with Pastor Doug Pratt Dr. Doug Pratt recently completed 19 years of service to our congregation and is [...]
Pg 09 Praying for the Persecuted Church
The edges of God’s Kingdom are often found in difficult and dangerous regions where we find the persecuted church. As [...]
Pg 10 Coming or Going?
JULY MEMORY VERSE Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and [...]
Pg 11 A Partnership in Missions
Missio Nexus is an organization that represents over 53,000 staff members within organizations, churches, and businesses engaged in the Great [...]
Pg 12 Update from Thailand
This summer, First Church celebrates one year since the Kim family was sent to Thailand as First Church missionaries. The [...]
Pg 14 One Year in Bangkok
“You’re the first Christian I’ve ever met.” These were the words of a new Thai friend when I told him [...]
Pg 16 Impacting Future Congregations
Pastor Steven Grant with Joe Yu and Clément Tendo One of our most significant priorities as believers is [...]
Pg 19 Reaching Others through Disaster
AUGUST MEMORY VERSE Then I heard the voice of the LORD saying “Whom shall I send? Who will go for [...]
Pg 20 Miraculous Faith
While attending a conference with hundreds of Christians living and serving God in the Middle East, I heard the testimony [...]
Pg 24 Serving Jesus Later in Life or Whenever
“Amazing grace! How sweet the sound, That saved a wretch like me! I once was lost, but now am found, [...]
Pg 27 Quiet and Relational Missions
In the past, we had a small, specialized role in several short-term trips to China. We supported Christian workers from [...]
Pg 28 Staff Book Recommendations
These books are available in the BookCenter. Hudson Taylor’s Spiritual Secret by Dr. and Mrs. Howard [...]
Pg 30 Developing a Missional Heart in Children
At First Church, we are passionate about teaching children to “Love like Jesus.” We often encourage children to extend kindness [...]
Pg 31 Transforming Hearts
Not long after Hurricane Ian, I told someone I planned to take students on a mission trip to South Carolina [...]
Pg 32 One Man Serving Others
SEPTEMBER MEMORY VERSE But I will stay on at Ephesus until Pentecost, because a great door for effective work has [...]
Pg 33 Book Review: Is the Commission Still Great?
Steve Richardson, the president of Pioneers-USA, a mission organization that mobilizes missionaries to serve unreached people groups across the globe, [...]
Pg 36 Broader Reality Sidebars
Missions Director Trusha Barner loves to stay connected and interact with our partner missionaries. Throughout this issue, we share snippets [...]