Missions: Past, Present, and Future

Missions: Past, Present, and Future | Christian Standard, November 2020 is a missions-focused issue that explores how the church responds to global disruption while continuing to make Jesus known. The cover theme is clearly centered on missions, with special attention to international responses to the pandemic and the future of evangelism, missionary service, and global partnership.

This issue opens with Jerry Harris on prayer as a foundation stone of the church and Michael C. Mack on the urgent need to equip leaders who will keep disciple making at the center of church life. The feature package then turns strongly toward missions. Articles examine ministry in post-Christian England, the pandemic’s impact on international missions, how mission agencies and churches adapted during COVID-19, the shutdown of short-term trips, the future of missions in a post-pandemic world, and practical examples of outreach among international students. A substantial photo essay traces the legacy of a mission movement that began nearly a century ago and continues through later generations.

Taken together, Missions: Past, Present, and Future | Christian Standard, November 2020 presents a valuable snapshot of missionary resilience, global church partnership, and the ways churches, missionaries, and mission organizations adjusted under pressure. It is especially useful for readers studying missions strategy, disciple making, church sending, and international ministry during the upheaval of 2020.