Articles for tag: Great Commission

March 7, 2026

Intentional Churches Conference 2026

Intentional Churches Conference 2026

Intentional Churches Conference 2026 is a two-day gathering for church leaders and teams focused on helping churches bring radical alignment to the Great Commission. The conference is designed to help leaders deepen their understanding and implementation of the ChurchOS leadership system through practical teaching, interactive tracks, and collaboration with other ministry leaders. Intentional Churches says attendees will leave with practical tools they can take back and implement in their churches.

March 7, 2026

Intentional Churches Event

OneTeam Activator Training

Intentional Churches’ OneTeam Activator Training is a three-day experiential training designed for church leaders who want to learn the OneTeam leadership system and help their churches activate the Great Commission. The training focuses on the skills of the OneTeam Activator role and includes teaching on OneTeam principles, the IC toolbox, group practice time, meals, and an Activator dinner, along with access to training resources and the broader Activator community. The next listed training is in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, March 24–26, 2026.

January 20, 2026

Christian Standard

Church Leadership Mission & Evangelism News & Updates Organizations & Events

The International Conference On Missions Announces New Executive Director

ICOM has announced Rob Maupin as its next Executive Director, succeeding David Empson after 25 years of leadership. Maupin will begin as transitional director April 1 and assume the role September 1.

January 1, 2026

Church Growth Church Leadership Mission & Evangelism

Think Outward

Every church will tell you they have an outward focus because they know that's Jesus' Great Commission, but the truth is that many are not.

November 11, 2025

Christian Standard

Christian Standard Updates Mission & Evangelism Organizations & Events

GNPI Celebrates 50 Years of Ministry

Good News Productions, International (GNPI) has reached the half-century mark for using media and technology to share the gospel around the world and empower other Christians to do the same.

November 10, 2025

Theology & Bible

“THE LAST FULL MEASURE OF DEVOTION”

Truly we can say, whenever we gather to observe Communion, “It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this," and do so, as Jesus said, in remembrance of him.

November 6, 2025

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Church Life Mission & Evangelism Preaching

Proclamation and Persuasion: The Invitation

When the gospel is proclaimed, and the Holy Spirit brings conviction, and people are challenged to respond, they respond.

November 6, 2025

Christian Standard

Church Leadership Eldership Ministry Training & Education Mission & Evangelism

The Crux of Evangelism

It comes down to this: Do you care? Do you value lost people? Do you have the same compassion for them that Christ had for you (John 3:16; Romans 5:8)?

November 6, 2025

Christian Standard

Church Leadership

Gone Fishing Lately?

If we’re serious about trying to reach lost sinners and fish for people like Jesus told us to, then it’s essential we understand the beliefs, behavior, and belonging of those we’re fishing for so we can use the right kind of “bait.”

November 6, 2025

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Church Leadership

Building Out Your Vision by Thinking Outward, Part 1

To focus outward means that the church’s primary concern is the people outside its walls and influence. It means that the church’s assets—its money, its talent, its time, and its facility—are focused toward reaching into that group.

November 6, 2025

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Church Leadership

Ministry Is About Relationships

At The Solomon Foundation, we believe that ministry is all about relationships. We invest in them with both individuals and with churches. We have no desire to be your bank; we want to be your ministry partner.

November 5, 2025

Christian Standard

Mission & Evangelism

Unstoppable Love: The Growing Church Amid Persecution

Persecution is not the enemy of the gospel. Apathy is. When faith costs us nothing, we risk believing it is worth nothing. But when we see our brothers and sisters worshiping behind locked doors, risking their jobs and freedom, it calls us to something deeper.

November 5, 2025

Christian Standard

Mission & Evangelism

When It Comes to Evangelism, Start with Why

If our focus is primarily on what (telling people about Jesus) or how (training and tactics), the work of evangelism can feel forced and uncomfortable. But once the why sinks in, everything changes.

November 5, 2025

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Mission & Evangelism

For the One: A Call to Radical Alignment

The Great Commission isn't a random utterance of Jesus. It's the marching orders for the church that still stand today, including you and your church.

November 5, 2025

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Mission & Evangelism

The Missing Piece of the Great Commission

As those who have been charged with carrying out the Great Commission to go to all the world making disciples, let's remember that baptizing and teaching is not complete if obedience is not also taught and modeled by those who claim to follow Jesus.

March 2, 2025

Church Leadership

Is There a Leader?

Our ability to grow is directly related to our ability to endure pain. Leaders are change agents that move their church in the direction of growth, helping them to overcome the pain of it.

January 14, 2025

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Ministries & Nonprofits Organizations & Events

TCM’s Faithful Leadership: An Enduring Focus in a Changing Mission

TCM’s tools and mission have adapted to past changes, but the enduring focus today remains the same: to equip Christian leaders for significant service so that every nation will have effective leaders of disciple-making movements impacting their churches, cultures, and countries for Christ.

July 1, 2024

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Apologetics & Worldview

My Truth or The Truth?

My Truth or The Truth?

While the idea of different religions coexisting together in peace is a commendable goal, as followers of Christ, it’s important we understand that all religions do not point to the same truth. . . .

July 1, 2024

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Apologetics & Worldview

Forming the Faith of the Next Generation: The Urgency of Shaping Worldview

Forming the Faith of the Next Generation: The Urgency of Shaping Worldview

“Teaching them to obey everything I have commanded” is just as much the Great Commission as “baptizing them.” . . .

May 21, 2024

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Conferences & Gatherings Organizations & Events

‘Entrusted’—ICOM’s President Shares Vision for 2024 Conference

"The ICOM 2024 theme of 'Entrusted' comes from 2 Timothy 2:2," 2024 president Andrew Jit shares. "Jesus has entrusted to us the best news, the gospel, and we are called to preach and proclaim it to those around us, both in our Jerusalem and to the ends of the earth." . . .