Our Commitment

Our greatest and ultimate goal in missions is the same as in everything we do: That the glory of God would be exalted and His name would be praised¹. We share God’s desire to see Christ worshipped, honored, and praised among all nations.

We believe that the most loving thing we can do for others is to help them to see that their primary reason for existence is to worship God. When people trust Jesus, God is glorified and they are saved, and God’s intention for his creation is fulfilled.

We also believe that God is most glorified and life is most meaningful, abundant, and fulfilling when we are obeying God in reaching out to others and laying down our lives for them².

“I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it” –Matthew 16:18

Our Confidence

Our confidence in missions comes from God’s promises that our missionary efforts are empowered and assured by His power, authority, presence, and sovereignty³.

People from every nation will one day bow the knee to Jesus⁴. Therefore, our mission will be finished one day. Because of this, we believe that church planting among un-reached people is the greatest need of missions⁵. Frontier missions that reach people groups that do not yet have access to the gospel are our priority.

We believe that the primary battle of missions is spiritual, and therefore prayer is the foundational discipline of our missionary efforts⁶.

Because our mission is a spiritual battle, our lifestyles should reflect a willingness to sacrifice and suffer for the cause of Christ⁷.

Christians must either be missionaries, senders of missionaries, or disobedient. Let us strive to obey.

Our Financial Emphasis

How we spend the money God entrusts to us at Grace will mean more than what we say. Our values are reflected in the way we spend our money. At Grace, we have resolved that approximately 20% of our annual budget will be spent on missions. Our church must model self-sacrificial giving if we expect individuals in our flock to give in this way.