One Challenge – Eight Commitments
The eight Kingdom-Growing Responses of the Acts 1:8 Challenge (below) are
designed to encourage a church to be intentional in areas of missions
involvement under the leadership and power of the Holy Spirit. These responses
or "commitments" should not be seen as a “checklist,” but as areas of
missions involvement in which a church grows under the leadership and power of
the Holy Spirit.
Below are responses for your church. Personalized responses to the Challenge
are available on the "My Acts 1:8
Commitment" page.
For easier printing or to have your own copy of the Eight Commitments,
download the PDF of this page.
Prepare:
 empowering a designated leader of
missions and developing mission teams, strategies, and plans to take the gospel
to our community, state, continent and world Get
Started | Learn:
 bringing mission awareness and
interaction to the entire church body, training members for service and
connecting them to missionaries and mission needs Get
Started |
Pray:
 asking God for kingdom perspective
and worldwide vision, interceding for Christian workers and unevangelized
peoples Get
Started | Give:
 increasing the financial support of
the Cooperative Program and other SBC cooperative missions Get
Started |
Go:
 enabling a growing number of members
to directly participate in short-term, long-term and marketplace opportunities
to minister and spread the gospel beyond our church’s walls Get
Started | Tell:
 involving an increasing number of
members in intentional, culturally-relevant evangelism Get
Started |
Send:
 providing members with opportunities
to hear and respond to God’s call to vocational mission service Get
Started | Multiply:
 participating in church planting and
facilitating church planting movements Get
Started |
Yes! As the pastor or missions
leader, I
commit to lead our church toward involvement in these responses to be
obedient to Acts 1:8 – the last recorded words of Jesus!