Practical Advice for Mission Involvement

by Rob Hasting Connecting and involving people to missions in any situation can be a challenge. At Big Bear Christian Center, we have a clear criteria that determines whether we will support a particular missionary or mission work. They are: Relational connection (at...

The Importance of Jerusalem in Missions

[I, Joel Comiskey, rejoice to introduce Robert Lay. God has used Robert to spearhead a cell church movement in Brazil. The ministry he started has trained 20,000 pastors in cell church principles]. by Robert Lay, http://www.celulas.com.br/ Acts 1.8: “But you...

Horizontal and Vertical Missions

by Mario Vega Missions can be understood in a horizontal and in a vertical way. The mission in the horizontal sense is the territorial expansion of the Gospel. It is about reaching the unreached and bringing them the message of salvation. Most of the unreached people...

Missionary Mindset

by Steve Cordle Say the word “missionary” and many believers will immediately think of a heroic figure working in a remote, undeveloped part of the world. And, of course, that is a true picture, for a few. However, all believers are called to be...

What is Missions?

[I, Joel Comiskey, want to introduce Rob Hastings. Rob has been a missionary to Guatemala and associate pastor in Northern California. Rob began his ministry at Big Bear Christian Center, where Jeff Tunnell is currently the lead pastor. About three years ago, Jeff...