Around the World

The purpose of MCC is "to glorify God and the Lord Jesus Christ by making disciples who, motivated by a love for God and people, worship God with their lives, fellowship with other believers, evangelize their pre-Christian family, friends, and neighbors, strenghten themselves and other believers by ministering to each other, and participate in extending the message and mission of Christ to all the world." (MCC Philosophy of Ministry)

The Great Commandment

Missions is one of the connections to the Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20) as given by Jesus to His disciples and is a natural extension of the Great Commandment (Mark 12:30-31) in sharing God's love and hope in all parts of the world. Missions is a significant part of the ministry of MCC.

"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." ~ Matthew 28:19-20

PRIORITY

Two of the priorities of the church are witness and missions.

The priority of witness involves being a witness to those around us of the work God has done in our lives. It is based on the assumptions that God loves people (2 Peter 3:9), that He commands us to be witnesses (Matthew 28:19, Luke 4:23), and that He desires the church to grow (Acts 2:47)
The priority of missions deals specifically with the sending and supporting of missionaries both locally and globally. It reflects a purposeful plan to engage those outside of our geographic boundaries and/or culture and to take our witness to all parts of the world. (Matthew 28:19; Acts 1:8; and Revelation 7:9)

PASSION

At MCC, we are passionate about launching every follower of Christ into effective ministry. In line with that goal, we want to see our church become a fellowship of world-minded Christians who glorify God by obeying Christ's command to make disciples of all nations. We want to give every person in our church the opportunity to worship God through missions as an intercessor, as a sender, or as a short-term or long-term missionary.

THEREFORE

Given the purpose, priority, and passion of our church, we desire to send and support missionaries to take the gospel to all peoples in the world. We also desire to educate our local church concerning the world's need for salvation in Jesus Christ alone. Missions at MCC can be defined as ministries that take place away from our local church and are directed towards evangelism, discipleship, church planting, and church growth.

For more information on missions contact:
MCC, (503) 838-1145 or mcc@monmouthchristian.org