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The Biggest Challenge You'll ever enjoy falling in love with!

Jesus’ last word to us was Acts 1:8. Could the last thing from His lips be the last thing on our minds? How can your church actualize Acts 1:8, our world-wide witnessing assignment?

BEFORE WE BEGIN…
Picture a man buying power shears, rushing out to trim hedges, then abandoning his task. He assumes his new tool is defective. Behind a return desk, a store clerk quietly hears the man’s frustrations then plugs in the tool to test it. Hands on hips, the customer says, “No one told me I had to do that!”

Jesus told us, “First, plug in”. We must depend on the Spirit’s power. Only then can we be His witnesses. If we understand what it takes to win a community, even our own, we understand that Acts 1:8 calls us to spiritually prepare.

  1. NOTE what competes with witness availability. Confess it. Address it.
  2. TEACH missions as biblical and essential to faithfully follow Jesus.
  3. PRAY for leadership, for laborers and for groups that need the Lord.

Acts 1:8 Challenge News & Events

  • Watch an Acts 1:8 Challenge Presentation Online

    About the Acts 1:8 Challenge Initiative The last words of Jesus are the first priority for today's 21st century church! This conference, presented by Tim Yarbrough, team leader of church relations at the North American Mission Board and Acts 1:8 Challenge National Coordinator, provides an overview of the initiative and new tools designed to assist directors of missions and help their churches in becoming a worldwide mission centers.  Click to watch presentation now

  • Pastor's Widow turns Brokenness into Jail Ministry

    By Tobin Perry GREENVILLE, S.C.—Five years ago Phyllis McMinn’s husband was killed in a one-car accident. The longtime pastor’s wife could have quit right then. She could have given up on ministry.

  • The FARM System

    Discovering, Developing, and Deploying Leaders for Missionary Service in North America. Join Kevin Ezell as he explains how the FARM (Intentional Missionary Development) system work.

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