Tim Williams, a Cape Town local, who has taken over a church in the heart of France, gave these helpful practical tips and thoughts for all those who have even the inkling of a desire to church-plant, support a church-plant or to just go to the nations for the Gospel. Hope you find them as useful food for thought as I did.
1. The King and his Kingdom must be the treasure of your heart
2. Get a biblical understanding of God's plan for the nations
3. Seek God's face for a region or a nation
4. Start learning the language
5. But don't use language as an excuse not to go
6. Communicate your heart to the elders of your local church
7. Put your feet on foreign soil
8. Start saving your money for a trip
9. Consider a short term trip
10. Consider going with a team
11. Go to serve rather than be served
12. consider going for a season
13. Go to be a blessing not a burden
14. Your homegroup can adopt a nation/ church-plant to pray for, bless with finance, letters etc
15. Develop a heart for the lost now (don't live in the "when I get there" future)
16. Support those who are going to the nations
17. If you go, be ready to count the cost
18. ...but it's not about the cost! (he is faithful and our very great reward!)
19. Consider all these things when you choose a spouse
20. Be faithful to what God has called you to now
Romans.10:9-15
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