“This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.”
– Jesus
“The ultimate issue addressed by missions is that God’s glory is dishonored among the peoples of the world. That is the ultimate outrage.” —John Piper, pastor and mission mobilizer
“God takes great pleasure in manifesting His presence and pouring out His power on those who will dare to align radically their purposes with His for the nations.” —-Steve Childers, mission mobilizer
“If a commission by an earthly king is considered a honor, how can a commission by a Heavenly King be considered a sacrifice?” —David Livingston, missionary to Africa
“We must be global Christians with a global vision because our God is a global God.” —-John R. Stott, missions mobilizer
“The Great Commission is not an option to be considered; it is a command to be obeyed.” —Hudson Taylor, missionary to China
“We talks of the second coming; half the world has never heard of the first.” —-Oswald J. Smith, missions mobilizer
“No reserve. No retreat. No regrets.” —William Borden, missionary to China
“A soft drink company has done a better job getting brown sugar water to the nations than the church of Jesus Christ has done in getting the Gospel to them.” —David Platt, pastor and missions mobilizer
“Sympathy is no substitute for action.” —David Livingstone, missionary to Africa
“Christians don’t tell lies they just go to church and sing them”—- A.W. Tozer
“He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.” —Jim Elliot, missionary to Ecuador
“Unless there is an element of risk in our exploits for God, there is no need for faith.” —-Hudson Taylor, missionary to China
“To win for the Lamb that was slain, the reward of His sufferings.” —Moravians, mission statement
“The gospel is not how to get people to heaven. The Gospel is how people get to God.” —John Piper, pastor and mission mobilizer
“Risks are not to be evaluated in terms of the probability of success, but in the value of the goal.” —Ralph Winter, mission mobilizer
“”I have but one passion; it is He, it is He alone. The world is the field and the field is the world; and henceforth that country shall be my home where I can be most used in winning souls for Christ.” —Count Nicolaus von Zinzendorf, founder of the Moravians
“He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.” —Jim Elliot, missionary to Ecuador
“The spirit of Christ is the spirit of missions. The nearer we get to Him, the more intensely missionary we become.” —Henry Martyn, missionary to India
“Some wish to live within the sound of a chapel bell; I wish to run a rescue mission within a yard of hell.” —C.T. Studd, missionary to China, India, and Africa
“God is pursuing with omnipotent passion a worldwide purpose of gathering joyful worshiper for Himself from every tribe and tongue and people and nation. He has an inexhaustible enthusiasm for the supremacy of His name among the nations. Therefore, let us bring our affections into line with His, and, for the sake of His name, let us renounce the quest for worldly comforts and join His global purpose.” —John Piper, pastor and mission mobilizer
“To stop or linger anywhere, even to repeat the rejected message, so long as there are souls beyond that have never heard it, is at least unjust to those who are still in absolute darkness.” —A.T. Pierson, Student Volunteer Movement founder
“Before the world, aye, before the sleepy, lukewarm, faithless, namby-pamby Christian world, we will dare to trust our God, we will venture our all for Him, we will live and we will die for Him, and we will do it with His joy unspeakable singing aloud in our hearts.” —C.T. Studd, missionary to China, India, and Africa
“His authority on earth allows us to dare to go to all the nations. His authority in heaven gives us our only hope of success. And His presence with us leaves us no other choice.” —John R. Stott, missions mobilizer
“What are we here for, to have a good time with Christians or to save sinners?”— Malla Moe
“It’s amazing what can be accomplished if you don’t worry about who gets the credit.”— Clarence W. Jones
“I pray that no missionary will ever be as lonely as I have been.”— Lottie Moon
“The more obstacles you have, the more opportunities there are for God to do something.”—Clarence W. Jones
“Expect great things from God. Attempt great things for God.”—- William Carey
“God’s part is to put forth power; our part is to put forth faith.”— Andrew A. Bonar
“All the resources of the Godhead are at our disposal!”—- Jonathan Goforth
“If every Christian is already considered a missionary, then all can stay put where they are, and nobody needs to get up and go anywhere to preach the gospel. But if our only concern is to witness where we are, how will people in unevangelized areas ever hear the gospel? The present uneven distribution of Christians and opportunities to hear the gospel of Christ will continue on unchanged.” —- C. Gordon Olson
“I am ready to burn out for God. I am ready to endure any hardship, if by any means I might save some. The longing of my heart is to make known my glorious Redeemer to those who have never heard.” —-William Burns