Propempo International

I’ve heard a lot of excuses. But the most dangerous are these common MYTHS about missions believed by church leaders. The following list come from real situations. Sometimes the church leader knows that the myth they believe is so lame that they don’t really want to articulate it out loud. Yet, if you dig a little bit below the surface, you uncover the weak foundation underneath.

10 – Giving to missions will reduce funds available to the General Fund.

9 – We’ve got to reach our “Jerusalem” before stretching out to “Judea and Samaria and the uttermost parts of the earth.”

8 – Our church is not big enough and/or our church income is not big enough.

7 – People in our community need the Gospel just as much as people across the sea [be careful with this myth!].

6 – When God wants us to be involved, it’ll be obvious to everyone in our church. [see #1 below]

5 – We don’t have anyone willing to step up and take responsibility for organizing or coordinating missions in our church.

4 – Missions will create a huge distraction for our people away from things they should be doing here.

3 – God doesn’t require our help “over there” to accomplish His purposes [be careful with this myth!].

2 – It’s hard to know where to start; so maybe it’s better to not get started at all.

1 – I really don’t see missions in the Bible.