GLOBAL MISSIONS
Helping grow disciples through mission engagement.
We aim to encourage those at Crestwood to follow Christ in relevant missions engagement and through meaningful support of our partners worldwide.
RESOURCES
Read these passages to discover God’s heart to bring salvation to the world.
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Read Great Commission Verses and write any observations you have for each:
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Acts 1:8 says "You shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth."
Read the book of Acts and trace that mission outline through the book.
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Brief Bible Study on Missions:
Join an 8-week inductive Bible Study - God’s Heart for the Nations - designed to awake believers to God’s global purpose
Enroll in a nine-week online foundational course on world Christian mission called KAIROS
Watch these videos on Global Missions to see the inspiring work that is done around the world.
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A Blessing for the Nations by David Platt
Listen to this quick audio from David Platt and see from the very beginning of the Bible that God desires blessing for all the nations.
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Missions (audio) by Tim Keller
Tim Keller's sermon explaining how missions means to be sent. A Christian is one who has been drawn into a healing relationship with God in order to be sent out to reveal his image and saving grace to others.
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The Mission of the Church by Kevin DeYoung
Check out these online resources to learn more about God’s plan to spread the Gospel.
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Watch "Biblical Basis of Missions / God's Heart for the Nations" on YouTube of the singular cohesive story of the Bible and then consider your response.
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Read an online article that explains the Bible as a Missions story
Pick up a book that will show God’s impact on the lives of people who never knew Him or His truth.
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Bruchko by Bruce Olson
The astonishing true story of a 19-year-old American, his capture by the Motilone Indians and his adventures in Christianizing the stone age tribe.
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Peace Child by Don Richardson
The unforgettable story of living among headhunters and cannibals, who valued treachery through fattening victims with friendship before the slaughter.
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I Dare to Call Him Father by Bilquis Sheikh
It is a fantastic true story of Bilquis Sheikh, a prominent Muslim woman in South Asia whose entire life turned upside down as a series of strange dreams launched her on a quest that would forever consume her heart, mind, and soul.
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Let the Nations Be Glad! by John Piper
Drawing on key biblical texts to demonstrate that worship is the ultimate goal of the church and that proper worship fuels missionary outreach. Piper offers a biblical defense of God’s supremacy in all things, providing readers with a sound theological foundation for missions.
OUR MISSION PARTNERS
Lithuania | City Church
Supporting the equipping of City Church’s Next Generation leaders through practical theology and training in their churches.
Egypt | Sadat City Church
Supporting the work of building up believers as disciples and leading Muslims in their community to turn their hearts to Jesus Christ.
Russia | Church of Grace
Supporting the evangelistic effort to introduce the Gospel to youth, orphans, and families through camps and missional outreach.
Uganda | Central Baptist Church-Wakiso
Supporting an annual youth conference in Wakiso that gathers young people from throughout the country.
Somalia | Somali Language Development
Supporting the capturing of Jiiddu language and the translation of Scriptures into their mother tongue so that this unreached people group may one day see the planting of Christian churches.
Frontier Fellowship
Connecting the Western Church with people groups where the good news of Jesus and His Kingdom is not yet known.
Haiti | Haiti Outreach Ministries
Sharing God’s love and the good news of Christ through service and partnerships that help Haitians becomes the individuals God intended them to be.
Albania | Bilisht Evangelical Church
Seeking to make Christ known by encouraging every believer to proclaim Christ as Lord and King.
Serge-Kenya | Stephanie Black
Teaching graduate-level theology in parts of the world where Christianity is growing the fastest.
Iran | PARS Theological Center
Cultivating a community of theologically informed, spiritually mature servant-leaders who will bring the light of God’s presence to Iran and across the Persian world.
The Outreach Foundation
Fueling the global mission of Christ by growing trusted relationships.

