Moving in and out of lockdown has been disheartening and disruptive for many across the world during the last few months. Missionary organizations could be forgiven for feeling a growing sense of uncertainty surrounding their sustainability, rather than a confidence about expanding the work. However, despite the changing climate, our goal in SGA remains the same. More than ever the world needs an expanding, advancing Gospel witness!
As we thought and prayed about this challenge, God began to open new doors of opportunity. Excitement mounted as we watched how God presented new opportunities to promote the work and advance the Gospel.
Project70 we are now supporting a missionary family in Bosnia and Herzegovina – new territory for SGA. With Bibel Mission our ‘Partners in Mission’, we are also able to expand into more new territory – in Mongolia and in the mountain peaks of Pamir in Tajikistan.
‘Partners in Mission’ and ‘Frontlines’ are two concepts which you will see much more of in our publications! In the last Breakthrough magazine edition, which was the final issue to use that title, we evaluated and gave thanks to God for our wonderful deeply-valued partnerships with UK/Ireland churches, missionary organizations, and indigenous believers across the countries in which we serve. The new SGA logo strapline ‘Partners in Mission’ and magazine title ‘Frontlines’ encompass the heartbeat of SGA and define the Mission’s strategy and focus as we move beyond our 70th anniversary. Frontlines will bring you exciting news from the ‘front lines’ of developing initiatives and Gospel advance with our ‘Partners in Mission’ – partnerships which enable us to use our resources most effectively.
SGA is firmly dedicated to the work of church planting, for we believe this is inextricably linked with the pursuit of the Great Commission to make disciples of all nations. We are committed to sending out and supporting well-equipped church planters, so that vibrant, permanent Gospel witnesses will be established.
The phrase ‘all nations, tribes, people, tongues’ occurs several times in the book of Revelation. These words are combined to emphasize the concept of totality or ‘all-encompassing’.
Taken together, this makes one thing clear: the Kingdom of God is all embracing. God has created us to establish a global, radical, God-exalting witness.