As an introduction to missions, we want to share these short videos. This page was originally designed for students as a resource, and there are many more resources across this site.

God’s intent to draw people from every people group is a primary reason the global Church is still here. (Mark 16:15, John 20:21, Ephesians 2, 3:10, 4:11-12, 1 Peter 2:9) God’s love for us gives us reason to share His love with other people, that they may experience His grace, too. God demonstrates His love to a perishing world through those who have been redeemed lovingly telling other people of His glory — that they, too, may enter into His fellowship for all of eternity.

Where the local church exists, God’s people will be sharing the Good News, discipling people to know God, and teaching people to obey Jesus Christ. Christ’s Body, the Church, will stand for truth in the community, tend to the ill or injured, help the poor, and equip people for ministry — caring for widows and orphans, establishing qualified leadership, and sending messengers to where Jesus Christ is unknown.

Where the Church does not exist, none of that is happening to the glory of God.

Missions is about establishing thriving communities of Christ-followers as witnesses of God’s glory in places where there was no Gospel witness. It is about sharing the goodness of God that we have already received with people who have not yet had opportunity to hear, believe, and receive Him. (John 1:12) Missions is about giving access to the Good News. Billions of people in thousands of ethnolinguistic people groups still have no access to the Gospel. Nobody told them about Jesus Christ.

Watch: stories from the field

  1. 01

    Hewa — The Spirits Never Loved Us

    The Hewa people live in a very remote place high in the mountains of Papua New Guinea. Today there are still many needs, but there are maturing, thriving churches among them sharing the Good News with their neighbors and the regions beyond. Watch the video → or read the Hewa story.

  2. 02

    School Teachers in Missions

    Teachers enable other missionaries to use their skills and expertise — and they are preparing the next generation for the good works God has prepared in advance for them to do. Many children of missionaries grasp the eternal significance of their parents’ work and join the team. Watch →

  3. 03

    The Smyths — Passing on the Vision

    If they don’t know, they can’t go. People need to know that there are unreached language groups with no access to the Good News before they can go tell them. (Smyths) – Watch →

Watch: the big picture

  1. 01

    Biblical Basis of Missions (GFM)

    An excellent introduction from Global Frontiers Mission to the Bible basis of missions. The Perspectives course (perspectives.org) gives much more detail on this topic. Watch →

  2. 02

    State of the World (GFM)

    How are we doing toward completing the Great Commission? A glimpse into the status of world missions. Watch →

  3. 03

    Ethnos360 Overview

    Additional team members are needed as senders, donors, and goers — connecting individuals and churches to the work God is doing through Ethnos360. Watch →

  4. 04

    Ethnos360: Engaging on the Edge

    When people think of missions, do they think of engaging on the edge of the Church — where it does not yet exist? Watch →

Watch: core values (Ethnos360 Bible Institute)

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    Urgency

    These core values of Ethnos360 Bible Institute reflect the values of Ethnos360 as a church-planting organization — starting with why this cannot wait. Watch →

  2. 02

    God’s Word

    Why Scripture is the foundation of everything a church-planting team does. Watch →

  3. 03

    Relationships

    Before God created the heavens and the earth, He was thinking about each person and desiring a relationship. Therefore, every person has greater value than anything in or on the earth. Drawing people into repentance and relationship with God and each other is a key part of missions. Watch →

Go deeper: understand the need

  • Joshua Project — the standard reference for unreached people group data: who they are, where they are, and their access to the Gospel.
  • PeopleGroups.org — research and mapping of the world’s people groups.
  • Operation World — country-by-country prayer and missions information.
  • PrayerCast — short, well-produced prayer videos for every nation.

Go deeper: build the biblical foundation

  • Why Missions? — the question everyone asks, answered from Scripture.
  • Missions FAQ — honest answers to the questions people actually ask about missionary life and work.
  • The Perspectives Course — the most thorough study available on the biblical, historical, cultural, and strategic dimensions of missions.
  • Take Action — training, short-term trips, internships, support roles, and career pathways.