Church Engagement Forum

What can a church expect from its missionaries? What can missionaries expect from their church? Here are some strategies for getting on the same page.

Senior Pastor Kevin Flannery shares how Church of the Savior in Pennsylvania rethought the way they did missions.

Has the Great Commission become a low priority in many of our American churches? Here’s what recent research shows.

Churches vary greatly in their approach, priorities and capacity, just as mission agencies do. But here’s what partnership could look like.

When an aspiring missionary asks your church to fill out a reference, how do you respond? How do you know they’re ready for this?

Missionaries head to the field expecting to stay indefinitely, but many things can bring them home. What can your church do to prepare them?

What does it mean to be a “sending church”? We find several clues in the Book of Acts, and they all come from one remarkable church.

Church mission budgets reflect how what we mean when we talk about mission(s) has evolved over the years. Do our budgets reflect our priorities?

The local church is where mission starts. Read the story of Seth and Emily, their team and the local church that loved the unreached before they did.

Got questions? Here’s how Pioneers answers five commonly asked questions about preparing for effective cross-cultural ministry.

We see the process of sending out field workers as a partnership between the mission agency and the local church. Your church may feel the same.

In this article, part of a series on barriers to serving in missions, a Pioneer shares how he’s come to appreciate the privilege of raising support.

After years building community with people in my church, I had to start over with a new sending church. But what would that look like? Who would send me?