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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>By Tito Roberts, pastor and visionary for missions: <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/jcgresources/~https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iglesiasenmision.org%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7C%7C91ad8f26654743b2a55e08dea2875645%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639126899306127868%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=YgMQ9Yi5POmfPh%2FP5YXyGtqDIRhNdoqpWy%2FmYNTryGI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.iglesiasenmision.org</a>; WhatsApp 5491159369297; <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/jcgresources/~https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.enmision.org%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7C%7C91ad8f26654743b2a55e08dea2875645%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639126899306149129%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=UrqpszQfsEK8kuJUajbumV2LJlIm4hylh%2FdEyWKxjSM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.enmision.org</a>; <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/jcgresources/~https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.misionsimple.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7C%7C91ad8f26654743b2a55e08dea2875645%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639126899306172988%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=bkWUrjX%2BwpE93RmG3r73K7aRLMF5z1lGdAIH%2F53xN0A%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.misionsimple.com</a></em></p>
<p>Many years ago, in a corner of Asia, a man named Nee walked into a room where a missionary was preaching. No one had invited him. He was drawn in by the music. He sat down, listened to the message, and before the meeting was over he stood up and said:</p>
<p><em>&#8220;I have been searching for truth for years. I spent money, traveled to different countries, explored Confucianism, Buddhism — and nothing satisfied me. But today, with what I have just heard, I find peace for my soul. From this day on, I will be a disciple of Jesus Christ.&#8221;</em></p>
<p>His growth was remarkable. He had been the president of an idolaters&#8217; society, and when he was given the opportunity to speak to them, he preached the gospel with admirable clarity. The seed took deep root in his life and in everything he touched.</p>
<p>But the story doesn&#8217;t end there.</p>
<p>One day Nee went to the home of the missionary — who was Hudson Taylor — and asked him a question that should still echo in every church around the world: &#8220;Tell me, brother, how long has your country known the gospel?&#8221;</p>
<p>The missionary bowed his head. &#8220;Hundreds of years.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Hundreds of years? My father searched for truth his entire life and died without finding it. I have lived most of my life and only now am I hearing this glorious truth.&#8221;</p>
<p>And then came the question that pierces us: &#8220;Why didn&#8217;t you come sooner to bring us this good news of salvation?&#8221;</p>
<p>Today, from thousands of villages, millions of people are asking us the same question through the silent language of their need: <em>Why don&#8217;t they come? Why don&#8217;t they come? Why don&#8217;t they come?</em></p>
<p>Dr. Oswald Smith put it with brutal honesty: why should we preach the gospel a hundred times to one person and not preach it even once to the millions who have never heard it?</p>
<p>This is not about stopping your ministry where you are. It&#8217;s about asking ourselves an uncomfortable question: are we doing anything concrete for those who have never heard?</p>
<p>The answer is not complicated. It is demanding — but not complicated. Put missionary work first. Not as a secondary department of your church. Not as a special offering once a year. First.</p>
<p>How? Organize an annual missionary conference in your congregation. Four, five, six days dedicated to studying the Great Commission and taking concrete steps: praying for unreached people groups by name, giving so that workers can go to those places, and sending missionaries from your own church before it is too late.</p>
<p>The fields are white for harvest. The question is not whether there is a need — the need is crying out. The question is whether we are going to keep hearing that cry and do nothing.</p>
<p>Each of us will receive our reward according to our work. Not according to our intentions. According to our work.</p>
<p><em>Get involved today in missionary work among unreached peoples at skool.com/ministeriocrecer — go to Classroom → Project 1000</em></p>
<p><em>Pastor Tito Roberts</em></p>
<p><strong>Korean blog <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/jcgresources/~https://cafe.naver.com/ncdcell/5188">(click here)</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Portuguese blog:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Por Que Eles Não Vêm?</strong>
<br>Por Tito Roberts, pastor e visionário de missões: <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/jcgresources/~https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iglesiasenmision.org%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7C%7C03d1d74abe36490f9ac808dea269131f%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639126769330813648%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=0ek3vVeMc1FqTQ5pc2Sy4HjFNa6bOXSrQdjPqkc6PVw%3D&amp;reserved=0">www.iglesiasenmision.org</a>; WhatsApp 5491159369297; <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/jcgresources/~https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.enmision.org%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7C%7C03d1d74abe36490f9ac808dea269131f%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639126769330841093%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ZKvq30U6ed4PalFu7FgbYVOsr1jZVeY18Uwi0kJO13w%3D&amp;reserved=0">www.enmision.org</a>; <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/jcgresources/~https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.misionsimple.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7C%7C03d1d74abe36490f9ac808dea269131f%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639126769330863455%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=JWNKLelmU53mAsDADfXlIa2RdUPpHr%2Fut2JzPSw2dUI%3D&amp;reserved=0">www.misionsimple.com</a>
<br>
<br>Muitos anos atrás, em um canto da Ásia, um homem chamado Nee entrou em uma sala onde um missionário estava pregando. Ninguém o havia convidado. Ele foi atraído pela música. Sentou-se, ouviu a mensagem e, antes que a reunião terminasse, levantou-se e disse:
<br><em>
<br>&#8220;Tenho buscado a verdade há anos. Gastei dinheiro, viajei para diferentes países, explorei o confucionismo, o budismo — e nada me satisfez. Mas hoje, com o que acabei de ouvir, encontro paz para a minha alma. A partir deste dia, serei um discípulo de Jesus Cristo.&#8221;</em>
<br>
<br>Seu crescimento foi notável. Ele havia sido presidente de uma sociedade de idólatras e, quando lhe foi dada a oportunidade de falar com eles, pregou o evangelho com admirável clareza. A semente criou raízes profundas em sua vida e em tudo o que ele tocou.
<br>
<br>Mas a história não termina aí.
<br>
<br>Um dia, Nee foi à casa do missionário — que era Hudson Taylor — e lhe fez uma pergunta que deveria ainda ecoar em cada igreja ao redor do mundo: &#8220;Diga-me, irmão: há quanto tempo o seu país conhece o evangelho?&#8221;
<br>
<br>O missionário baixou a cabeça. &#8220;Há centenas de anos.&#8221;
<br>
<br>&#8220;Centenas de anos? Meu pai buscou a verdade por toda a sua vida e morreu sem encontrá-la. Eu vivi a maior parte da minha vida e só agora estou ouvindo esta verdade gloriosa.&#8221;
<br>
<br>E então veio a pergunta que nos trespassa: &#8220;Por que vocês não vieram antes para nos trazer esta boa-nova de salvação?&#8221;
<br>
<br>Hoje, a partir de milhares de vilarejos, milhões de pessoas nos fazem a mesma pergunta por meio da linguagem silenciosa de sua necessidade: <em>Por que eles não vêm? Por que eles não vêm? Por que eles não vêm?
<br></em>
<br>O Dr. Oswald Smith expressou isso com brutal honestidade: por que deveríamos pregar o evangelho cem vezes a uma única pessoa e não pregá-lo sequer uma vez aos milhões que nunca o ouviram?
<br>
<br>Não se trata de interromper o seu ministério onde você está. Trata-se de nos fazermos uma pergunta desconfortável: estamos fazendo algo concreto por aqueles que nunca ouviram falar?
<br>
<br>A resposta não é complicada. É exigente — mas não complicada. Coloque o trabalho missionário em primeiro lugar. Não como um departamento secundário da sua igreja. Não como uma oferta especial uma vez por ano. Em primeiro lugar.
<br>
<br>Como? Organize uma conferência missionária anual em sua congregação. Quatro, cinco, seis dias dedicados a estudar a Grande Comissão e a tomar medidas concretas: orar por grupos de povos não alcançados, citando-os pelo nome; contribuir financeiramente para que obreiros possam ir a esses lugares; e enviar missionários da sua própria igreja antes que seja tarde demais.
<br>
<br>Os campos estão brancos para a colheita. A questão não é se existe uma necessidade — a necessidade clama. A questão é se continuaremos a ouvir esse clamor e a não fazer nada.
<br>
<br>Cada um de nós receberá a sua recompensa de acordo com a sua obra. Não de acordo com as suas intenções. De acordo com a sua obra.
<br>
<br><em>Envolva-se hoje mesmo no trabalho missionário entre povos não alcançados em <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/jcgresources/~https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fskool.com%2Fministeriocrecer&amp;data=05%7C02%7C%7C03d1d74abe36490f9ac808dea269131f%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639126769330891587%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=MBF6OY5KLatjMzo%2FWDc7NXrxoRXcjJuWcUY%2BzIO%2BPuQ%3D&amp;reserved=0">skool.com/ministeriocrecer</a> — acesse Classroom → Projeto 1000
<br>
<br>Pastor Tito Roberts</em></p>
<p><strong>Spanish blog:</strong></p>
<p><a></a>¿Por qué no Vienen?</p>
<p><em>por Tito Roberts, pastor and visionario para misiones: </em><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/jcgresources/~https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iglesiasenmision.org%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7C%7Cc6a64b8d68f24a863a6c08dbceb738d1%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638331058549426026%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=hJmlki3qBY3rHueqGtBp%2BEy34FgG1lug4%2FERpxJMpb4%3D&amp;reserved=0"><em>www.iglesiasenmision.org</em></a><em>; WhatsApp 5491159369297; </em><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/jcgresources/~https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.enmision.org%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7C%7Cc6a64b8d68f24a863a6c08dbceb738d1%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638331058549426026%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=UI18mlGTmc0oJeHBSD%2Fpg1pPPfra1vRM0URRDf7PQAE%3D&amp;reserved=0"><em>www.enmision.org</em></a><em>; </em><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/jcgresources/~https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.misionsimple.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7C%7Cc6a64b8d68f24a863a6c08dbceb738d1%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638331058549426026%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=m9w7vILM6VmdtD5ibHca%2FSSM7RDr3E86Y0Tl3fvpyX0%3D&amp;reserved=0"><em>www.misionsimple.com</em></a></p>
<p>Hace muchos años, en un rincón de Asia, un hombre llamado Nee entró a un salón donde un misionero estaba predicando. No lo habían invitado. Lo atrajo la música. Se sentó, escuchó el mensaje, y antes de que terminara la reunión se puso de pie y dijo:</p>
<p><em>&#8220;He buscado la verdad durante años. Gasté dinero, viajé por distintos países, exploré el confucionismo, el budismo, y nada me dejó satisfecho. Pero hoy, con lo que acabo de escuchar, encuentro paz para mi alma. Desde hoy voy a ser un discípulo de Jesucristo.&#8221;</em></p>
<p>Su crecimiento fue notable. Había sido presidente de una sociedad de idólatras, y cuando le dieron la oportunidad de hablarles, les predicó el evangelio con una claridad admirable. La semilla prendió con fuerza en su vida y en todo lo que tocó.</p>
<p>Pero la historia no termina ahí.</p>
<p>Un día Nee fue a la casa del misionero que era Hudson Taylor y le hizo una pregunta que debería seguir resonando en cada iglesia del mundo: &#8220;Dígame, hermano, ¿cuánto hace que en su país conocen el evangelio?&#8221;</p>
<p>El misionero agachó la cabeza. &#8220;Centenares de años.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;¿Centenares de años? Mi padre buscó la verdad toda su vida y murió sin conocerla. Yo he vivido la mayor parte de la mía y recién ahora me entero de esta gloriosa verdad.&#8221;</p>
<p>Y entonces vino la pregunta que nos atraviesa: <strong>&#8220;¿Por qué no vinieron antes a traernos estas buenas nuevas de salvación?&#8221;</strong></p>
<p>Hoy, desde miles de pueblos, millones de personas nos hacen la misma pregunta con el lenguaje silencioso de sus necesidades: ¿por qué no vienen? ¿Porque no vienen? ¿Porque no vienen?</p>
<p>El doctor Oswald Smith lo planteó con una honestidad brutal: ¿por qué deberíamos predicar el evangelio cien veces a una persona y no predicarlo ni una sola vez a los millones que nunca lo han oído?</p>
<p>No se trata de dejar de predicar donde estás. Se trata de hacernos una pregunta incómoda: ¿estamos haciendo algo concreto por los que nunca escucharon?</p>
<p>La respuesta no es complicada. Es exigente, pero no complicada. Colocá la obra misionera en primer lugar. No como un departamento secundario de tu iglesia. No como una ofrenda especial una vez al año. En primer lugar.</p>
<p>¿Cómo? Organizá una conferencia misionera anual en tu congregación. Cuatro, cinco, seis días dedicados a estudiar la Gran Comisión y a tomar medidas concretas: orar por pueblos no alcanzados con nombre y apellido, ofrendar para que obreros vayan a esos lugares, y enviar misioneros de tu propia iglesia antes de que sea demasiado tarde.</p>
<p>Los campos están blancos para la cosecha. La pregunta no es si hay necesidad — la necesidad grita. La pregunta es si vamos a seguir escuchando ese grito sin hacer nada.</p>
<p>Cada uno de nosotros recibirá su recompensa conforme a su trabajo. No conforme a sus intenciones. Conforme a su trabajo.</p>
<p>Involucrate hoy en la Obra misionera a los pueblos no alcanzados ingresando aqui <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/jcgresources/~skool.com/ministeriocrecer"><strong>skool.com/ministeriocrecer</strong></a> y yendo a Classroom → Proyecto 1000</p>
<p>Pastor Tito Robert</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Tito Roberts, pastor and visionary for missions: www.iglesiasenmision.org; WhatsApp 5491159369297; www.enmision.org; www.misionsimple.com We have been eating the bread of life for decades. Some of us for twenty years, others for thirty, others for fifty. And not just plain bread — we&#8217;re feasting. We have church, preaching, conferences, books, and retreats. We are well fed. [&#8230;]<div style="clear:both;padding-top:0.2em;"><a title="Like on Facebook" href="https://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/28/954680210/jcgresources"><img height="20" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/fblike20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Pin it!" href="https://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/29/954680210/jcgresources,"><img height="20" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/pinterest20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Post to X.com" href="https://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/954680210/jcgresources"><img height="20" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/x.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by email" href="https://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/19/954680210/jcgresources"><img height="20" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/email20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="https://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/954680210/jcgresources"><img height="20" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a rel="NOFOLLOW" title="View Comments" href="https://jcgresources.com/2026/04/27/tell-me-how-to-be-bread/#respond"><img height="20" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/comments20.png"></a>&#160;<a title="Follow Comments via RSS" href="https://jcgresources.com/2026/04/27/tell-me-how-to-be-bread/feed/"><img height="20" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/commentsrss20.png"></a><h3 style="clear:left;padding-top:10px">Related Stories</h3><ul><li><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="https://jcgresources.com/2026/04/28/why-dont-they-come/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-dont-they-come">Why Don&#8217;t They Come?</a></li><li><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="https://jcgresources.com/2026/04/26/the-heart-of-the-mission/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-heart-of-the-mission">The Heart of the Mission</a></li><li><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="https://jcgresources.com/2026/04/24/the-mission-field-at-your-front-door/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-mission-field-at-your-front-door">The Mission Field at Your Front Door</a></li></ul>&#160;</div>]]>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>By Tito Roberts, pastor and visionary for missions: <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/jcgresources/~https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iglesiasenmision.org%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7C%7Cf5f90903c3824fedc00d08dea2868583%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639126895813925386%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=oRDdmKdjDomqe1nMF57ikC9j4GMcJHcE8imvJjgwePg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.iglesiasenmision.org</a>; WhatsApp 5491159369297; <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/jcgresources/~https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.enmision.org%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7C%7Cf5f90903c3824fedc00d08dea2868583%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639126895813950414%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ezrR1zowKDg%2F4i9HnC4zNm6H9Un71sD8uOPFhcJc%2FcI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.enmision.org</a>; <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/jcgresources/~https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.misionsimple.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7C%7Cf5f90903c3824fedc00d08dea2868583%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639126895813974561%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=rbTRf6BolHhwdWnmpPBz3Hd1WETxa7L%2FxetXDJmx6pw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.misionsimple.com</a></em></p>
<p>We have been eating the bread of life for decades. Some of us for twenty years, others for thirty, others for fifty. And not just plain bread — we&#8217;re feasting. We have church, preaching, conferences, books, and retreats. We are well fed.</p>
<p>But there are millions of people in the world who have never tasted the bread.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m not talking about physical food. I&#8217;m talking about the gospel. There are entire groups of people who have never encountered it. They&#8217;ve never seen it, never heard it. They didn&#8217;t reject it — it simply never reached them.</p>
<p>And meanwhile, we keep filling our own plates.</p>
<p>Hunger is the best picture I know of the need among unreached peoples. Because hunger doesn&#8217;t require a theological debate. Hunger hurts. And the person who has food but doesn&#8217;t share it has to live with that choice.</p>
<p>There is a video called <em>&#8220;Tell Me How to Be Bread.&#8221;</em> It&#8217;s a prayer set to music, and it asks God for something very specific: <em>Lord, show me how to be nourishment for the one who has none. Show me how to reach the one who has lost all hope. Tell me how to be bread.</em></p>
<p>That prayer should be ours.</p>
<p>Not as a nice-sounding phrase. Not as an emotional moment during worship. As a genuine question we bring to God — and wait for a real answer: <em>What is my part in this? What does God want me to do?</em></p>
<p>Notice the question isn&#8217;t &#8220;Is there a need?&#8221; We already know the answer to that. The real question is, <em>&#8220;What do I do about it?&#8221;</em> That question changes everything. It moves you from being a spectator to being someone who is sent.</p>
<p>God doesn&#8217;t ask us to solve the whole problem. He asks us to do our part — to pray specifically for people groups without access to the gospel, to give generously so workers can go, and to be willing to go ourselves if He calls us. And for our churches to be more than places where we feed ourselves — to become bases from which the bread of life goes out to those who have never tasted it.</p>
<p>Jesus said the field is the world, not the church building. If that&#8217;s true, our vision has to stretch beyond our own walls.</p>
<p>I invite you to watch <em>&#8220;Tell Me How to Be Bread&#8221;</em> at <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/jcgresources/~https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2F6SFOV3eGcbk&amp;data=05%7C02%7C%7Cf5f90903c3824fedc00d08dea2868583%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639126895814000062%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=S499pIe5dQUTXLNoz2qnMCTxKBhQtRelL2xLHd28Mc4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://youtu.be/6SFOV3eGcbk</a> — and use it as a prayer. Don&#8217;t just watch it. Watch it on your knees. Ask the Lord to show you your place in His mission.</p>
<p>Because while we enjoy the feast, there are people out there who have never once tasted the bread.</p>
<p>May God help us to be bread.</p>
<p><strong>Korean blog <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/jcgresources/~https://cafe.naver.com/ncdcell/5187">(click here)</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Portuguese blog:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Diga-me Como Ser Pão</strong>
<br>por Tito Roberts, pastor e visionário de missões: <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/jcgresources/~https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iglesiasenmision.org%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7C%7C560e72c259794a07d34708dea26585cf%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639126754077181176%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=U59bn%2FOtVDJqAwuzixAp39bAG1DchZJWQnm2sLRrXos%3D&amp;reserved=0">www.iglesiasenmision.org</a>; WhatsApp 5491159369297; <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/jcgresources/~https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.enmision.org%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7C%7C560e72c259794a07d34708dea26585cf%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639126754077214804%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=lTo9MsXxRNPHUoidodrH0B9nnhn1eD%2BNltorsc4r7Wc%3D&amp;reserved=0">www.enmision.org</a>; <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/jcgresources/~https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.misionsimple.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7C%7C560e72c259794a07d34708dea26585cf%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639126754077237013%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=jM6RN8%2BqHB5iVHlfje4KTmvQlq3T8tO9gpmUOlV2xFg%3D&amp;reserved=0">www.misionsimple.com</a>
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<br>Há décadas temos nos alimentado do pão da vida. Alguns de nós, há vinte anos; outros, há trinta; outros, há cinquenta. E não apenas pão simples — estamos em um verdadeiro banquete. Temos igreja, pregação, conferências, livros e retiros. Estamos bem alimentados.
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<br>Mas existem milhões de pessoas no mundo que jamais provaram desse pão.
<br>
<br>Não estou falando de alimento físico. Estou falando do evangelho. Existem grupos de povos inteiros que nunca o encontraram. Nunca o viram, nunca ouviram falar dele. Não o rejeitaram — ele simplesmente nunca chegou até eles.
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<br>E, enquanto isso, nós continuamos a encher nossos próprios pratos.
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<br>A fome é a melhor imagem que conheço para descrever a necessidade existente entre os povos não alcançados. Pois a fome não exige um debate teológico. A fome dói. E a pessoa que tem alimento, mas não o compartilha, tem de conviver com essa escolha.
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<br>Existe um vídeo intitulado<em> &#8220;Diga-me Como Ser Pão&#8221;</em>. É uma oração musicada que faz a Deus um pedido muito específico: <em>Senhor, mostra-me como ser alimento para aquele que nada tem. Mostra-me como alcançar aquele que perdeu toda a esperança. Diga-me como ser pão.</em>
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<br>Essa oração deveria ser a nossa oração.
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<br>Não como uma frase de efeito. Não como um momento de emoção durante a adoração. Mas como uma pergunta genuína que levamos a Deus — e para a qual aguardamos uma resposta real: <em>Qual é a minha parte nisso? O que Deus quer que eu faça?</em>
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<br>Note que a pergunta não é: &#8220;Existe uma necessidade?&#8221;. Nós já sabemos a resposta para isso. A verdadeira pergunta é: &#8220;<em>O que eu faço a respeito?&#8221;</em>. Essa pergunta muda tudo. Ela transforma você de mero espectador em alguém que é enviado.
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<br>Deus não nos pede que resolvamos o problema inteiro. Ele nos pede que façamos a nossa parte — que oremos especificamente por grupos de pessoas que não têm acesso ao Evangelho; que ofertemos generosamente para que os obreiros possam ir; e que estejamos dispostos a ir nós mesmos, caso Ele nos chame. E pede que nossas igrejas sejam mais do que apenas lugares onde nos alimentamos — que se tornem bases a partir das quais o Pão da Vida seja levado àqueles que nunca o provaram.
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<br>Jesus disse que o campo é o mundo, e não o edifício da igreja. Se isso é verdade, nossa visão precisa se estender para além de nossas próprias paredes.
<br>Convido você a assistir a <em>&#8220;Tell Me How to Be Bread&#8221;</em> em <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/jcgresources/~https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2F6SFOV3eGcbk&amp;data=05%7C02%7C%7C560e72c259794a07d34708dea26585cf%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639126754077258919%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=wh5qC9dg5r8HT8vPtpSG7VkJgiG1w17CF1dfNXe8l6Y%3D&amp;reserved=0">https://youtu.be/6SFOV3eGcbk</a> — e a usá-lo como uma oração. Não assista apenas por assistir. Assista de joelhos. Peça ao Senhor que lhe mostre qual é o seu lugar na missão d&#8217;Ele.
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<br>Pois, enquanto desfrutamos do banquete, há pessoas lá fora que jamais provaram o pão.
<br>Que Deus nos ajude a ser pão.</p>
<p><strong>Spanish blog:</strong></p>
<p><a></a><strong>Dime Cómo Ser Pan</strong></p>
<p>By Tito Roberts, pastor and visionary for missions, <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/jcgresources/~https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iglesiasenmision.org%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7C%7Cc6a64b8d68f24a863a6c08dbceb738d1%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638331058549426026%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=hJmlki3qBY3rHueqGtBp%2BEy34FgG1lug4%2FERpxJMpb4%3D&amp;reserved=0">www.iglesiasenmision.org</a>; WhatsApp 5491159369297; <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/jcgresources/~https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.enmision.org%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7C%7Cc6a64b8d68f24a863a6c08dbceb738d1%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638331058549426026%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=UI18mlGTmc0oJeHBSD%2Fpg1pPPfra1vRM0URRDf7PQAE%3D&amp;reserved=0">www.enmision.org</a>; <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/jcgresources/~https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.misionsimple.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7C%7Cc6a64b8d68f24a863a6c08dbceb738d1%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638331058549426026%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=m9w7vILM6VmdtD5ibHca%2FSSM7RDr3E86Y0Tl3fvpyX0%3D&amp;reserved=0">www.misionsimple.com</a></p>
<p>Comemos el pan de vida hace décadas. Algunos hace veinte años, otros hace treinta, otros hace cincuenta. Y no solo pan: ya comemos facturas con dulce de leche y tortas con crema. Tenemos iglesia, tenemos predicación, tenemos conferencias, tenemos libros, tenemos retiros. Estamos bien alimentados.</p>
<p>Pero hay millones de personas en el mundo que nunca probaron el pan.</p>
<p>No estoy hablando de pan físico. Estoy hablando del evangelio. Hay pueblos enteros que no saben lo que es. Nunca lo vieron. Nunca lo escucharon. No lo rechazaron — simplemente nunca llegó.</p>
<p>Y nosotros, mientras tanto, seguimos sirviéndonos la mesa.</p>
<p>Cuando uno quiere hablar de la necesidad de los pueblos no alcanzados, la mejor ilustración que existe es el hambre. Porque el hambre no se discute. El hambre no se debate teológicamente. El hambre duele, y el que tiene comida y no la comparte tiene que hacerse cargo de esa decisión.</p>
<p>Hay un video que se llama &#8220;Dime cómo ser pan&#8221;. Es una oración hecha canción. Le pide a Dios algo muy concreto: Señor, decime cómo ser alimento para el que no tiene. Decime cómo acercarme al que no tiene aliento, al que cree que la esperanza es un cuento. Decime cómo ser pan.</p>
<p>Esa oración debería ser la nuestra.</p>
<p>No como una frase bonita. No como un momento emocional en un culto. Como una pregunta real que le hacemos a Dios esperando una respuesta real: ¿cuál es mi lugar en la obra? ¿Cuál es mi lugar en la misión? ¿Qué es lo que tengo que hacer?</p>
<p>Fijate que la pregunta no es &#8220;¿hay necesidad?&#8221; — eso ya lo sabemos. La pregunta es &#8220;¿qué hago yo con eso?&#8221; Y esa pregunta cambia todo, porque te saca del lugar del espectador y te pone en el lugar del enviado.</p>
<p>Dios no nos pide que resolvamos todo. Nos pide que hagamos nuestra parte. Que oremos con nombre y apellido por pueblos que no tienen acceso al evangelio. Que ofrezcamos con generosidad para que obreros puedan ir. Que estemos dispuestos a ser enviados si Él nos lo pide. Que nuestra iglesia no sea solo un lugar donde nos alimentamos nosotros, sino una base desde donde sale pan para los pueblos que nunca lo probaron.</p>
<p>La Biblia dice que el campo es el mundo, no el templo. Y si el campo es el mundo, entonces nuestra mirada tiene que ir más allá de nuestras cuatro paredes.</p>
<p>Te invito a que mires el video &#8220;Dime cómo ser pan&#8221; <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/jcgresources/~https://youtu.be/6SFOV3eGcbk">https://youtu.be/6SFOV3eGcbk</a> y que lo uses como oración. No lo mires como espectador. Miralo de rodillas. Y pedile al Señor que te muestre tu lugar en Su misión.</p>
<p>Porque mientras nosotros seguimos comiendo torta, hay alguien que nunca probó el pan.</p>
<p>Que Dios te ayude. Que Dios nos ayude a ser pan.</p>
<p>Involucrate hoy en la Obra misionera a los pueblos no alcanzados ingresando aqui <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/jcgresources/~skool.com/ministeriocrecer"><strong>skool.com/ministeriocrecer</strong></a> y yendo a Classroom → Proyecto 1000</p>
<p>Pastor Tito Robert</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>By Joel Comiskey, <em>God’s Missionary Purpose (2026 publication date)</em></p>
<p>The man who first set my heart ablaze for missions never knew my name.</p>
<p>C.T. Studd had been dead for decades before I encountered his story, but one line from his poem stopped me cold: <em>&#8220;Only one life, &#8217;twill soon be past. Only what&#8217;s done for Christ will last.&#8221;</em></p>
<p>Studd had everything the world offers — fame, admiration, wealth. A celebrated cricket star at Cambridge, he seemed to have it all. But when his brother nearly died, Studd was forced to ask what any of it was worth in light of eternity. The answer changed everything. He gave away his inheritance, sailed to China with Hudson Taylor&#8217;s mission in 1885, and never looked back. Fifteen years in China, six in India, twenty-one in Africa. He famously said, <em>&#8220;Some want to live within the sound of church or chapel bell; I want to run a rescue shop within a yard of hell.&#8221;</em></p>
<p>Studd lit the fire in me. My prayer is that this post fans that same flame in you.</p>
<p>The Global Reality</p>
<p>True missionary work is not about promoting a superior culture or rescuing uneducated people. It is about glorifying God by making disciples of all nations. Consider where the world stands today:</p>
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>33% of the world&#8217;s 8.1 billion people identify as Christians — those who have heard and responded to the gospel</li>
<li>42% are unreached — people with little or no access to the gospel or a local church</li>
<li>25% are reached but non-Christian — Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, and others with access to the gospel who have not yet believed</li>
</ul>
<p>The Great Commission has been <em>partially</em> fulfilled. But nearly half the world remains unreached. That reality should move us.</p>
<p>Lessons from the Field</p>
<p>My wife Celyce and I served in Ecuador with the Christian and Missionary Alliance, planting a cell-based church in Quito in 1994. God used those small groups to transform lives, raise up leaders, and multiply disciples. The lesson became clear: <em>disciple-making — not programs — lies at the heart of effective mission.</em></p>
<p>We also learned that healthy mission work always aims to make itself unnecessary. Our goal was never to remain indispensable, but to serve until local believers were ready to lead, send, and multiply on their own.</p>
<p>After three decades serving alongside missionaries and local churches across continents, one conclusion is unmistakable: missions is not a side activity of the church — it is central to God&#8217;s purpose for His people.</p>
<p>Jesus possesses all authority in heaven and on earth. He oversees all missionary outreach. As He gathers worshipers from every nation, He alone receives the glory.</p>
<p>One life. Soon past. Only what&#8217;s done for Christ will last.</p>
<p><em>What role is God calling you to play in His mission to the nations?</em></p>
<p><strong>Korean blog <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/jcgresources/~https://cafe.naver.com/ncdcell/5186">(click here)</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Portuguese blog:</strong></p>
<p><strong>O Coração da Missão</strong>
<br>por Joel Comiskey, <em>O Propósito Missionário de Deus (data de publicação: 2026)</em>
<br>
<br>O homem que, pela primeira vez, acendeu o fogo da paixão por missões em meu coração nunca soube o meu nome.
<br>
<br>C.T. Studd já havia falecido décadas antes de eu me deparar com a sua história; contudo, um verso de seu poema me fez parar abruptamente: &#8220;<em>Uma só vida, que logo passará. Apenas o que é feito para Cristo permanecerá.&#8221;
<br></em>
<br>Studd possuía tudo o que o mundo tem a oferecer: fama, admiração e riqueza. Uma celebridade do críquete na Universidade de Cambridge, ele parecia ter tudo. Mas, quando seu irmão quase morreu, Studd foi compelido a questionar qual seria o verdadeiro valor de tudo aquilo à luz da eternidade. A resposta mudou tudo. Ele doou sua herança, embarcou rumo à China com a missão de Hudson Taylor em 1885 e nunca mais olhou para trás. Quinze anos na China, seis na Índia, vinte e um na África. Ele proferiu a célebre frase: <em>&#8220;Alguns desejam viver ao alcance do som do sino de uma igreja ou capela; eu, porém, desejo manter um posto de resgate a um passo do inferno.&#8221;</em>
<br>
<br>Studd acendeu a chama em mim. Minha oração é que este texto avive essa mesma chama em você.
<br>
<br><strong>A Realidade Global</strong></p>
<p>O verdadeiro trabalho missionário não consiste em promover uma cultura tida como superior, nem em resgatar povos desprovidos de instrução formal. Trata-se, na verdade, de glorificar a Deus fazendo discípulos de todas as nações. Reflita sobre a situação atual do mundo:</p>
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>33% dos 8,1 bilhões de habitantes do planeta identificam-se como cristãos — aqueles que ouviram o evangelho e a ele responderam.</li>
<li>42% são povos não alcançados — pessoas com pouco ou nenhum acesso ao evangelho ou a uma igreja local.</li>
<li>25% são povos alcançados, porém não cristãos — muçulmanos, hindus, budistas e outros que têm acesso ao evangelho, mas que ainda não creram.</li>
</ul>
<p>A Grande Comissão já foi <em>parcialmente </em>cumprida. Contudo, quase metade da população mundial permanece não alcançada. Essa realidade deve nos mover à ação.
<br>
<br><strong>Lições do Campo Missionário</strong>
<br>
<br>Minha esposa, Celyce, e eu servimos no Equador com a Aliança Cristã e Missionária, onde plantamos uma igreja fundamentada em pequenos grupos (células) na cidade de Quito, em 1994. Deus utilizou esses pequenos grupos para transformar vidas, levantar líderes e multiplicar discípulos. A lição tornou-se cristalina: <em>o fazer discípulos — e não a mera execução de programas — constitui o verdadeiro coração de uma missão eficaz.</em>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Aprendemos também que um trabalho missionário saudável visa sempre tornar-se desnecessário. Nosso objetivo nunca foi permanecer indispensáveis, mas servir até que os crentes locais estivessem prontos para liderar, enviar e multiplicar-se por conta própria.
<br>
<br>Após três décadas servindo ao lado de missionários e igrejas locais em diversos continentes, uma conclusão é inconfundível: missões não são uma atividade secundária da igreja — são centrais para o propósito de Deus para o Seu povo.
<br>
<br>Jesus possui toda a autoridade nos céus e na terra. Ele supervisiona todo o alcance missionário. À medida que Ele reúne adoradores de todas as nações, somente Ele recebe a glória.
<br>
<br>Uma só vida, que logo passará. Apenas o que é feito para Cristo permanecerá.
<br>
<br><em>Que papel Deus o está chamando para desempenhar em Sua missão para as nações?</em></p>
<p><strong>Spanish blog:</strong></p>
<p>El Corazón de la Misión</p>
<p>Por Joel Comiskey,&nbsp;<em>El propósito misionero de Dios (fecha de publicación: 2026)</em></p>
<p>El hombre que despertó mi pasión por las misiones nunca supo mi nombre.</p>
<p>C.T. Studd llevaba décadas muerto cuando conocí su historia, pero un verso de su poema me dejó helado:&nbsp;<em>&#8220;Solo una vida, pronto pasará. Solo lo que se hace por Cristo perdurará&#8221;.</em></p>
<p>Studd lo tenía todo: fama, admiración y riqueza. Estrella del críquet en Cambridge, parecía tenerlo todo. Pero cuando su hermano estuvo a punto de morir, Studd se vio obligado a preguntarse qué valor tenía todo aquello frente a la eternidad. La respuesta lo cambió todo. Donó su herencia, zarpó hacia China con la misión de Hudson Taylor en 1885 y nunca miró atrás. Quince años en China, seis en India y veintiuno en África. Su famosa frase fue:&nbsp;<em>«Algunos quieren vivir cerca del sonido de las campanas de una iglesia o capilla; yo quiero dirigir un centro de rescate a un paso del infierno».</em></p>
<p>Studd encendió la chispa en mí. Espero que esta publicación avive esa misma llama en ti.</p>
<p>La realidad global</p>
<p>La verdadera labor misionera no consiste en promover una cultura superior ni en rescatar a personas sin educación. Consiste en glorificar a Dios haciendo discípulos de todas las naciones. Consideremos la situación actual del mundo:</p>
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>El 33% de los 8.100 millones de personas del mundo se identifican como cristianas: aquellas que han escuchado el evangelio y han respondido a él.</li>
<li>El 42% son personas sin acceso al evangelio o a una iglesia local.</li>
<li>El 25% son alcanzados pero no son cristianos: musulmanes, hindúes, budistas y otros con acceso al evangelio que aún no han creído.</li>
</ul>
<p>La Gran Comisión se ha cumplido&nbsp;<em>parcialmente</em>&nbsp;. Pero casi la mitad del mundo sigue sin ser alcanzada. Esa realidad debería conmovernos.</p>
<p><strong>Lecciones aprendidas sobre el terreno</strong></p>
<p>Mi esposa Celyce y yo servimos en Ecuador con la Alianza Cristiana y Misionera, fundando una iglesia celular en Quito en 1994. Dios usó esos pequeños grupos para transformar vidas, formar líderes y multiplicar discípulos. La lección quedó clara:&nbsp;<em>la formación de discípulos —no los programas— es la clave de una misión eficaz.</em></p>
<p>También aprendimos que una labor misionera eficaz siempre busca volverse innecesaria. Nuestro objetivo nunca fue permanecer indispensables, sino servir hasta que los creyentes locales estuvieran listos para liderar, enviar y multiplicarse por sí mismos.</p>
<p>Tras tres décadas sirviendo junto a misioneros e iglesias locales en distintos continentes, una conclusión es innegable: las misiones no son una actividad secundaria de la iglesia, sino que son fundamentales para el propósito de Dios para su pueblo.</p>
<p>Jesús posee toda autoridad en el cielo y en la tierra. Él supervisa toda la labor misionera. Al reunir a fieles de todas las naciones, solo Él recibe la gloria.</p>
<p>Una vida. Pronto se acaba. Solo lo que se haga por Cristo perdurará.</p>
<p><em>¿Qué papel te llama Dios a desempeñar en su misión entre las naciones?</em></p>
<p></p>
<p>La Gran Comisión se ha cumplido parcialmente. Pero casi la mitad del mundo sigue sin ser alcanzada. Esa realidad debería movernos.</p>
<p><strong>Lecciones del campo</strong></p>
<p>Mi esposa Celyce y yo servimos en Ecuador con la Alianza Cristiana y Misionera, plantando una iglesia basada en células en Quito en 1994. Dios usó esos grupos pequeños para transformar vidas, levantar líderes y multiplicar discípulos. La lección quedó clara: el discipulado — no los programas — está en el corazón de la misión efectiva.</p>
<p>También aprendimos que el trabajo misionero saludable siempre busca hacerse innecesario. Nuestro objetivo nunca fue permanecer indispensables, sino servir hasta que los creyentes locales estuvieran listos para liderar, enviar y multiplicarse por su cuenta.</p>
<p>Después de tres décadas sirviendo junto a misioneros e iglesias locales en distintos continentes, una conclusión es innegable: las misiones no son una actividad secundaria de la iglesia — son centrales al propósito de Dios para Su pueblo.</p>
<p>Jesús posee toda autoridad en el cielo y en la tierra. Él supervisa todo alcance misionero. Al reunir adoradores de cada nación, solo Él recibe la gloria.</p>
<p>Una vida. Pronto pasará. Solo lo que se haga para Cristo perdurará.</p>
<p>¿Qué papel te está llamando Dios a desempeñar en Su misión a las naciones?</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[By José Vega,&#160;www.elim.org.sv A pastor once asked his cell group to name the hardest place in the world to share the gospel. They guessed North Korea. The Middle East. A closed country somewhere. He listened, then said quietly, &#8220;What about the apartment next to yours?&#8221; The room went silent — because everyone knew the answer, [&#8230;]<div style="clear:both;padding-top:0.2em;"><a title="Like on Facebook" href="https://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/28/954404471/jcgresources"><img height="20" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/fblike20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Pin it!" href="https://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/29/954404471/jcgresources,"><img height="20" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/pinterest20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Post to X.com" href="https://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/954404471/jcgresources"><img height="20" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/x.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by email" href="https://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/19/954404471/jcgresources"><img height="20" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/email20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="https://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/954404471/jcgresources"><img height="20" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a rel="NOFOLLOW" title="View Comments" href="https://jcgresources.com/2026/04/24/the-mission-field-at-your-front-door/#respond"><img height="20" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/comments20.png"></a>&#160;<a title="Follow Comments via RSS" href="https://jcgresources.com/2026/04/24/the-mission-field-at-your-front-door/feed/"><img height="20" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/commentsrss20.png"></a><h3 style="clear:left;padding-top:10px">Related Stories</h3><ul><li><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="https://jcgresources.com/2026/04/28/why-dont-they-come/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-dont-they-come">Why Don&#8217;t They Come?</a></li><li><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="https://jcgresources.com/2026/04/27/tell-me-how-to-be-bread/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tell-me-how-to-be-bread">Tell Me How to Be Bread</a></li><li><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="https://jcgresources.com/2026/04/26/the-heart-of-the-mission/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-heart-of-the-mission">The Heart of the Mission</a></li></ul>&#160;</div>]]>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>By José Vega,&nbsp;<a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/jcgresources/~www.elim.org.sv/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.elim.org.sv</a></p>
<p>A pastor once asked his cell group to name the hardest place in the world to share the gospel. They guessed North Korea. The Middle East. A closed country somewhere. He listened, then said quietly, &#8220;What about the apartment next to yours?&#8221;</p>
<p>The room went silent — because everyone knew the answer, and everyone knew they had not been thinking that way.</p>
<p>When Jesus sent His followers in Acts 1:8, He did not begin with &#8220;the ends of the earth.&#8221; He began with Jerusalem — the city where they already lived. Then Judea, the surrounding region. Only then did He point them outward. The order matters. Mission starts where our feet already are.</p>
<p>Missiologist Ralph Winter called this nearest work E-1 and E-2 evangelism — reaching people who share our language and culture, and reaching those who live close by but across a small cultural gap. These are the neighbors we pass on the sidewalk, the coworkers we see every week, the family down the hall who speaks a different language or worships differently from us. Jerusalem and Judea are not abstractions. They have faces and names.</p>
<p>It is tempting to treat local mission as a lesser calling — something for believers who cannot travel or give large sums. Scripture gives us no such category. The Samaritan woman Jesus met at the well in John 4 was not a strategic project. She was one person, in one village, on one ordinary midday. That encounter rippled outward until many in that town came to faith.</p>
<p>Cell groups are uniquely built for this kind of reach. A small group knows who just moved in next door, who recently lost a job, and who never gets invited anywhere. Pray for them by name. Invite one of them to a meal. Ask your group each week, &#8220;Who is one person in our ordinary path we can love this week?&#8221;</p>
<p>You do not need to board a plane to join God&#8217;s mission. You only need to notice the people already around you — and let Him send you the short distance to them.</p>
<p>Your Jerusalem is waiting.</p>
<p><strong>Korean blog <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/jcgresources/~https://cafe.naver.com/ncdcell/5185">(click here)</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Portuguese blog:</strong></p>
<p><strong>O Campo Missionário está na sua porta</strong></p>
<p>José Vega,&nbsp;<a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/jcgresources/~www.elim.org.sv/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.elim.org.sv</a></p>
<p>Certa vez um pastor pediu para os membros da sua célula indicarem o lugar mais difícil do mundo para compartilhar o Evangelho. Eles sugeriram a Coreia do Norte, o oriente médio, um outro país bem fechado em algum lugar. O pastor ouviu e depois perguntou bem suavemente: “Que tal o apartamento vizinho ao seu?”</p>
<p>Todos ficaram em silêncio. Todos sabiam a resposta e todos também sabiam que não tinham pensado desta maneira.</p>
<p>Quando Jesus enviou seus seguidores em Atos 1:8, Ele não começou com “os confins da terra”. Ele começou com Jerusalém, a cidade onde todos eles já viviam. Depois a Judéia, que era a região ao redor de onde eles estavam. Só então Ele apontou para fora. Esta sequência é importante. A missão começa onde os seus pés já estão.</p>
<p>O missiólogo Ralph Winter se refere a este local de trabalho mais próximo como o Evangelismo E-1 e E-2: Alcançar as pessoas que compartilham a língua e a cultura conosco e depois disso alcançar as pessoas que moram próximo a nós, mas têm alguma diferença cultural. Estamos falando dos vizinhos que passam por nós na calçada, os colegas de trabalho que encontramos todas as semanas, a família de vizinhos que fala uma língua diferente da nossa ou cultua de uma maneira diferente. Jerusalém e Judéia não são simples abstrações. Elas têm rostos e nomes.</p>
<p>Tratar a missão local como um chamado menor é algo tentador. É como se fosse algo reservado para os crentes que não podem viajar ou contribuir com muitos recursos. Mas as Escrituras não fazem este tipo de categorização. A mulher samaritana que encontrou com Jesus no poço no texto de João 4 não fazia parte de um projeto estratégico. Ela era uma pessoa em uma vila, eu um dia comum. Aquele encontro se multiplicou e muitas pessoas naquela cidade creram em Jesus.</p>
<p>As células são formadas especificamente para alcançar este tipo de pessoas. A célula sabe quem se mudou para a vizinhança, quem acabou de ser demitido, quem nunca é convidado para uma programação. Ore por estas pessoas mencionando seus nomes. Convide-os para uma refeição. Pergunte aos membros da sua célula a cada encontro: “Quem é a pessoa no seu dia a dia que podemos amar esta semana?&nbsp;</p>
<p>Você não precisa embarcar em um avião para fazer a missão de Deus. Você precisa apenas notar as pessoas que estão ao seu redor e deixar que Ele mesmo o envie a alcança-los.</p>
<p>A sua Jerusalém está aguardando.</p>
<p><strong>Spanish blog:</strong></p>
<p><strong>El campo misionero en la puerta de tu casa</strong></p>
<p><strong>Por José Vega, <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/jcgresources/~www.elim.org.sv">www.elim.org.sv</a></strong></p>
<p>Un pastor le pidió una vez a su grupo celular que nombrara el lugar más difícil del mundo para compartir el evangelio. Adivinaron Corea del Norte. El Medio Oriente. Algún país cerrado por ahí. Él escuchó, y luego dijo en voz baja: &#8220;¿Y qué tal el apartamento de al lado?&#8221;.</p>
<p>La sala se quedó en silencio, porque todos sabían la respuesta, y todos sabían que no habían estado pensando de esa manera.</p>
<p>Cuando Jesús envió a sus seguidores en Hechos 1:8, no comenzó con &#8220;los confines de la tierra&#8221;. Comenzó con Jerusalén, la ciudad donde ya vivían. Luego Judea, la región circundante. Solo entonces los dirigió hacia afuera. El orden importa. La misión comienza donde ya están nuestros pies.</p>
<p>El misiólogo Ralph Winter llamó a este trabajo más cercano evangelismo E-1 y E-2: alcanzar a personas que comparten nuestro idioma y cultura, y alcanzar a quienes viven cerca pero están separados por una pequeña brecha cultural. Estos son los vecinos con los que nos cruzamos en la acera, los compañeros de trabajo que vemos cada semana, la familia al final del pasillo que habla otro idioma o adora de manera distinta a nosotros. Jerusalén y Judea no son abstracciones. Tienen rostros y nombres.</p>
<p>Es tentador tratar la misión local como un llamado menor, algo para creyentes que no pueden viajar o dar grandes sumas. La Escritura no nos da tal categoría. La mujer samaritana que Jesús encontró junto al pozo en Juan 4 no era un proyecto estratégico. Era una persona, en una aldea, en un mediodía cualquiera. Ese encuentro se expandió hasta que muchos en aquel pueblo llegaron a la fe.</p>
<p>Los grupos celulares están diseñados de manera única para este tipo de alcance. Un grupo pequeño sabe quién se acaba de mudar a la casa de al lado, quién perdió el trabajo recientemente, a quién nunca invitan a ningún lado. Ora por ellos por nombre. Invita a uno de ellos a comer. Pregúntale a tu grupo cada semana: &#8220;¿Quién es una persona en nuestro camino diario a la que podamos amar esta semana?&#8221;.</p>
<p>No necesitas abordar un avión para unirte a la misión de Dios. Solo necesitas fijarte en las personas que ya están a tu alrededor, y dejar que Él te envíe esa corta distancia hasta ellas.</p>
<p>Tu Jerusalén te espera.</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Gerardo Campos, district pastor at Elim Church, San Salvador, El Salvador —&#160;elim.org.sv Worldwide evangelism is most effective by missionaries who have first been cell leaders. A person who has led a group, multiplied it, and raised up new leaders carries a transferable skill. They don&#8217;t just have a title; they have a process they [&#8230;]<div style="clear:both;padding-top:0.2em;"><a title="Like on Facebook" href="https://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/28/954268025/jcgresources"><img height="20" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/fblike20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Pin it!" href="https://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/29/954268025/jcgresources,"><img height="20" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/pinterest20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Post to X.com" href="https://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/954268025/jcgresources"><img height="20" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/x.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by email" href="https://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/19/954268025/jcgresources"><img height="20" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/email20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="https://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/954268025/jcgresources"><img height="20" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a rel="NOFOLLOW" title="View Comments" href="https://jcgresources.com/2026/04/22/cell-leadership-the-ultimate-missionary-training-ground/#respond"><img height="20" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/comments20.png"></a>&#160;<a title="Follow Comments via RSS" href="https://jcgresources.com/2026/04/22/cell-leadership-the-ultimate-missionary-training-ground/feed/"><img height="20" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/commentsrss20.png"></a><h3 style="clear:left;padding-top:10px">Related Stories</h3><ul><li><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="https://jcgresources.com/2026/04/28/why-dont-they-come/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-dont-they-come">Why Don&#8217;t They Come?</a></li><li><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="https://jcgresources.com/2026/04/27/tell-me-how-to-be-bread/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tell-me-how-to-be-bread">Tell Me How to Be Bread</a></li><li><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="https://jcgresources.com/2026/04/26/the-heart-of-the-mission/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-heart-of-the-mission">The Heart of the Mission</a></li></ul>&#160;</div>]]>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>By Gerardo Campos, district pastor at Elim Church, San Salvador, El Salvador —&nbsp;<a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/jcgresources/~elim.org.sv/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">elim.org.sv</a></p>
<p>Worldwide evangelism is most effective by missionaries who have first been cell leaders. A person who has led a group, multiplied it, and raised up new leaders carries a transferable skill. They don&#8217;t just have a title; they have a process they can repeat anywhere in the world, across any culture or border.</p>
<p>Effective evangelism is always relational. Mission is about loving people to Jesus, but it cannot stop at conversion. We must disciple new believers until they become leaders who disciple others. This is the engine of the Great Commission.</p>
<p>Modern migration is today’s &#8220;Great Scattering.&#8221; Whether moved by choice or necessity, a person equipped with the cell vision is a missionary in waiting. Wherever they land—a new city or a new country—they already know the blueprint: build relationships, form a cell, and plant a church.</p>
<p>The cell is not just a meeting; it is a laboratory for a global mission. It doesn&#8217;t just teach the theory of the harvest—it trains the harvester.&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Korean blog <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/jcgresources/~https://cafe.naver.com/ncdcell/5184">(click here)</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Portuguese blog:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Liderança na Célula: O campo de treinamento missionário final</strong></p>
<p>Gerardo Campos, Pastor de Distrito na Igreja Elim, San Salvador, El Salvador —&nbsp;<a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/jcgresources/~elim.org.sv/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">elim.org.sv</a></p>
<p>O evangelismo mundial é mais efetivo quando é feito por missionários que foram líderes de células. Uma pessoa que já liderou um grupo, fez a multiplicação e levantou novos líderes, leva consigo um conhecimento que pode transferir a outras pessoas. Eles não têm apenas um título, eles conhecem um processo que podem repetir em qualquer lugar do mundo, em qualquer cultura ou fronteira.</p>
<p>O evangelismo eficaz é sempre relacional. A missão é sobre amar as pessoas para Jesus, mas não pode parar na conversão. Devemos discipular os novos crentes até que eles se tornem líderes e possam discipular outras pessoas. Este é o motor da Grande Comissão. A migração moderna é a nova “Grande Diáspora”. Seja por escolha ou por necessidade, uma pessoa equipada com a visão celular é um missionário de prontidão. Assim que chegarem em um novo local, seja uma nova cidade ou um novo país, eles já conhecem o plano: construir relacionamentos, formar uma célula e plantar uma igreja.</p>
<p>A célula não é apenas um encontro. A célula é um laboratório para uma missão global. A célula não apenas ensina a teoria da colheita, ela capacita o ceifeiro.</p>
<p><strong>Spanish blog:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Liderazgo celular: El campo de entrenamiento misionero definitivo</strong></p>
<p>Por Gerardo Campos, pastor de distrito de la Iglesia Elim, San Salvador, El Salvador —&nbsp;<a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/jcgresources/~https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Felim.org.sv%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7C%7C0c2cba26208448d9490e08de9f6a5333%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639123476209084491%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=8kGYiWn5LKv50qYaBsl%2FTAcnt%2Bwa9jcJbgJUEl%2Bz5gI%3D&amp;reserved=0">elim.org.sv</a></p>
<p>La evangelización mundial es más efectiva cuando la llevan misioneros que antes han sido líderes de células. Quien ha liderado un grupo, lo ha multiplicado y ha formado nuevos líderes posee una habilidad transferible. No solo tiene un título; posee un método que puede replicar en cualquier parte del mundo, sin importar la cultura ni las fronteras.</p>
<p>La evangelización eficaz siempre se basa en las relaciones. La misión consiste en guiar a las personas hacia Jesús por amor, pero no puede limitarse a la conversión. Debemos discipular a los nuevos creyentes hasta que se conviertan en líderes que discipulen a otros. Este es el motor de la Gran Comisión.</p>
<p>La migración moderna es la &#8220;Gran Dispersión&#8221; de hoy. Ya sea por elección o por necesidad, quien posee la visión de la célula es un misionero en potencia. Dondequiera que se establezca —una nueva ciudad o un nuevo país— ya conoce el plan: entablar relaciones, formar una célula y fundar una iglesia.</p>
<p>La célula no es solo una reunión; es un laboratorio para una misión global. No solo enseña la teoría de la cosecha, sino que también capacita a quien la lleva a cabo.</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Nelma Araujo, cell pastor at Foursquare Church of God, Belém, Brazil One of the great strengths of the cell church is its dynamism. It moves quickly and simply toward its goals — and this mobility is precisely because, like the New Testament church, it requires no physical megastructure to function. It is a house-to-house [&#8230;]<div style="clear:both;padding-top:0.2em;"><a title="Like on Facebook" href="https://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/28/954209798/jcgresources"><img height="20" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/fblike20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Pin it!" href="https://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/29/954209798/jcgresources,"><img height="20" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/pinterest20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Post to X.com" href="https://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/954209798/jcgresources"><img height="20" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/x.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by email" href="https://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/19/954209798/jcgresources"><img height="20" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/email20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="https://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/954209798/jcgresources"><img height="20" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a rel="NOFOLLOW" title="View Comments" href="https://jcgresources.com/2026/04/21/capturing-the-heartbeat-of-god-2/#respond"><img height="20" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/comments20.png"></a>&#160;<a title="Follow Comments via RSS" href="https://jcgresources.com/2026/04/21/capturing-the-heartbeat-of-god-2/feed/"><img height="20" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/commentsrss20.png"></a><h3 style="clear:left;padding-top:10px">Related Stories</h3><ul><li><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="https://jcgresources.com/2026/04/28/why-dont-they-come/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-dont-they-come">Why Don&#8217;t They Come?</a></li><li><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="https://jcgresources.com/2026/04/27/tell-me-how-to-be-bread/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tell-me-how-to-be-bread">Tell Me How to Be Bread</a></li><li><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="https://jcgresources.com/2026/04/26/the-heart-of-the-mission/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-heart-of-the-mission">The Heart of the Mission</a></li></ul>&#160;</div>]]>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>By Nelma Araujo, cell pastor at Foursquare Church of God, Belém, Brazil</em></p>
<p>One of the great strengths of the cell church is its dynamism. It moves quickly and simply toward its goals — and this mobility is precisely because, like the New Testament church, it requires no physical megastructure to function. It is a house-to-house ministry. It goes where people are, which means it can reach anywhere people live.</p>
<p>In fact, the cell church goes where the institutional church cannot — and that makes it strategic in fulfilling Christ&#8217;s Great Commission: <em>&#8220;Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you&#8221;</em> (Matthew 28:19–20).</p>
<p><strong>How can cells be involved in missions?</strong></p>
<p>First, your base leadership must be committed to missions because those who carry the missionary vision will naturally share it. Leaders who discern God&#8217;s heart know that it beats in a steady rhythm: <em>go, go, go.</em> Visionary leaders dream — and they communicate that dream with such passion that it becomes contagious, spreading from person to person until the whole cell is infected with it.</p>
<p>Second, a cell can function like a soldier moving through the jungle — not easily perceived by the enemy, yet playing an extraordinary role in advancing the mission. Such a soldier guards companions while disrupting enemy forces. When a cell intercedes for those who don&#8217;t yet know Jesus, it is doing exactly this: penetrating a lost world, dismantling traps, and disrupting the enemy&#8217;s strategies. This ministry is profound, and new believers must be taught it so they can join the fight as intercessors.</p>
<p>Third, cells must be engaged financially, giving so that the gospel reaches every corner of the world. As Paul wrote, <em>&#8220;From him and through him and for him are all things&#8221;</em> (Romans 11:36).</p>
<p>In many parts of the world, the church of Jesus Christ faces fierce persecution. There are places where faith cannot be expressed publicly — where doing so risks torture or death. Even in countries that theoretically guarantee religious freedom, churches are burned, and pastors are murdered. How does the gospel advance in such places? How does the church grow under persecution? The answer is in the cells. Small, mobile, and largely invisible to hostile forces, cells can multiply where institutions cannot survive. Training new leaders and sending them into difficult fields is woven into the very DNA of the cell church.</p>
<p>Cells are strategic for fulfilling the mission to preach the gospel to the ends of the earth — and that mission begins in your city, your neighborhood, your community. Cross-cultural missions matter enormously, but so does local mission: reaching through cells into needy communities, to people who have never met Jesus as their Savior. Both are the heartbeat of God — and both can beat through a cell.</p>
<p><strong>Korean blog <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/jcgresources/~https://cafe.naver.com/ncdcell/5183">(click here)</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Portuguese blog:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Capturando o Bater do Coração de Deus</strong>
<br>por Nelma Araujo, pastora de células na Igreja do Evangelho Quadrangular, Belém, Brasil
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<br>Uma das grandes forças da igreja em células é o seu dinamismo. Ela avança de forma rápida e simples em direção aos seus objetivos — e essa mobilidade existe precisamente porque, assim como a igreja do Novo Testamento, ela não requer uma megaestrutura física para funcionar. É um ministério de casa em casa. Ela vai aonde as pessoas estão, o que significa que pode alcançar qualquer lugar onde as pessoas vivam.
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<br>De fato, a igreja em células vai aonde a igreja institucional não consegue ir — e isso a torna estratégica no cumprimento da Grande Comissão de Cristo: &#8220;<em>Portanto, vão e façam discípulos de todas as nações, batizando-os em nome do Pai e do Filho e do Espírito Santo, e ensinando-os a obedecer a tudo o que eu lhes ordenei</em>&#8221; (Mateus 28:19–20).
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<br>Como as células podem envolver-se em missões?
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<br>Primeiro, a liderança de base deve estar comprometida com missões, pois aqueles que carregam a visão missionária naturalmente a compartilharão. Líderes que discernem o coração de Deus sabem que ele bate em um ritmo constante: ir, ir, ir. Líderes visionários sonham — e comunicam esse sonho com tamanha paixão que ele se torna contagioso, espalhando-se de pessoa para pessoa até que toda a célula esteja contagiada por ele.
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<br>Segundo, uma célula pode funcionar como um soldado movendo-se pela selva — não sendo facilmente percebida pelo inimigo, mas desempenhando, ainda assim, um papel extraordinário no avanço da missão. Tal soldado protege os companheiros enquanto desarticula as forças inimigas. Quando uma célula intercede por aqueles que ainda não conhecem Jesus, ela está fazendo exatamente isso: penetrando em um mundo perdido, desarmando armadilhas e desarticulando as estratégias do inimigo. Este ministério é profundo, e os novos convertidos devem ser ensinados sobre ele para que possam juntar-se à luta como intercessores.
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<br>Terceiro, as células devem estar engajadas financeiramente, contribuindo para que o evangelho alcance cada canto do mundo. Como escreveu Paulo: &#8220;<em>Pois dele, por ele e para ele são todas as coisas</em>&#8221; (Romanos 11:36).
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<br>Em muitas partes do mundo, a igreja de Jesus Cristo enfrenta uma perseguição feroz. Existem lugares onde a fé não pode ser expressa publicamente — onde fazê-lo acarreta o risco de tortura ou morte. Mesmo em países que, teoricamente, garantem a liberdade religiosa, igrejas são incendiadas e pastores são assassinados. Como o evangelho avança em lugares assim? Como a igreja cresce sob perseguição? A resposta está nas células. Pequenas, móveis e, em grande parte, invisíveis às forças hostis, as células conseguem se multiplicar onde as instituições não conseguem sobreviver. O treinamento de novos líderes e o envio deles para campos difíceis estão intrinsecamente incorporados ao próprio DNA da igreja em células.
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<br>As células são estratégicas para o cumprimento da missão de pregar o evangelho até os confins da terra — e essa missão começa na sua cidade, no seu bairro, na sua comunidade. As missões transculturais têm uma importância imensa, mas a missão local também: alcançar, por meio das células, comunidades carentes e pessoas que nunca conheceram Jesus como seu Salvador. Ambas constituem o próprio pulsar do coração de Deus — e ambas podem pulsar por meio de uma célula.</p>
<p><strong>Spanish blog:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Capturando el palpitar del corazón de Dios</strong></p>
<p><em>Por Nelma Araujo, pastora de célula en la Iglesia Cuadrangular de Dios, Belém, Brasil.</em></p>
<p>Una de las grandes fortalezas de la iglesia celular es su dinamismo. Se mueve con rapidez y sencillez hacia sus objetivos, y esta movilidad se debe precisamente a que, al igual que la iglesia del Nuevo Testamento, no requiere una megaestructura física para funcionar. Es un ministerio que va de casa en casa. Va donde está la gente, lo que significa que puede llegar a cualquier lugar donde vivan.</p>
<p>De hecho, la iglesia celular llega donde la iglesia institucional no puede, y eso la convierte en una herramienta estratégica para cumplir la Gran Comisión de Cristo:&nbsp;<em>&#8220;Por tanto, vayan y hagan discípulos de todas las naciones, bautizándolos en el nombre del Padre y del Hijo y del Espíritu Santo, y enseñándoles a obedecer todo lo que les he mandado&#8221;</em>&nbsp;(Mateo 28:19-20).</p>
<p><strong>¿Cómo pueden las células participar en las misiones?</strong></p>
<p>En primer lugar, el liderazgo de base debe estar comprometido con las misiones, pues quienes comparten la visión misionera la transmitirán naturalmente. Los líderes que disciernen el corazón de Dios saben que late con un ritmo constante:&nbsp;<em>¡adelante, adelante, adelante!</em>&nbsp;Los líderes visionarios sueñan, y comunican ese sueño con tal pasión que se vuelve contagioso, extendiéndose de persona a persona hasta que toda la comunidad se ve invadida por él.</p>
<p>En segundo lugar, una célula puede funcionar como un soldado que se mueve por la jungla: difícil de detectar por el enemigo, pero desempeñando un papel fundamental en el avance de la misión. Un soldado así protege a sus compañeros mientras neutraliza a las fuerzas enemigas. Cuando una célula intercede por quienes aún no conocen a Jesús, hace precisamente eso: penetrar en un mundo perdido, desmantelar trampas y desbaratar las estrategias del enemigo. Este ministerio es profundo, y los nuevos creyentes deben aprenderlo para que puedan unirse a la lucha como intercesores.</p>
<p>En tercer lugar, las células deben participar económicamente, dando para que el evangelio llegue a todos los rincones del mundo. Como escribió Pablo:&nbsp;<em>«De él, por él y para él son todas las cosas»</em>&nbsp;(Romanos 11:36).</p>
<p>En muchas partes del mundo, la iglesia de Jesucristo enfrenta una persecución feroz. Hay lugares donde la fe no puede expresarse públicamente, pues hacerlo conlleva el riesgo de tortura o muerte. Incluso en países que teóricamente garantizan la libertad religiosa, se queman iglesias y se asesina a pastores. ¿Cómo se propaga el evangelio en tales lugares? ¿Cómo crece la iglesia bajo la persecución? La respuesta está en las células. Pequeñas, móviles y prácticamente invisibles para las fuerzas hostiles, las células pueden multiplicarse donde las instituciones no pueden sobrevivir. La formación de nuevos líderes y su envío a situaciones difíciles está intrínsecamente ligada a la esencia misma de la iglesia celular.</p>
<p>Las células son estratégicas para cumplir la misión de predicar el evangelio hasta los confines de la tierra, y esa misión comienza en tu ciudad, tu barrio, tu comunidad. Las misiones interculturales son de suma importancia, pero también lo es la misión local: llegar a través de las células a las comunidades necesitadas, a las personas que nunca han conocido a Jesús como su Salvador. Ambas son la esencia de Dios, y ambas pueden manifestarse a través de una célula.</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Mario Vega, www.elim.org.sv Within our cells, there are families, young people, children, workers, and the elderly who need not only to hear the gospel but also to see it embodied in a living community. When we think of missionary work, we often immediately think of distant countries and forget our own Jerusalem. However, overseas [&#8230;]<div style="clear:both;padding-top:0.2em;"><a title="Like on Facebook" href="https://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/28/954151496/jcgresources"><img height="20" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/fblike20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Pin it!" href="https://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/29/954151496/jcgresources,"><img height="20" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/pinterest20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Post to X.com" href="https://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/954151496/jcgresources"><img height="20" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/x.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by email" href="https://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/19/954151496/jcgresources"><img height="20" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/email20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="https://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/954151496/jcgresources"><img height="20" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a rel="NOFOLLOW" title="View Comments" href="https://jcgresources.com/2026/04/21/from-our-cells-to-the-nations/#respond"><img height="20" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/comments20.png"></a>&#160;<a title="Follow Comments via RSS" href="https://jcgresources.com/2026/04/21/from-our-cells-to-the-nations/feed/"><img height="20" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/commentsrss20.png"></a><h3 style="clear:left;padding-top:10px">Related Stories</h3><ul><li><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="https://jcgresources.com/2026/04/28/why-dont-they-come/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-dont-they-come">Why Don&#8217;t They Come?</a></li><li><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="https://jcgresources.com/2026/04/27/tell-me-how-to-be-bread/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tell-me-how-to-be-bread">Tell Me How to Be Bread</a></li><li><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="https://jcgresources.com/2026/04/26/the-heart-of-the-mission/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-heart-of-the-mission">The Heart of the Mission</a></li></ul>&#160;</div>]]>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>By Mario Vega, <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/jcgresources/~https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.elim.org.sv%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7C%7C105af451216a4a15df8108de9cfc662a%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639120807452787977%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=no4QgjmBl%2F2OZy39kpZaQ5s5mRrD6npL1puFZRa1h2E%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.elim.org.sv</a></p>
<p>Within our cells, there are families, young people, children, workers, and the elderly who need not only to hear the gospel but also to see it embodied in a living community. When we think of missionary work, we often immediately think of distant countries and forget our own Jerusalem. However, overseas missions become sustainable only when the church has put down deep, healthy roots in its own local community.</p>
<p>To attain that strength, it is essential that our Christianity be a living faith in Jesus Christ, expressed through conversion, discipleship, obedience, and love for one’s neighbor. This Christian faith must not be confused with a Christianized culture. The latter may manifest as cultural heritage, religious customs, or social identification with Christianity, without necessarily indicating genuine conversion. A locality may be surrounded by Christian symbols, language, and practices and still lack a true witness to the Kingdom of God.</p>
<p>For this reason, deepening evangelization requires going beyond the superficial and devoting ourselves to making disciples. In that effort, home cells play an invaluable role: they bring the church closer to people’s daily lives, foster close relationships, enable personal pastoral care, and create spaces for sharing the Word in a family-like setting. In this way, evangelization ceases to be merely an occasional activity and becomes a continuous presence that transforms lives, strengthens the church, and makes the local community a true launching point for mission to the nations.</p>
<p><strong>Korean blog <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/jcgresources/~https://cafe.naver.com/ncdcell/5182">(Click here)</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Portuguese blog:</strong></p>
<p><strong>De Nossas Células às Nações</strong>
<br>por Mario Vega, <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/jcgresources/~https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.elim.org.sv%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7C%7C1c75247d6b0148216c7208de9cdd6ed7%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639120672074488648%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=WCd6DAgIXE%2FF69QwDMmgfCLjHjbEkovm1djaElORTFk%3D&amp;reserved=0">www.elim.org.sv</a>
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<br>Dentro de nossas células, há famílias, jovens, crianças, trabalhadores e idosos que precisam não apenas ouvir o evangelho, mas também vê-lo encarnado em uma comunidade viva. Quando pensamos em trabalho missionário, muitas vezes pensamos imediatamente em países distantes e nos esquecemos de nossa própria Jerusalém. No entanto, as missões transculturais tornam-se sustentáveis apenas quando a igreja lançou raízes profundas e saudáveis em sua própria comunidade local.
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<br>Para alcançar essa força, é essencial que nosso cristianismo seja uma fé viva em Jesus Cristo, expressa por meio da conversão, do discipulado, da obediência e do amor ao próximo. Essa fé cristã não deve ser confundida com uma cultura cristianizada. Esta última pode manifestar-se como herança cultural, costumes religiosos ou identificação social com o cristianismo, sem necessariamente indicar uma conversão genuína. Uma localidade pode estar cercada de símbolos, linguagem e práticas cristãs e, ainda assim, carecer de um verdadeiro testemunho do Reino de Deus.
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<br>Por essa razão, o aprofundamento da evangelização exige ir além do superficial e dedicar-nos a fazer discípulos. Nesse esforço, as células nos lares desempenham um papel inestimável: elas aproximam a igreja do cotidiano das pessoas, promovem relacionamentos estreitos, possibilitam o cuidado pastoral pessoal e criam espaços para o compartilhamento da Palavra em um ambiente familiar. Dessa forma, a evangelização deixa de ser meramente uma atividade ocasional e torna-se uma presença contínua que transforma vidas, fortalece a igreja e faz da comunidade local um verdadeiro ponto de partida para a missão às nações.</p>
<p><strong>Spanish blog:</strong></p>
<p><strong>De las células a las naciones</strong></p>
<p>por Mario Vega, www.elim.org.sv </p>
<p>Alrededor de nuestras células hay familias, jóvenes, niños, trabajadores y ancianos que necesitan no solo escuchar el evangelio, sino también verlo encarnado en una comunidad viva. Cuando se habla de la obra misionera, con frecuencia pensamos de inmediato en países lejanos y olvidamos nuestra propia Jerusalén. Sin embargo, las misiones en el extranjero solo llegan a ser sostenibles cuando la iglesia ha echado raíces profundas y saludables en su propia localidad.</p>
<p>Para alcanzar esa fortaleza, es fundamental que nuestro cristianismo sea una fe viva en Jesucristo, expresada en conversión, discipulado, obediencia y amor al prójimo. Esa fe cristiana no debe confundirse con una cultura cristianizada. Esta última puede manifestarse como herencia cultural, costumbres religiosas o una identificación social con lo cristiano, sin que necesariamente exista una conversión genuina. Una localidad puede estar rodeada de símbolos, lenguaje y prácticas cristianas y, aun así, carecer de un verdadero testimonio del Reino de Dios.</p>
<p>Por eso, profundizar la evangelización exige ir más allá de lo superficial y dedicarse a formar discípulos. En ese esfuerzo, las células en las casas cumplen un papel invaluable: acercan la iglesia a la vida cotidiana de las personas, facilitan relaciones cercanas, permiten el cuidado pastoral personal y abren espacios para compartir la Palabra en un ambiente familiar. De ese modo, la evangelización deja de ser solo una actividad ocasional y se convierte en una presencia continua que transforma vidas, fortalece la iglesia y hace de la localidad un verdadero punto de partida para la misión hacia las naciones.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>By Robert M. Lay, Cell Church Ministry Brazil</em></p>
<p>From the very beginning, God desired fellowship. After creating Adam and Eve, he pursued a relationship with them. After the fall, he went looking for them. After the flood, he preserved a remnant through Noah. He called Abraham — the first missionary, I would argue — to be a blessing to all nations (Genesis 12). From that moment, God&#8217;s global purpose was clear: all peoples on earth would be blessed through him.</p>
<p>God is a global God. Seeking and saving the lost is not simply something he does — it is who he is.</p>
<p>After Abraham came Moses, sent to rescue God&#8217;s people from Egypt. After Moses, the prophets guided Israel back to faithfulness. And then, in the fullness of time, God sent his own Son — bringing his kingdom to earth, saving a people, and giving them a new identity and a clear mission.</p>
<p>God sent his Son. His Son sends us.</p>
<p>Our assignment is straightforward: make disciples of all nations. Jesus described it in three movements — going, baptizing, and teaching others to obey. He also gave us a geographic sequence:</p>
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li><strong>Jerusalem</strong> — Begin at home. Win and disciple the people in your own Oikos, your relational world.</li>
<li><strong>Judea</strong> — Go a little further, to those of similar culture and background.</li>
<li><strong>Samaria</strong> — Cross-cultural boundaries. Step into unfamiliar territory.</li>
<li><strong>The ends of the earth</strong> — Reach those with entirely different languages, customs, and worldviews. The unreached.</li>
</ul>
<p>This progression matters. Jerusalem is not just a starting point — it is a training ground. Every church member is called to make disciples where they live, and in doing so, they are being shaped into the missionaries God will one day send further out.</p>
<p>This is where the cell church has a distinct advantage. One of the core goals of every cell is for each member to reach their Oikos for Christ. That hands-on experience — winning people, walking with them, training them to do the same — is the best possible preparation for missionary work. A cell member who has done this faithfully at home is ready, with some additional preparation, to be sent anywhere in the world and be genuinely effective.</p>
<p>The problem is that many missionary candidates are selected primarily on the basis of theological training, with less attention given to whether they have actually led people to Christ and discipled them. Theological training is important — but it is not sufficient on its own. This imbalance may explain why discouragement is so common on the mission field, and why, in Brazil, many missionaries never return after their first home leave.</p>
<p>Cell churches are uniquely positioned to send out missionaries who are not only theologically grounded but practically proven — people who have led, discipled, and multiplied at every level of the church&#8217;s life.</p>
<p>In the end, mission work always comes back to this: God is at work. He has always been at work. Our calling is simply to join him.</p>
<p><em>Help us, God.</em></p>
<p><em>Robert Lay</em></p>
<p><strong>Korean blog<a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/jcgresources/~https://cafe.naver.com/ncdcell/5181"> (click here)</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Portuguese blog:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Missões Começam com Deus</strong>
<br><em>por Robert M. Lay, Ministério Igreja em Células Brasil</em>
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<br>Desde o princípio, Deus desejou comunhão. Após criar Adão e Eva, Ele buscou um relacionamento com eles. Após a Queda, Ele foi procurá-los. Após o Dilúvio, Ele preservou um remanescente por meio de Noé. Ele chamou Abraão — o primeiro missionário, eu argumentaria — para ser uma bênção para todas as nações (Gênesis 12). A partir desse momento, o propósito global de Deus tornou-se claro: todos os povos da terra seriam abençoados por meio dele.</p>
<p>Deus é um Deus global. Buscar e salvar os perdidos não é simplesmente algo que Ele faz — é quem Ele é.
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<br>Depois de Abraão, veio Moisés, enviado para resgatar o povo de Deus do Egito. Depois de Moisés, os profetas guiaram Israel de volta à fidelidade. E, então, na plenitude dos tempos, Deus enviou Seu próprio Filho — trazendo Seu reino à terra, salvando um povo e conferindo-lhes uma nova identidade e uma missão clara.
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<br>Deus enviou Seu Filho. Seu Filho nos envia.
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<br>Nossa tarefa é direta: fazer discípulos de todas as nações. Jesus a descreveu em três movimentos: ir, batizar e ensinar outros a obedecer. Ele também nos indicou uma sequência geográfica:</p>
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Jerusalém — Comece em casa. Ganhe e discipule as pessoas em seu próprio Oikos — seu círculo de relacionamentos.</li>
<li>Judeia — Vá um pouco mais longe, até aqueles que compartilham cultura e origens semelhantes.</li>
<li>Samaria — Transponha as fronteiras culturais. Adentre territórios desconhecidos.</li>
<li>Os confins da terra — Alcance aqueles com idiomas, costumes e cosmovisões totalmente distintos. Os não alcançados.</li>
</ul>
<p>Essa progressão é fundamental. Jerusalém não é apenas um ponto de partida — é um campo de treinamento. Todo membro da igreja é chamado a fazer discípulos onde vive e, ao fazê-lo, está sendo moldado para se tornar o missionário que Deus, um dia, enviará para mais longe.
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<br>É nesse ponto que a igreja em células possui uma vantagem distinta. Um dos objetivos centrais de cada célula é que cada membro alcance seu Oikos para Cristo. Essa experiência prática — ganhar pessoas, caminhar com elas, treiná-las para fazerem o mesmo — constitui a melhor preparação possível para o trabalho missionário. Um membro de célula que tenha realizado essa tarefa fielmente em seu próprio ambiente estará pronto — com algum preparo adicional — para ser enviado a qualquer lugar do mundo e atuar com genuína eficácia. O problema é que muitos candidatos a missionários são selecionados, primordialmente, com base em sua formação teológica, recebendo menos atenção o fato de terem, de fato, conduzido pessoas a Cristo e as discipulado. A formação teológica é importante — mas, por si só, não é suficiente. Esse desequilíbrio pode explicar por que o desânimo é tão comum no campo missionário e por que, no Brasil, muitos missionários nunca retornam após sua primeira licença para visitar a pátria.</p>
<p>As igrejas em células encontram-se em uma posição singular para enviar missionários que não sejam apenas teologicamente fundamentados, mas também comprovados na prática — pessoas que lideraram, discipularam e se multiplicaram em todos os níveis da vida da igreja.</p>
<p>No fim das contas, o trabalho missionário sempre se resume a isto: Deus está em ação. Ele sempre esteve em ação. Nosso chamado é, simplesmente, unir-nos a Ele.
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<br>Ajuda-nos, ó Deus.
<br>Robert Lay</p>
<p><strong>Spanish blog:</strong></p>
<p><strong>La misión comienza con Dios.</strong></p>
<p><em>Por Robert M. Lay, Ministerio de la Iglesia Celular, Brasil</em></p>
<p>Desde el principio, Dios anhelaba la comunión. Tras crear a Adán y Eva, buscó establecer una relación con ellos. Después de la caída, los buscó. Tras el diluvio, preservó un remanente a través de Noé. Llamó a Abraham —el primer misionero, diría yo— para que fuera una bendición para todas las naciones (Génesis 12). Desde ese momento, el propósito global de Dios quedó claro: todos los pueblos de la tierra serían bendecidos por medio de él.</p>
<p>Dios es un Dios universal. Buscar y salvar a los perdidos no es simplemente algo que hace, sino que es su esencia.</p>
<p>Tras Abraham llegó Moisés, enviado para rescatar al pueblo de Dios de Egipto. Después de Moisés, los profetas guiaron a Israel de regreso a la fidelidad. Y entonces, en la plenitud de los tiempos, Dios envió a su propio Hijo, trayendo su reino a la tierra, salvando a un pueblo y dándole una nueva identidad y una misión clara.</p>
<p>Dios envió a su Hijo. Su Hijo nos envía.</p>
<p>Nuestra misión es sencilla: hacer discípulos de todas las naciones. Jesús la describió en tres etapas: ir, bautizar y enseñar a otros a obedecer. También nos dio una secuencia geográfica:</p>
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li><strong>Jerusalén</strong> — Empieza en casa. Gana y discipula a la gente de tu propio oikos, tu mundo relacional.</li>
<li><strong>Judea</strong> — Ve un poco más lejos, a aquellos con una cultura y antecedentes similares.</li>
<li><strong>Samaria</strong> — Fronteras interculturales. Adéntrate en territorio desconocido.</li>
<li><strong>Los confines de la tierra</strong> : llegar a aquellos con idiomas, costumbres y cosmovisiones completamente diferentes. A los que aún no han sido alcanzados.</li>
</ul>
<p>Este progreso es importante. Jerusalén no es solo un punto de partida, sino también un campo de entrenamiento. Cada miembro de la iglesia está llamado a hacer discípulos donde vive, y al hacerlo, se están formando para ser los misioneros que Dios enviará algún día a otros lugares.</p>
<p>Aquí es donde la iglesia celular tiene una clara ventaja. Uno de los objetivos principales de cada célula es que cada miembro lleve a Cristo a su comunidad. Esa experiencia práctica —ganar almas, acompañarlas, capacitarlas para que hagan lo mismo— es la mejor preparación posible para la obra misionera. Un miembro de la célula que ha hecho esto fielmente en su comunidad está listo, con algo de preparación adicional, para ser enviado a cualquier parte del mundo y ser verdaderamente eficaz.</p>
<p>El problema radica en que muchos candidatos a misioneros son seleccionados principalmente en función de su formación teológica, prestando menos atención a si realmente han guiado a personas a Cristo y las han discipulado. La formación teológica es importante, pero no suficiente por sí sola. Este desequilibrio podría explicar por qué el desánimo es tan común en el campo misionero y por qué, en Brasil, muchos misioneros nunca regresan a su país después de su primer viaje.</p>
<p>Las iglesias celulares están en una posición privilegiada para enviar misioneros que no solo tienen una sólida base teológica, sino que también han demostrado su valía en la práctica: personas que han liderado, discipulado y multiplicado en todos los niveles de la vida de la iglesia.</p>
<p>En definitiva, la labor misionera siempre se reduce a esto: Dios está obrando. Siempre ha estado obrando. Nuestra vocación es simplemente unirnos a él.</p>
<p><em>Ayúdanos, Dios.</em></p>
<p>Robert</p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve Cordle]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:07:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[by Steve Cordle, Executive Director, The River Network International (trni.org) A colleague of mine recently traveled to a closed country where sharing the Gospel is forbidden. The believers she met there appreciated her presence and asked her to thank the believers in the United States for praying for them. My colleague did not have the [&#8230;]<div style="clear:both;padding-top:0.2em;"><a title="Like on Facebook" href="https://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/28/953940644/jcgresources"><img height="20" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/fblike20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Pin it!" href="https://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/29/953940644/jcgresources,"><img height="20" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/pinterest20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Post to X.com" href="https://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/953940644/jcgresources"><img height="20" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/x.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by email" href="https://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/19/953940644/jcgresources"><img height="20" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/email20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="https://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/953940644/jcgresources"><img height="20" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a rel="NOFOLLOW" title="View Comments" href="https://jcgresources.com/2026/04/17/caring-enough-to-pray/#respond"><img height="20" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/comments20.png"></a>&#160;<a title="Follow Comments via RSS" href="https://jcgresources.com/2026/04/17/caring-enough-to-pray/feed/"><img height="20" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/commentsrss20.png"></a><h3 style="clear:left;padding-top:10px">Related Stories</h3><ul><li><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="https://jcgresources.com/2026/04/28/why-dont-they-come/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-dont-they-come">Why Don&#8217;t They Come?</a></li><li><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="https://jcgresources.com/2026/04/27/tell-me-how-to-be-bread/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tell-me-how-to-be-bread">Tell Me How to Be Bread</a></li><li><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="https://jcgresources.com/2026/04/26/the-heart-of-the-mission/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-heart-of-the-mission">The Heart of the Mission</a></li></ul>&#160;</div>]]>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>by Steve Cordle, Executive Director, The River Network International (</em><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/jcgresources/~trni.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>trni.org</em></a><em>)</em></p>
<p>A colleague of mine recently traveled to a closed country where sharing the Gospel is forbidden. The believers she met there appreciated her presence and asked her to thank the believers in the United States for praying for them. My colleague did not have the heart to tell them that she could not remember the last time she heard prayer for persecuted believers and those who work with them.</p>
<p>Mission work is an act of spiritual warfare. We are entering communities with the intent of bringing people out of the kingdom of darkness and leading them into God’s family. That resulting clash of kingdoms requires our prayer. And that is something that anyone can do.</p>
<p>My wife and I keep an index card on our kitchen table. The card lists all the countries of Europe, from west to east. Whenever we say grace before our meal, we pray for one of the countries on that card. We ask God to open hearts and to send more workers. (Luke 10:2)</p>
<p>If you lead a cell group, helping people to consistently pray for the lost in other nations is quite strategic. Perhaps you could show a video that tells the story of someone you know, use that as a springboard to increase prayer and awareness, and then go to prayer. You could talk live with a missionary via Zoom and pray. You could adopt a missionary and then support them in prayer.</p>
<p>There are many ways to be involved in God’s missionary purpose, and prayer lies at the center of their effectiveness.</p>
<p><strong>Korean blog <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/jcgresources/~https://cafe.naver.com/ncdcell/5180">(click here)</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Portuguese blog:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Se importando o suficiente para orar</strong></p>
<p><em>Steve Cordle, Diretor Executivo, The River Network International (</em><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/jcgresources/~trni.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>trni.org</em></a><em>)</em></p>
<p>Uma colega de trabalho fez recentemente uma viagem a um país onde é proibido compartilhar o Evangelho. Os crentes que ela encontrou naquele país gostaram muito de sua presença lá e pediram que ela agradecesse aos crentes nos Estados Unidos por orarem por eles. Minha colega não teve coragem de dizer que não se lembrava da última vez em que tinha ouvido uma oração pelos crentes perseguidos e pelas pessoas que trabalham com estes crentes.</p>
<p>O trabalho missionário é um ato de guerra espiritual. Entramos em comunidades com a intenção de arrancar pessoas do reino das trevas e levá-las para a família de Deus. Este confronto de reinos requer nossa oração. E isso é algo que qualquer pessoa pode fazer.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Eu e minha esposa mantemos um cartão na mesa da nossa cozinha. O cartão lista todos os países da Europa, de oeste a leste. Sempre que agradecemos pelas refeições também oramos por um destes países listados naquele cartão. Pedimos que Deus alcance corações e mande mais trabalhadores. (Lucas 10:2)</p>
<p>Se você lidera uma célula, é uma boa estratégia ajudar as pessoas a orar com consistência pelos perdidos em outras nações. Você pode, por exemplo, exibir um vídeo que conte a história de alguém que você conheça e utilizar isso para uma catapulta para aumentar a oração e a consciência do grupo, passando então a orar. Você pode fazer uma chamada via zoom com um missionário e orar por ele. Você pode adotar um missionário e apoiá-lo em oração.</p>
<p>Há muitas maneiras de se envolver com o propósito missionário de Deus e a oração está bem no centro da eficácia de cada uma destas estratégias.</p>
<p><strong>Spanish blog:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Preocuparse lo suficiente como para orar</strong></p>
<p><em>Por Steve Cordle, Director Ejecutivo de The River Network International (&nbsp;</em><em><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/jcgresources/~https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftrni.org%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7C%7Caae9f304ee7f4f2f42bf08de9b809de1%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639119173856011827%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=6c1nGaPYMK6auUEE1jwGIcrAhJPy%2BrX9I2kk0Jp8znQ%3D&amp;reserved=0">trni.org</a></em><em>&nbsp;)</em></p>
<p>Una colega mía viajó recientemente a un país donde está prohibido compartir el Evangelio. Los creyentes que conoció allí apreciaron su presencia y le pidieron que agradeciera a los creyentes de Estados Unidos por orar por ellos. Mi colega no tuvo el valor de decirles que no recordaba la última vez que había escuchado oraciones por los creyentes perseguidos y por quienes trabajan con ellos.</p>
<p>La labor misionera es un acto de lucha espiritual. Entramos en las comunidades con la intención de sacar a la gente del reino de las tinieblas y guiarla a la familia de Dios. Ese choque de reinos que se produce requiere nuestra oración. Y eso es algo que cualquiera puede hacer.</p>
<p>Mi esposa y yo tenemos una ficha en la mesa de la cocina. En ella figuran todos los países de Europa, de oeste a este. Cada vez que damos gracias antes de comer, oramos por uno de los países de la ficha. Le pedimos a Dios que abra los corazones y envíe más obreros. (Lucas 10:2)</p>
<p>Si diriges un grupo pequeño, ayudar a las personas a orar constantemente por los perdidos en otras naciones es una estrategia muy eficaz. Podrías mostrar un video que cuente la historia de alguien que conoces, usarlo como punto de partida para fomentar la oración y la concienciación, y luego pasar a la oración. Podrías hablar en directo con un misionero por Zoom y orar juntos. Podrías apadrinar a un misionero y apoyarlo con tus oraciones.</p>
<p>Existen muchas maneras de participar en el propósito misionero de Dios, y la oración es fundamental para su eficacia.</p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron Lemuel De la Torre]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:03:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Aaron Lemuel de la Torre, Iglesia Bautista de la Comunidad, Hidalgo, Texas When Emperor Constantine ended the major persecution and supported the construction of churches, many things changed. Yes, it helped that the believers were no longer persecuted as they previously were. However, there was a transfer of perceived responsibility. &#160; Over the years, [&#8230;]<div style="clear:both;padding-top:0.2em;"><a title="Like on Facebook" href="https://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/28/953859581/jcgresources"><img height="20" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/fblike20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Pin it!" href="https://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/29/953859581/jcgresources,"><img height="20" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/pinterest20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Post to X.com" href="https://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/953859581/jcgresources"><img height="20" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/x.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by email" href="https://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/19/953859581/jcgresources"><img height="20" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/email20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="https://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/953859581/jcgresources"><img height="20" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a rel="NOFOLLOW" title="View Comments" href="https://jcgresources.com/2026/04/15/what-is-my-role-in-discipleship/#respond"><img height="20" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/comments20.png"></a>&#160;<a title="Follow Comments via RSS" href="https://jcgresources.com/2026/04/15/what-is-my-role-in-discipleship/feed/"><img height="20" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/commentsrss20.png"></a><h3 style="clear:left;padding-top:10px">Related Stories</h3><ul><li><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="https://jcgresources.com/2026/04/28/why-dont-they-come/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-dont-they-come">Why Don&#8217;t They Come?</a></li><li><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="https://jcgresources.com/2026/04/27/tell-me-how-to-be-bread/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tell-me-how-to-be-bread">Tell Me How to Be Bread</a></li><li><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="https://jcgresources.com/2026/04/26/the-heart-of-the-mission/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-heart-of-the-mission">The Heart of the Mission</a></li></ul>&#160;</div>]]>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>By Aaron Lemuel de la Torre, Iglesia Bautista de la Comunidad, Hidalgo, Texas</p>
<p>When Emperor Constantine ended the major persecution and supported the construction of churches, many things changed. Yes, it helped that the believers were no longer persecuted as they previously were. However, there was a transfer of perceived responsibility. &nbsp;</p>
<p>Over the years, believers became accustomed to sitting in the pews and letting the clergy take responsibility for sharing the gospel. The perceived responsibility between the clergy and laypeople continues in the 21st century. The clergy preaches, and the laypeople listen.</p>
<p>In Revelation 1:6, we see that God made us priests. In Matthew 28:19, Jesus gave the early believers a commandment to go and make disciples. Scripture makes it clear that it is the responsibility of every believer to make disciples, because God has made us priests. &nbsp;</p>
<p>As believers in the 21st century, we must break the cycle ingrained in our church culture. We must start by believing and living as if we are indeed priests, making disciples.</p>
<p><strong>Korean blog <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/jcgresources/~https://cafe.naver.com/ncdcell/5179">(click here)</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Portuguese blogs:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Qual é o meu papel no discipulado?</strong></p>
<p>Aaron Lemuel de la Torre, Iglesia Bautista de la Comunidad, na cidade de Hidalgo, Texas</p>
<p>Muitas coisas mudaram quando o imperador Constantino pôs fim à perseguição e passou a apoiar a construção de igrejas. Sim, aquilo ajudou, pois os crentes não eram mais perseguidos como antes. Entretanto, aconteceu uma transferência da percepção de responsabilidade.</p>
<p>Ao longo dos anos, os crentes se acostumaram a sentar nos bancos e deixar que os clérigos se responsabilizassem pelo compartilhar do evangelho. Esta percepção de responsabilidade entre os clérigos e os leigos continua hoje, no século 21. Os clérigos pregam e os leigos escutam.</p>
<p>No texto de Apocalipse 1:6 lemos que Deus nos fez sacerdotes. Em Mateus 28:19, Jesus ordenou aos primeiros crentes que fossem e fizessem discípulos. As Escrituras deixam claro que fazer discípulos é responsabilidade de cada crente, pois Deus nos fez sacerdotes.</p>
<p>Enquanto crentes do século 21, devemos quebrar o ciclo arraigado na cultura da igreja. Precisamos começar a crer e viver como verdadeiros sacerdotes, fazendo discípulos.</p>
<p><strong>Spanish blogs:
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<br><strong>¿Cuál es mi papel en el discipulado?</strong></p>
<p>Por Aaron Lemuel de la Torre, Iglesia Bautista de la Comunidad, Hidalgo, Texas</p>
<p>Cuando el emperador Constantino puso fin a la persecución masiva y apoyó la construcción de iglesias, muchas cosas cambiaron. Sin duda, ayudó que los creyentes ya no fueran perseguidos como antes. Sin embargo, se produjo una transferencia de la responsabilidad percibida.</p>
<p>Con el paso de los años, los creyentes se acostumbraron a sentarse en los bancos de la iglesia y dejar que el clero se encargara de compartir el evangelio. Esta responsabilidad compartida entre el clero y los miembros&nbsp;persiste en el siglo XXI. El clero predica y los miembros&nbsp;escuchan.</p>
<p>En Apocalipsis 1:6, vemos que Dios nos constituyó sacerdotes. En Mateo 28:19, Jesús mandó a los primeros creyentes que fueran y hicieran discípulos. La Escritura deja claro que es responsabilidad de todo creyente hacer discípulos, porque Dios nos ha hecho sacerdotes.</p>
<p>Como creyentes del siglo XXI, debemos romper el ciclo arraigado en nuestra cultura eclesial. Debemos empezar por creer y vivir como si fuéramos sacerdotes, haciendo discípulos. </p>
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