Missions work has always been special to God. God has always been fundamentally driven by a missionary heart. Therefore, when he calls missionaries to do his work, he is calling people to participate in the work that has driven the history of God’s work in the world from Eden to today.

God wants us to know – whether we are supporting missionaries, considering missionary work, or actively working on the mission field – that missions isn’t just about conversion, expansion of the kingdom, or growing the church. All of these are more basically formal expressions of God’s love to his people, and we should never lose sight of that, no matter what role we play in realizing God’s desire to bring the nations to Christ.