MISSIONS
MISSIONS
Reaching the world close to home and around the world.
Jesus modeled for his church a call to becoming, going, and proclaiming the saving message of the Gospel. From the very example of Jesus, to the paths lain by the Apostles, we don't have to be confused over whether or not the call to Missions is important! So necessary was the act of Mission that Jesus returned from the cross before ascending to heaven telling us to "go into the world making disciples." He said GO, not contemplate, wish for, or pray about. At TRC, we want to be obedient to the mission of Missions which was already put forth by Jesus! We don't have to create a mission statement, we simply receive the one that is already given us by our Lord.
At The Rock, missions do not happen automatically. We are sensitive to engaging the Mission field by being obedient to the command to "go". From Mexico to Denmark to Kenya, we are ever-looking for the occasions where we can support missionaries, send teams, equip pastors, fund projects, and engage in any other Kingdom-building work!
Our missionary partner
JONATHAN & ERIN MATHEWS
About the Mathews Family:
The Mathews family is focused on reaching people in the urban slums of Sao Paulo, Brazil with the gospel of Jesus Christ, discipling them, and planting churches.
About their work:
“We pray, we partner with and mobilize existing churches in the region, we meet new people, we win them to Christ and disciple them, we plant a church, and we help grow the church to reproductive maturity. Yeah, that's a simplified explanation of the whole process. It is actually pretty complex and one of the hardest jobs in the world.”
More about the Mathews Family:
“Here's our Lord's mandate:
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen. Matthew 28:19-20
First of all, let me be clear - we do nothing alone. We are only one tool in the toolbox. As missionaries we feel bad saying anything about the work we do because you know us, see us, hear us, meet us, etc..., but you don't know the local Brazilian Christians who work alongside of us. On this side of eternity, you will never meet the Brazilian church and pastor who partners with us in the church-planting process.
So then neither is he that planteth anything, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase. 1 Corinthians 3:7
“OUR GOAL IS TO BE A CATALYST IN MOBILIZING THE BRAZILIAN CHURCH TO REACH THE WORLD FOR CHRIST.”
Even though there is still a huge need for church-planters in Brazil, there are already thousands of churches in Brazil who are looking to engage their world for Christ, taking their obedience to the Great Commission to the next level. In 2003, we began to reach out to some of these churches and help them look up and out to see a world that they could help reach. We have several projects in the works right now that will help us accomplish this goal.”
“Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen. ”