Plymouth Brethren Missions, Christian Brethren Missions, Brethren Assembly Missions

Reason For An Earthly Life Is Missions

Photo: Plymouth Brethren in a previously unreached tribe

The purpose of God for the church and individual believers is to glorify Him. Since this can be done also in heaven, the only reason for Jesus Christ delaying His coming and allowing the church to be on earth is to do world evangelization through them. Mark 16:15 "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature." (NET). Romans 10:14 "How are they to believe in one they have not heard of?" (NET)

Local churches and individual believers can succeed in life and in front of God only if they fulfill their non-negotiable biblical responsibilities towards world evangelism. BrethrenPortal website equips you to participate in missions by actively using your spiritual gifts wherever you are, even if you are not a missionary. We call this a missionary lifestyle where spirituality is a way of life and the most important thing in life.

Planting New Testament Model Churches In All Nations

Statistics: 31,954 churches in 140 of 234 nations. 94 nations unreached.

Churches in the Bible were strictly modeled around the patterns of faith and practices in the New Testament. Believers did not use human wisdom or tradition to alter this pattern. Any variations from this pattern were corrected by the Apostles. The purpose of missions is to glorify God by planting churches modeled according to the Bible even in nations that are already evangelized.

Local churches that adhere to the New Testament Pattern are called by others as Plymouth Brethren, Christian Brethren, or Brethren Assemblies. These local churches are not knit together by any organizational setup and are not a denomination. Any local church can be a New Testament model church without necessarily being called by one of these names or recognized by a human authority or organization.

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The Plymouth Brethren branch called Christian Brethren, Open Brethren, or Brethren Assemblies approximate New Testament Christianity and Local Churches.

We are interested in you to be a part of our commitment to Worship, Discipleship, and Evangelism.

You will find plurality of Elders, no one-man ministry, non-ritualism, and simplicity in services.

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Evangelism By Each Believer And Local Church

Reference: Status of World Evangelization - Joshua Project

In the New Testament, missions and evangelism was carried out by local churches and individual believers by exercising their Spiritual Gifts. They did not delegate this task to a few evangelists, missionary organizations, or funds. Jesus Christ calls all believers to be witnesses (Acts 1:8). 75-90% of people surveyed were saved through a friend or relative (www.bible.org). The responsibility to reach the lost next door cannot be shrugged off by paying someone to do it on your behalf. Gospel to all nations is not an option to consider but a mandate, you do not have to figure out if it is God's will for you and your church.

Key Missionary Needs in Different Parts Of The World

Photo: Map of the world showing different nations

Geo Profiles presents the unique needs, challenges, and opportunities of continents, geographical regions, and countries in relation to the planting of new Testament Model Churches.  This will help prospective missionary candidates and local churches to take informed decisions. It will also help the evangelists and churches to focus on the right things. Those supporting the needy from different parts of the world can give the right kind of help to those that most need them. Matthew 9:36 "When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them..." (NET)

New And Improved

Life Saving Station: A hut on the dangerous sea coast. It became like a club and stopped saving lives. Now most people drown during shipwreck.

Narayan Paul: He planted 200 assemblies, baptized 4000 believers, saw 12000 new Christians.

Missions Prayer Day: Is God more concerned about our career, houses, cars, and health than the lost?

Assemblies Directory: Need your contribution and help.

Summer Without Electricity: The native evangelist with a baby had no one to support him to pay electricity bills. The child had to survive the entire summer in intense heat. There is need to better support the needy, hard working, on-the-field native missionaries, as opposed to the famous and better-off itinerant preachers.

So That We May Have A Golden Era Tomorrow

There was a generation where the parents and the children put spirituality as the highest priority and pride in their lives. Christ-likeness and spiritual accomplishments were the measure of a life well lived. Come the new generation whose standards of life and lifestyle are no different from the world. They put every effort to learn medicine, business, nursing, accounting and little  effort to learn about God, theology or missions. It is high time time parents and youth, like Paul, count all the worldly profits as filth, and glory only in the cross of Jesus Christ. More than trying to become professionals who are the pride of the nation, we need heroes of faith who will count the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt.

Youth struggle in their body and mind, and in the attractions of the world. Many Churches or elders do not provide any guidance in these things, and themselves show no outward signs of similar struggle and paint an unrealistic picture that adds to the confusion of the youth. Some youths marry unbelievers in their lust and claim that it has to be encouraged because they are bringing some to 'salvation'. They need right help.

Some of the older generation lives as if Christianity and the Bible is not relevant except on Sunday. They are losing the younger generation to Churches that are theaters of singing and dancing. The youth has to be shown that Bible, Christianity, and New Testament Pattern of Church life are relevant to them even in their generation. It is in fact, the best course they can take!

Extend The Burden For Souls To Your Own Family!

Is our life and ministry filled with neglect for our own family betraying our hypocrisy? Are we trying to solve problems for everyone where our own home is like a mine-field? Examples are numerous:

The home that is filled with worldly entertainment and  having the family alter only for name sake. The family who enjoys porn.

The youth leader who has a burden for perishing souls but whose children come to Sunday School without doing homework. The itinerant preacher whose wife is neglected. The Bible teacher who does not teach his own wife and children. The elder who needs salvation from the hell at home. The husband who expects his wife to be a mere cook, cleaner, launderer, and slave. The wife who can put up only with a husband who is as perfect as Jesus Christ.

The father who has all time for business, no time for Church meetings, and who testifies that he leads an intimate life with the Lord and God has blessed him. The parents who showered everything on the children and let them loose only to soon weep that they are no longer in control.

Children who are pampered to an extent that the slightest disappointment leads to suicide.  The brother who hires killers to marry another woman. The couple who divorces because the romance no longer exists. Does the Bible have a solution?

Hot And Popular

Brethren Statistics: 31,952 churches in 140 of 234 nations. 94 nations unreached. 

Fishless Fishermen:  They kept themselves busy with a lot of things and forgot to catch fish.

Life Saving Station: A hut on the dangerous sea coast. It became like a club and stopped saving lives. Now most people drown during shipwreck.

Narayan Paul: He planted 200 assemblies, baptized 4000 believers, saw 12000 new Christians.

Missions Prayer Day: Is God more concerned about our career, houses, cars, and health than the lost?

A Dramatic Thriller Story: The father disrupts an open air meeting and drives the evangelist away only to have a sleepless night and be saved after inviting the evangelist home. He gets baptized by jumping into the river to the evangelist while his mother followed him to stop him. The wife hits the evangelist with a dirty broom, only to be herself saved along with her three children, one of whom becomes an evangelist.

Baby Killed In Missionary Hut: This native missionary lived in a hut without a door. An old cloth was hung there instead. A snake entered the hut, bit the small baby, and killed him.

Life Can Be Victoriously Lived For Christ

Photo: A river bank typically used in some places for baptism

A Dramatic Thriller Story: The father disrupts an open air meeting and drives the evangelist away only to have a sleepless night and be saved after inviting the evangelist home. He gets baptized by jumping into the river to the evangelist while his mother followed him to stop him. The wife hits the evangelist with a dirty broom, only to be herself saved along with her three children, one of whom becomes an evangelist.

Baby Killed In Missionary Hut: This native missionary lived in a hut without a door. An old cloth was hung there instead. A snake entered the hut, bit the small baby, and killed him.

Mini Stories That Motivate And Help Dedicate Your Life

Photo: A pool of fish so abundant because nobody is fishing

Fishless Fishermen's Fellowship:  The parable of the fishermen who kept themselves busy with a lot of things and forgot to catch fish. Can we not be catching fish year after year and still be fishermen?

Summer Without Electricity: The native evangelist with a baby had no one to support him to pay electricity bills. The child had to survive the entire summer in intense heat. This illustration highlights the need to better support the needy, hard working, on-the-field native missionaries, as opposed to the famous and better-off itinerant preachers. Some of those who have are pampered; some of those who have not are long forgotten.

New And Improved

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Illustrations: Best anecdotes on missions and evangelism. Read them and be motivated.

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Biographies: Lives of the heroes of faith prove that the Christian life can be indeed lived.

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In The Oven

Geo Profiles: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Oceania,  Middle East, Australia, India, Kenya, New Zealand, Singapore, Sultanate of Oman, United Arab Emirates (UAE), United Kingdom, United States of America (USA)