Who are mission-minded people?

How do they see the world? While they could be found in your church, place of work, or coaching Little League, what do mission-minded people do differently?

International Mission Board missionaries from around the world helped compile a list of 13 things that make up a mission-minded person:

1. They want to meet someone who does not follow Jesus Christ. Mission-minded people follow Jesus’ plan in Luke 10 to go work “His harvest.” They actively seek out non-believers for conversations and friendship.

2. They continually look for creative ways to share the Gospel. Mission-minded people find intentional ways to share so that people understand. It is not a “canned presentation” but relative to that person/group. They do the abnormal, irrational, counter-intuitive, and take risks all in an effort to share Christ.

3. They have a different worldview. They think more about the world, culture and languages than they do about the tiny place where they live. They understand that the Gospel is not just for them but for all people. They are committed to getting it to the rest of the world.

4. They hear the voice of God and are obedient. Mission-minded people hear the voice of God and obey when He tells them to go across the street, to another town, state or country to share about His redeeming love.

5. They pray a lot! Praying is a direct link to God. They believe that God will do greater things than we can ever imagine. They pray for it to happen.

6. They make disciples. They constantly ask themselves if what they are doing will result in disciples. If the strategy is only for people to hear, then the Gospel will not spread. Mission-minded people know the importance of discipleship.

Unreached People Groups

In missions, an unreached people group is generally defined as a group without a church that is making new disciples. Hence, outside help is needed.Today, there are more than 7 billion people on earth who are spread over 16,600 people groups, of which 6,700 groups are unreached. That is 3 billion unreached people or 40% of the world's population. Unreached does not mean that each individual within that people group has never heard of Jesus. In some of these groups there is a small percentage of believers. However the vast majority have never heard of Jesus. Most of the people in the 6,700 unreached people groups are have not yet heard the gospel.



Missions research indicates that more than 3,000 ethnic groups not only are unreached, but also have no missionary activity among them. Even after 2,000 years: no believer, no church, no bible, zero missionaries.
Of course it is possible that the Lord is working supernaturally, but that is not the common way which He has ordained for the spreading of the gospel. He ordered the church, His followers, to go.