The challenging work of missions is the core directive of the Great Commission and the mandate of “ordinary believers” to reach beyond their comfort zone to serve God, Southern Baptist Convention President J.D. Greear told the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary community during chapel services, Oct. 17. “Those who believe must be sent,” he said. Preaching from John 12:20-25, Greear called upon churches to raise up ordinary people and send them out to do mission work and plant … [Read more...]