Missions Purpose
Since man apart from Christ is lost, separated from God by sin and eternally condemned (Rom.1-3), since our Lord has given us the Great Commission (Matt.28:19,20), since the local church is the means established by God to accomplish this task (Acts 1:8), and since the New Testament pattern shows that a local church sent others to fulfill this task in regions beyond itself (Acts: 11-21), it is our purpose to "send" men and women to "make disciples of all nations."
Believing a true disciple for this age is a part of the universal church of Christ and should be a part of the local church of Christ, it is our purpose to send missionaries whose ministry will contribute to "making disciples" who are organized into established local churches (Acts 14:21-28). The normal process will include the giving of a full presentation of the gospel, leading others to Christ, baptizing them, teaching them to observe all things that Christ has revealed and organizing them into self-supporting local churches. These churches should be self-governing, self-supporting, and self-propagating. In short, our missionaries must contribute to the process of reproducing or planting Baptist churches of like precious faith to that of Munising Baptist Church. Although the goal is church planting, those sent may include printer, nurses, doctors, teachers, church builders and others whose work helps the process of church planting.