On the final night before His death, Jesus celebrated Passover and relayed final instructions to His disciples. He concluded this time with a momentous prayer for them and for us. In contrast with the short pattern He taught earlier, He pulled back the curtain on His own prayer life. Our priestly King fleshed out the line, “...may your Kingdom come, your will be done…” by including this:

“My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one— I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me ,” (John 17:20-23, emphasis added).

Yet sometimes that unity seems to take a miracle. With conflicting opinions on missiological strategy, ideologies, roles in ministry, scriptural interpretation and emphasis, and even greater complexity from cross-cultural interactions, it’s easy to lose sight of the mission and start arguing on the road just like the disciples. But when we dispute the right way to do ministry, the true scriptural interpretation, and how to lead people to salvation and a transformed life , we tend to forget one thing.

Of anyone who ever walked this earth, there is only One who could call Himself the Way, the Truth, and the Life. 

The rest of us are incomplete and imperfect yet valuable members of the body of Christ. Coming together with the different gifts, perspectives, and passions that Christ has ordained and delegated to each of us lends greater strength to the whole body (see Ephesians 4:11-13). This works both at the individual level as well as the corporate level, as each organization brings a valuable contribution in its focused role to fill specific needs.

We at Global Frontier Missions, an interdenominational community, hold as one of our core values being Kingdom-Minded. We are committed to partnering with other organizations to advance God’s Kingdom across the earth for His glory.

As a result, we rejoice to have partnered with 21 sending organizations both nationally and abroad and are always looking for more ways to collaborate for mutual benefit. We gladly meet with representatives from other organizations to encourage one another, hash out strategies together, and pray for one another. And we come alongside people in their journeys of discovery and connect them to the organizations where they can best fulfill their calling in the Great Commission.

Our passion is for all people on earth to hear the good news of Jesus’ death and resurrection, and our goal is to contribute to God’s Kingdom that outlasts organizations, generations, and ages.

Learn more about how we have strategically designed our core values to make a name for Jesus and build His Kingdom instead of our own.

And to you who are actively participating in advancing God’s Kingdom, we say thank you. May God bless you with creativity, wisdom, and ever-increasing understanding of His love and grace as you bring your unique strength and perspective to help build up the body of Christ in love.

Written by: a GFM Staff Member