Training

During our most recent Psalm 67 Mission Meetings, we discussed the three major categories of the mission and work of the organization. These three categories include: training, sending, and partnering. We would like for you to be familiar with these areas as well! In order to understand the "training" category, we would like for first call your attention to the Scripture.

"...what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. (2 Timothy 2:2 ESV)

I would like to make a few observations about this text. Paul's instructions to Timothy were very clear.

"What You have Heard"
What Timothy "heard" from Paul was the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Elsewhere Paul specifically condemns anyone who would preach any other news or message. (Galatians 1:9). Paul was unashamed of this message as he proclaimed it in the "presence of many witnesses."

"Entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach to others."
Paul's instruction to Timothy was not to "grow his own ministry" rather it was to be teaching other faithful men who are able to teach others. There is a real intentionality here to not preach the Word of Truth, but to labor in the raising up of others to not only teach the Truth, but would teach others to teach others in teaching others and so on. In fact, if you are a believer in Christ, your heritage can be traced back to this. Since others were charged with this starting when Christ commissioned His first disciples, you and I have received the Gospel.

What is implied
Though it may not say it specifically in this verse, it is clear that this "training" is to be done in the context of the authority of the local congregation. This may be very controversial to say in a day like ours. We should have a desire to be the kind of congregation that is properly training faithful men who can then train others to do the same. Sadly we are very dependent on others outside our local congregation to accomplish this.

How this relates
Psalm 67 Missions Network is under the authority of the local congregation. We desire to work in, through, and under the authority of local congregations, for the sake of TRAINING others in the same way Paul mentioned to Timothy.

We prayerfully and by God's grace seek to do this by connecting others with training that can be completed under the guidance of their own Pastor or another receiving congregation. We desire to train others in cross-cultural ministries by placing them with Pastors and Teachers that can disciple them in the process of entrusting the Gospel to faithful men that they might become teachers of others.

That His Saving Way might be known among the nations,


Aaron


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