Mission Preaching in the Established Church (1): The Biblical Perspective of the Local Congregation

A number of years ago I had the privilege to serve as pastor of Covenant Evangelical Reformed Church in Singapore. Since they were without a pastor, it fell within my duties as minister-on-loan to help them in this way. These were formative years for me, as it was my first real exposure to serving in a local congregation with a mission setting. The members were first-generation Christians, their zeal for the Lord persisted; they carried a desire to bring non-Christian family members,...