Grace Canberra is built on two very deep desires. We have a desire to get out and do the work of ministry and we want to encourage all of our brothers and sisters in Christ to do the same. We want to be missionaries and we want to equip, commission, send and support missionaries. One of the great examples of missionary zeal in the whole history of Christianity is the Moravians. The total force of their strong sense of community was turned outward. They trained, sent and supported more missionaries than any other group. They could have had a large church in Herrnhut, Saxony, but instead they had churches planted all around the world, especially in the very remote parts of the world. They just kept on producing missionaries.

We want to do the same. We call our central operations facility in City Walk, “Grace Canberra Headquarters” (GCHQ). It is the place where we worship, celebrate, testify, inspire, equip, commission, resource and support. It’s like a special forces forward operations base. However you may have connected to us, we want to offer the following as a way to consider how you might be involved.

Consider the following seven statements and see which of them relate to you.  Contact us and talk with us about anything that presents itself to you during this reflection. These thoughts are not a gradation of merit or personal worth.  They are simply ways to get you connected to a set of resources and relationships that will help you serve Jesus better.

I have never made a decision to follow Jesus Christ, but would be interested in talking with someone about it.

I have made a decision to follow Jesus, and I want to learn how this applies to every aspect of my life.

I believe Jesus has commanded me to be a missionary. I would like to talk to someone about how this applies to my circumstances.

I have identified a missionary sphere and need help to find appropriate training and resources.

I want to be commissioned as a missionary involved in church planting in my sphere.

The church plant I am involved with needs an appropriate apostolic source.

The church plant I am involved with is engaged in planting other churches.