Your Questions Answered: What Does it Take to Reach the Nations?

posted by Navigators on November 11th, 2025 in Missions

What does it take to reach the nations?

Ordinary people in relationship with Christ, with a heart for the nations. Many live next door to everywhere, sharing the hope they have; others are willing to go everywhere, live next door and advance the gospel to the lost.

What does it take to be involved in missions?

A heart for the nations, a dependency on God and a willingness to obey, with a prepared “Yes, Lord!” to whatever He asks. Some He asks to GO. They will need a destination, a team, and logistics sorted.

The rest He asks to SUPPORT. They will help provide the logistics like transport and housing, contributing finances, recruiting as needed, communicating needs, and organising provisions as possible.

All of us He asks to PRAY. Pray for the advancement of His Kingdom into every nation. Pray for those He has called to Go. Pray for those He has prepared to respond. Pray for the provision of all that is needed to advance the gospel and make His name great throughout the nations.

How do we go?

We go TOGETHER. God does not call any of us to be lone agents. He has called us to operate as one body with many parts. God provides for His mission and He often does so through the body working together; giving some the finances to give, some the skills to teach, some the access to open doors otherwise closed, and some the resources needed. And together we encourage one another.

We go with ASSURANCE. God has already promised success. He will have every nation, tribe and tongue worshipping before His throne (Revelation 7:9a). So we can confidently step forward and have our “Yes, Lord!” on the table.

HE goes BEFORE us. God is and has always been pursuing the nations. He is already preparing the way for those who will go to new places in the future. He is already preparing the hearts who have yet to respond to Him. And He is delighted by those ready to be used by Him.

_{Featured image of world map by Brett Zeck on Unsplash.}