The first full week of October, Oct. 3-7, was Samford’s Office of Spiritual Life’s Go Global Missions Week, a week that focused on efforts to spread the gospel around the world. With Hispanic Heritage Month still underway and global missions as the week’s emphasis, the Samford community turned their attention towards the nations.
This emphasis on global outreach was portrayed through several different events throughout the week. First, Bryant Wright, the president of SEND Relief, spoke at convocation in the Wright Center on Tuesday, Oct. 4. Then, on Wednesday, Oct. 5, and Thursday, Oct. 6, a Global Ministry Expo was held at Ben Brown Plaza. Global ministry and mission organizations set up tables around the fountain to talk to students interested in getting involved with missions abroad.
Mike Lazenby, Church Mobilization Strategist for the International Mission Board, spent the past two mornings engaging with students at the IMB table.
“We would love to send students out, everything from one week to a lifetime,” Lazenby said. “We currently have about 3500 missionaries serving around the world, and we’d love more, especially students. Half the world is under 30 years old, and we’d love to have you guys working with us.”
Merv Lambright also spoke about his organization, Christar Mobilization, and their goal to take the gospel to the nations, specifically among predominantly Muslim and Hindu areas.
“We believe that the gospel doesn’t exist among many of [those religions], in that they have their own religion, but we have to kind of break down that wall of things that they believe in that are wrong to help them understand Scripture,” Lambright said.
Lambright summarized the goal of Christar, and in doing so, summarized the goal of Samford’s Global Missions Week.
“Our goal is to plant the church: that’s the primary goal,” Lambright said. “So whether you have a business there, whether you’re there as a traditional missionary or have a job, your objective is to see the gospel seed planted and the church start and worship happen like we enjoy here.”
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