Every journey, regardless of its length, begins with the first step. The first step for us is to learn about the journey!

There are several questions to consider.

• Psalm 143:10 - "Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground."
• Get on the team with God and his plan for the ages
• Learn about other cultures and peoples
• Relate to people of other cultures
• Keep a lifetime posture of learning
• Read his word
• Learn to see the world through God's eyes
• Matt. 28:19-20 -- become a world Christian; it's a mandate!
• Discover God's heart for the ages, for the peoples of the world

Options:

• Learn God's heart and purposes for the world
• Read a missionary biography
• Pray for people you see in world news reports
• Take a course like "Perspectives on the World Christian Movement"
• Go to the library and check out books about other countries or people groups that interest you
• Explore countries (political nations) using Operation World.
• Learn about Unreached People Groups at JoshuaProject.net 
• Dig deep into the data at PeopleGroups.org

Questions to consider in your small group, family, or with friends:

• What does it mean to be made with God “imprinted on our DNA?” How does learning fit into that?
• Are you prepared to “finish well”?
• How have you learned to see the world through God’s eyes?
• Why do you think that so much of Jesus’ ministry consisted of teaching? 
• Based on the stories of people who learned from Jesus, why do you think it is important to try to
• learn and understand things?
• How will intentional learning about God impact the world?
• What tools can you use in order to learn about missions and the other five ways mentioned?
• Where can you go for resources?
• How is God calling you to commit to learning?

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