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Christianity at its core has little to do with buildings, programs, or events. At its heart we find the MESSAGE of God — the unchanging, supernatural Gospel — which compels those changed by it to give their lives to the MISSION of God — the fulfillment of the Great Commission.

My friend Dave Black gets this. Don’t let the fact that he is a highly regarded Greek scholar, accomplished author, and winsome professor hide the reality that above all else he is a missionary. He and his bride Becky have been faithful missionaries to their neighbors and to the nations, including annual trips to Ethiopia.

Dave lives as a missionary because he is convinced that every follower of Christ above all else, regardless of vocation or location, has the high honor of serving Christ as a missionary. In these pages you will glean from his wisdom and feel his heart. We live in a time where the Western church is seeing a much needed, growing revolution shifting from professional preachers to living witnesses who live the mission. We need less superstars and more servants, and this book explains why.

If you follow Christ there is within you a fire, a passion for your life to matter for Him. It was Zinzendorf who said, “Preach the gospel, and die forgotten.” May God raise a generation with that passion, and may we see the nations reached to the glory of God and for the sake of the Gospel.

Alvin L. Reid, PhD

Professor of Evangelism & Student Ministry

Bailey Smith Chair of Evangelism

Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary