Teaching for Christ

Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
(Matthew 28:16-20 ESV)

This is called the Great Commission and gives a summary of what a mission-minded Christian should do (ALL Christians are called to be mission-minded). We go out because Jesus sends us - the same Jesus who has all authority in heaven and earth. He is the one who sends out His people to make (through the work of the Holy Spirit & not solely our own efforts) disciples. How this fits in with the Appalachia team is teaching. The main mission tool for our Appalachia team is teaching through the VBS. Each of our youth will do a considerable amount of teaching during the week. As I told them, their teaching assignment is very simple - we are called to teach them that they need to live in a way that is Christ-honoring through observing all that He has commanded us. The Appalachia kids can exalt Christ in faith and faithful living. That is our goal for the week!
Please keep our team in mind as they prepare for this. Pray that they would teach to observe all that Jesus has commanded us!