As we move through the busy summer leading worship for camps and dipping in and out of several countries with student mission teams who work to share the Gospel among the poor & marginalized, we are feverishly meeting & planning for the arrival of our first wave of Trek-X students this August. Hailing from Oklahoma, Mississippi, and Texas, this first wave of students will move to Nashville to begin a 4-year journey that will change their lives - and the world - FOREVER!
For those of you who are still wondering what Trek-X is, here is what it involves and a few ways I describe it. “Trek” means journey. The letter “X” is the Greek letter in the New Testament that represents Christ. So, Trek-X is a journey with Christ, much like the disciples had with Jesus. Trek-X students will do 3 things. . .
COLLEGE - students complete their bachelor’s/master’s/seminary degree at the online university of their
choice (Christian or Secular). No more putting missions on hold until after college.
DISCIPLESHIP - students are discipled in their spiritual disciplines, theology, leadership, worldview, & missions
MISSIONS - students will travel the world sharing their faith & planting house-churches among the poor &
marginalized on 5 continents (2 years in Nashville, TN / 2 years overseas)
It’s an elite 4-year journey that trains serious Christ-followers to live missionally, for the rest of their lives
It’s an alternative learning community for students who are ready to engage their world...NOW!
It’s a training platform to launch students to every continent as missionaries, including the US
It’s special forces training for the next generation of student missionaries
It will redefine biblical Christianity, true community, and global purpose to the next generation
It removes all barriers to engaging the world after high school
It mobilizes an army of highly trained, deeply discipled, theologically grounded leaders into the world
Biblically, every believer is called & appointed by Christ to career missions at the point of salvation. Jesus, said, “Come, follow me, and I will make you fishers of men” (Mt. 4:19). If you’re truly following, you’re fishing. This means we have not taught “calling” correctly in our churches for centuries. We treat some as though they are to be the pastors, preachers, teachers, evangelists, etc and everyone else should just go get a job and be salt and light in the world. That is heresy and does violence to the biblical text.
We are all ministers of the Gospel, ambassadors of Christ to the nations, and a kingdom of priests. We don’t GO to a priest, we HAVE a high priest (Christ), and He has made us a kingdom of priests (1 Peter 2:9). Therefore, we are challenging this millennial generation to rethink their life by asking themselves this one question: “What’s my God-given global purpose, or am I just trying to get the right degree that will land the right job that will earn me a lot money, so I can have a comfortable American life”? The prince of preachers and great English theologian, Charles Spurgeon, said, “As a believer, you’re either a missionary or an imposter!”
All believers are full-time missionaries according to the Bible, but most of us aren’t trained to do anything more than show up to entertaining church events where the hired pros on stage preach to the masses. It’s time to raise up a generation that will be personally discipled by Godly men and women, skilled in sharing their faith, trained to plant the Gospel in the pagan pockets of our cultures around the world, and confident that their God-given purpose is to make disciples of all nations (here in the US and abroad), not just to grow up and get a job.
So, if any of this rings a bell for you or for someone you know, pass it on. THIS IS NOT JUST FOR STUDENTS WHO FEEL CALLED TO MINISTRY OR MISSIONS. . .remember, WE’RE ALL CALLED. This is for all students who are serious about their walk with Christ and want to be trained & engaged NOW! Just imagine this. . .
At the age of 21, 23, 25 you’ve completed your degree online
You’ve been personally discipled by godly men and women
You’ve lived in another country for two years
You’ve learned another language and another culture
You’ve experienced culture shock, yet enjoyed the community of a close-knit team serving with you
You’ve memorized thousands of passages of scripture
You’ve studied every single book in the bible, and memorized some of them entirely
You’ve mastered a “Plant & Fish” strategy of sharing your faith and shared the Gospel on several continents
You’ve started Bible studies that became house-churches, and taught new believers to do the same
You’ve gelled with a team of students throughout your 4-year journey and made friends for life
You’ve experienced graduation in Jerusalem and have been commissioned to live as a missionary for life,
regardless of your occupation or where you might live
NOW THAT’S “TREK-X”!
ARE YOU KIDDING ME? WHO CAN SAY THAT? I can’t even say that. We’re talking about something new, something radical, something unbelievable, something that could be world shattering...but something that should be normal among the Christian community. I challenge you to RETHINK your life, ask hard questions, find your God-given purpose, choose to live for something bigger than money or yourself, get alone with God and seek His direction for your life, for your students, and for your family. We can not sit back any longer and fiddle around with our poorly attended church activities, thinking that a full room means success. We must train this next generation as warriors who will ENGAGE the world. . .NOW!
Learn more & apply online at www.mobilizingstudents.com. Click "Trek-X".
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