Pastor Jerry discusses the church as a missionary sending agency, benefits of short-term missions, and founding an international organization that holistically serves the poor and persecuted through relief, medical care, development and training.

Pastor Jerry began his career as a computer programmer; he founded a not-for-profit and worked on Wall Street as he served at Brooklyn Tabernacle Church, a multi-ethnic congregation in the heart of downtown Brooklyn in New York City. Later, he joined the church’s staff full-time, overseeing missions.

Episode summary:

Pastor Jerry serves as an Associate Pastor at Brooklyn Tabernacle Church, a multi-ethnic congregation where he began the church’s missions ministry. He talks about the multiple facets of ministry that the Lord has cultivated in his life, the local church functioning as a sending agency for missionaries and training congregants as missionaries and near-culture missionaries.  As the founder and President, he also talks about World Compassion Fellowship that currently serves the global poor and persecuted in 12 countries.

Scripture Referenced in Episode:

• Acts 13:1-3
• Matthew 28:19-20
• Matthew 25:34-46

Topics Discussed:

• How the Lord moved him from a secular career to full-time ministry
• Managing multiple facets of ministry
• Founding a not-for-profit, World Compassion Fellowship
• Two important benefits of short-term missions
• Brooklyn Tabernacle Church as a sending agency for missionaries
• Near-culture and in-culture missionaries
• Training, mentoring and vetting missionaries
• The role of the Holy Spirit and the church in confirming a call to missions, Acts 13
• How World Compassion Fellowship differs from traditional missions

Links Related to Episode:

https://wcfellowship.com/

https://www.brooklyntabernacle.org/