Every local church should be engaged with global missions, even if most individuals in the church aren't called to go overseas. But what does this engagement actually look like? How can local churches train, send, and support missionaries well? Unpacking principles from the Bible and applying them in the context of real life in a local church, this book in the 9Marks: Building Healthy Churches series is filled with practical steps and advice for supporting missionaries, forming internation...

舍己的危险与放纵的危险之间，有一条既快乐又痛苦的道路--禁食。这正是约翰·派博邀请你在本书踏上的旅程。因为神若是你内心最为渴慕的对象，他就会在凡事上居首位。而且你以神为最大的满足时，他就在你身上得着最大的荣耀。我们之所以禁食，是因为我们的生命渴想神的道和神的灵。我们之所以禁食，是因为我们盼望教会充满神的荣耀、列邦颂扬神的美名。我们之所以禁食，是因为我们渴望神的儿子再来、神的国度降临。归根结底，我们之所以禁食，仅仅是因为我们需要神多过需要这世界所能提供的任何事物。