Forty missionaries from across the United States and almost every region of the world were present on the campus of North Greenville University Sept. 12-14 for the university’s 10th annual Global Missions Conference.
Students mingle with missionaries in the Global Village during NGU’s Global Missions Conference.The theme for this year’s conference was “Give It All Away,” and students were challenged to count the cost of taking the gospel of Jesus Christ into places of spiritual darkness in the world.
Danny Akin, president of Southeastern Seminary, spoke in four chapel services and encouraged students and faculty to pray not, “Lord, should I go?” but instead, “Lord, why should I stay?”
At the closing service, more than 500 students turned in commitment cards, responding in a variety of ways to God’s call to take the gospel to the nations. Some commitments reflected a willingness to participate in a short-term mission trip for the first time, while others committed to taking take the gospel to unreached people groups in the world.
The university anticipates the opening of the new Craft-Hemphill Center for Evangelism, Missions and Christian Worldview during the fall semester. The facility will enable NGU to promote missions, prepare missionaries and partner with South Carolina Baptist Convention churches in sharing the gospel around the world.
The North Greenville University band leads praise and worship during the 2011 Global Missions Conference.