GoMission
A Church in Every Village
What if the Great Commission was actually possible in our lifetime? In this GoMission episode, Mark Gillmore sits down in northwest Ghana with Pastor Charles and Abednego to explore a bold vision: a church in every village. As leaders are trained, believers are sent, and ordinary Christians step into the mission of Christ, the gospel begins spreading from village to village across an entire region.
What would it look like if every village had a gospel witness? In this episode of the GoMission podcast, Mark Gillmore travels to northwest Ghana to speak with Pastor Charles and his son Abednego about a bold vision: a church in every village. After more than twenty-five years of ministry, Pastor Charles is challenging his church to make Christ’s final command their first concern by training leaders and sending workers into nearby communities.
The conversation reveals how God has been preparing this moment for years. Through a network of schools established in rural villages, young people have learned to read, study Scripture, and develop leadership skills. Now many of those same individuals are stepping forward to help start churches in places where the gospel has not yet taken root.
As the church prays, gives, and sends laborers, the vision is beginning to move from idea to reality. When believers are equipped and entrusted with responsibility, the gospel can spread from village to village across an entire region.
Topics Discussed
- The vision of a church in every village
- Pastor Charles’ 25+ years of ministry in northern Ghana
- Mobilizing believers through faith-promise giving for missions
- Sending trained leaders to start new fellowships in nearby villages
- How education is preparing future gospel leaders
- Abednego’s work training teachers across dozens of rural schools
- Leadership multiplication and training others to lead
- The importance of giving young believers meaningful ministry opportunities
- Simple tools like testimonies, gospel presentations, and discovery Bible studies
- Trusting God to raise up laborers for the harvest
Key Takeaways
- The Great Commission advances when churches intentionally train and send workers.
- Multiplying leaders is essential for reaching entire regions with the gospel.
- Education can play a strategic role in preparing communities to engage the Word of God.
- Young believers grow when they are trusted with real responsibility in ministry.
- With faith, vision, and multiplication, a church in every villagebecomes a mission worth pursuing.
Do you have a story of gospel advance or a burden for a specific people group? We’d love to hear it. Whether it’s a few sentences or a detailed update, send it to gomission@theegeneration.org.
GoMission, hosted by Mark Gillmore, is a monthly missions-focused program that introduces young people to the people, stories, and opportunities God is using around the world to build His church.
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Mark Gillmore is missions pastor of Falls Baptist Church, faculty member at Baptist College of Ministry, author of The Obedience Pathway discipleship series, and strategist for world missions. He and his wife, Joanna, have 9 children.
