Linda Fox doesn’t look like a carpenter, but she has become one of the top bridge builders in the Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida. Fox shared her six-step technique at the Diocesan Convention Clergy Spouse Luncheon hosted by Laura Lee Brewer.
Linda Fox shared her missions technique.
Using the Wind and Air Bridge of the Dong people in China, Fox laid out her plan of Learn, Pray, Mobilize, Send, Welcome, and Go for those interested in missions.
The steps:
- Learn about the world and its needs.
- Pray to keep the bridge firmly grounded in God’s heart, vision, plan, purposes, and power.
- Mobilize and share God’s global vision with others.
- Send(ers) provide the financial and prayer support for those who
- Welcome immigrants, international students and refugees to the U.S. so they can learn about Jesus.
- “Go” is usually the first thing people think, but only a small fraction actually do.
“If you want to have an impact on the world, these steps are what we need to do,” said Fox, consultant with Bridge Builders, an organization devoted to equipping people, teams, and churches to reach the unreached and least-evangelized people in the world.
But, she admitted, people get stuck by asking such questions as, “How am I supposed to pick up and go to the other side of the world?” or “How am I supposed to do something with people from another culture?”
“How can they believe if they have not heard?” she said, referring not just to the Dong, but also to other people throughout the world. “The Great Commission is for all of us.”
To learn more about Bridge Builders, visit bridgetotheworld.org.