At Trinity God’s glory is our supreme goal and objective. For God to be glorified, recognized and worshipped for who he is and for what he has done, he must be made known. In order to make our triune God known, we must be engaged in missionary and church planting activity, both at home and in other parts of the world.

The Apostle paul boldly declared, "God has made us a light for the Gentiles that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth" (Acts 13:47). The apostles were a light to the Gentiles and brought salvation to the nations because they preached the gospel of Christ. As paul and others preached the gospel they realized that the prophecy of Isaiah was being fulfilled for God had said,

In God’s promise to Abraham that all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, the global impact of the gospel is proclaimed (Genesis 12:3). Likewise in God’s promise to Isaac, Jacob, and David (Genesis 26:1-5; 35:9-14; 2 Samuel 7) the global impact of the gospel is repeated. God’s people will be gathered from all the nations of the world. Christ himself prophesied that the "gospel of the kingdom would be preached in all the world for a witness to all nations" (Matt 24:14 ESV). John the apostle affirms God’s people to be, "a great multitude, which no one could count, from every nation and all tribes, and all peoples and languages" (Rev 7:9 ESV).

Therefore, we see God’s salvation going to the ends of the earth. Our challenge and opportunity is to be part of the fulfilling of God’s purpose in bringing his gospel to the ends of the earth. God entrusts the Church with the responsibility to announce the salvation and kingship of Christ to the peoples of the world. God has established his kingdom and will bring it to completion. This is the work of God alone – the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. In this work he calls us at Trinity to preach the gospel, fulfill diaconal responsibilities, establish fellowship, serve the causes of faith, hope and love; and support, send, and help train missionaries and church planters.

Our challenge and opportunity to bring the gospel of Jesus to the ends of the earth is encapsulated in the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20; Luke 24:46-49; John 20:19-23). The Great Commission commands the Church to make disciples, baptize them in the name of the Triune God, and teach them in the Word of God.

The Biblical pattern for fulfilling this mandate is an active involvement in both "home" and "foreign" missions. Jesus understood that his disciples would be witnesses "in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth" (Acts 1:8 ESV). The Book of Acts provides a chronological and geographical paradigm for the expansion of the Church as the gospel advanced at home and abroad. The qualifiers "home" and "foreign" give a helpful distinction regarding involvement in different geographical regions. However, this distinction must never obscure the unity of God’s program which is "both/and". Home and foreign missions are a corresponding and complementary endeavour. We will glorify God as we go forth in obedience to the Great Commission and make disciples of all nations including our own.

The church is God’s primary agent in world evangelization; it is the sending agent for world missions even though mission boards or agencies facilitate the process. Therefore, Trinity must be involved in the sending process. Trinity will work with two agencies within our denomination. On the Synod level we will seek to support, and pray for those foreign missionaries commissioned by ARp presbyteries; on the presbytery level we will seek to support, pray, and encourage church planters under the oversight of Outreach Canada or other Outreach committee’s of other ARp presbyteries. Trinity will also work with other denominations or agencies that are reformed in doctrine and polity for the advancement of the Kingdom.

It is our goal to fund those mission and church planting endeavours along the guidelines listed below. In our budget we dedicate 10 % of our annual offerings to missions, plus we dedicate 20% of our surplus offerings.

Monthly support will commence when the missionary or church planter departs for his target area or begins language school.

To be good stewards of our responsibility in the Great Commission, and to further the presbyterian Reformed testimony worldwide, Trinity has established guidelines directing which ministries we will support.

Our Missions Focus:

At this juncture of ministry Trinity will support two types of ministry.

1. Education work: men or seminaries involved in training foreigners (pastors, elders & deacons) in theology, church polity, and evangelism.

2. Church planting missionary: men who are ordained and commissioned by the presbytery to establish organized churches by teaching, baptizing, and discipling converts.

In Matthew 6:10 our Lord taught us to pray, "your Kingdom come." God’s church is moving forward but as she does she is fighting in a war. First, the church must pray for the preaching and teaching work of the missionaries and church planters. They are on the front lines and as they serve, teach and preach, we must pray that God by His Spirit through the Scripture would unleash the power of the gospel. Secondly, we must pray for their protection. Many will face dangers from the enemies of God as they proclaim and live the Lordship of Christ. Thirdly, we must pray for their spiritual and physical well being as they labour. Missions and church planting is an arduous task and many have returned due to exhaustion. As a church we must ask our Father to uphold his servants.

As a church we commit ourselves to praying for our missionaries every week. We will highlight one ministry, missionary, or church planter every week on a rotating basis so our families will pray for them. Also, we will pray for each ministry at our Thursday Evening prayer meeting.

Support may stop if:

• The missionary does not fulfill his/her communication responsibilities as outlined below.
• The affiliation of the missionary with his/her board or agency is altered or severed, or the job description of the missionary changes considerably without prior approval of the presbytery who has oversight of them.
• A moral problem arises.
• There is evidence of doctrinal error.
• After evaluation of the missionary’s annual reviews, there is a determination of unsatisfactory performance.
• The missionary or church planter chooses to leave the field permanently for non-missionary non-church planting employment.
• The education agency ceases to be Reformed in Doctrine.
• The education agency has misappropriated funds or is involved in any type of scandal.

Support will not be terminated when the foreign missionary is on furlough.

Regular Communication

While on the field all missionary church planters and educators are asked to write (via mail, email, or FAX) a letter to Trinity at least quarterly. These regular communiqués will allow the missionary and church planter to share personal and ministry prayer items, reflections, and needs as they come up. We will share these with the congregation as they come in.

Each missionary church planter and educator will be contacted and asked to make at least one presentation at Trinity at least once every four years insofar as it is financially possible. If they cannot come physically then they will be asked to send a report by video or some other media.

Missionary church planters or educators are also expected to keep the session of Trinity apprised of any significant changes in ministry direction.