About Ablaze!

A short summary of the Ablaze! vision. 

What is Ablaze!?

Ablaze! is a movement within the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, a vision to see Christ's Gospel spread like wildfire across the entire world. The name is based on the passage in Luke describing the Lord's appearance on the Emmaus Road.

 

"They asked each other, ‘Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?’ They got up and returned at once to Jerusalem. There they found the Eleven and those with them, assembled together and saying, ‘It is true! The Lord has risen and has appeared to Simon’”—Luke 24:32-34.

The Ablaze! Goals

The purpose statement of LCMS World Mission:

"Praying to the Lord of the Harvest, LCMS World Mission, in collaboration with its North American and worldwide partners, will share the Good News of Jesus with 100 million unreached or uncommitted people by the 500th anniversary of the Reformation in 2017."

The goals of Ablaze!:

  • To share the Gospel with 100 million unreached or uncommitted people (50 million in the United States).
  • To plant 5,000 churches worldwide (2,000 in the United States).
  • To revitalize 2,000 churches in the United States

The Seven Mission Responses

Just as the disciples were unable to contain their joy, so the Ablaze! vision seeks to ignite a movement within the Church. Christians are challenged to answer God's call in the Seven Mission Responses:

  • Go to your family, friends, neighbors, colleagues, and others who don't have a personal relationship with Christ, and personally share the Good News with them. DON'T BE AFRAID! Remember, it's not your job to make them believe. That task falls to the Holy Spirit. Your job is just to tell them.
  • Pray for the Lord's Harvest, for workers to answer the call, for missionaries and other leaders to spread the Word, and for all mission efforts.
  • Learn about the activities of your congregation, district, LCMS World Mission, and other Christians.
  • Give to support active missions.
  • Tell others about God and His Mission. Invite them to get involved.
  • Send missionaries to the places you can't go yourself.
  • Celebrate God's plan of salvation for all people.

 

For more information on Ablaze!, visit the Ablaze! website at www.lcms.org/ablaze.