William Carey: an influencer of modern missions, Pt. 3

This is the third of a three-part series on the life of William Carey and his commitment to missions and his influence on the modern missions movement. (Part 1, Part 2) Two final lessons from Carey’s life may be particularly appropriate for the contemporary American church. The first is this: God uses “small people” from […]

William Carey: an influencer of modern missions, Pt. 2

This is the second of a three-part series on the life of William Carey and his commitment to missions and his influence on the modern missions movement. Biblical principles that guided Carey’s life To gain encouragement and wisdom from the life of this man, the question “What were the truths that sustained Carey in pursuing […]

William Carey: an influencer of modern missions

This is the first of a three-part series on the life of William Carey and his commitment to missions and his influence on the modern missions movement. It has been well-noted by a historian that “The history of Christian missions is the story of God employing individual believers to spread the Gospel message around the […]

William Carey – expect great things from God

William Carey was the man who not only uttered the statement “expect great things from God, attempt great things for God,” but also with his life guided by that principle, launched much of what we know as the modern missions movement. (Interestingly, the sermon in which that statement was made is not in print anywhere, […]