Four New Year’s Resolutions with an Eternal Impact

“I’ll pray for the least-reached every day.”

James 5:16b (ESV) tells us, "The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.” Over and over, we’ve seen God work as His people have prayed! When you set aside time each day to lift up the needs of the least-reached, you play a real and powerful role in meeting these needs. Our monthly Call to Prayer guide makes it easy to pray specifically for the least-reached on a daily basis. Or, use our Praying Daily for Christar Workers guide to help you pray more specifically and intentionally for a cross-cultural worker you know.

“I’ll connect with a cross-cultural worker every month.”

Workers serving in least-reached communities aren’t spiritual superheroes. They get lonely and discouraged like everyone else. One simple way that you can encourage them is by getting in touch on a regular basis, via email, video chat or snail mail. You don’t need to write a lot to be an encouragement—try sharing a little bit about what’s going on in your life and letting that worker know that you’re praying for him or her. Just be sure to follow any security guidelines the worker may have given you.

“I’ll sign up to be a virtual volunteer.”

Did you know that you can use your professional skills and life experience to help ministry efforts around the world … without leaving home? Through Switchboard, one of our partner organizations, you can be matched with opportunities to utilize your gifts and skills to help cross-cultural worker serve more effectively—from one-hour consultations to ongoing volunteer roles. Sign up to be a Kingdom Consultant today, or check out the Switchboard Virtual Missions Kit to get your church involved in virtual volunteering.

“I’ll give regularly to support a church planter.”

Many Christar workers depend on the monthly or quarterly gifts of individuals and churches to remain on the field. Even a few dollars, given on a regular basis, can make a big difference. And it’s easy to set yourself up for success with this resolution: When you give online you can schedule monthly, quarterly or annual donations.