Into All The World | Travis & Teri Snode

The most important responsibility  a pastor or missionary has is to teach and preach the Word of God.  Because of that, preparation for preaching must a priority.  So many things in our lives and so many needs in the lives of other people will crowd out our preparation for preaching if we are not careful. [...]

Recently, I was emailed by a young man asking me to give him some advice on how to find the will of God for his life.  Below are a few thoughts that I wrote down and emailed to him: Read the revealed will of God in the Word of God every day and seek to [...]

Teri sent this list to me from a friend on Facebook who compiled a list of ways to be a blessing to missionaries.  The list was prepared to teach a Pastor’s Wives’ class in Bible College.  Maybe some of the ideas will help you.  Feel free to comment with other ideas you may have. BEING A BLESSING [...]

One of the most thorough books on church planting I have ever read is Aubrey Malphurs book Planting Growing Churches. Reasons why I like his book: It gives a comprehensive look at the church planting process from the preparation stage to the reproduction stage of another church. It has a good balance of general principles [...]

Ezra 7:10 “For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.” Ezra 7:25 “And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God, that is in thine hand, set magistrates and judges, which may judge all the people that are [...]

One of the things I love about my pastor and my home church is their dedication to expository preaching.  Pastor Gardner preaches through the Bible every service and he has been a big help to me as I learn to preach expositionally.  They are hosting a Bible Expo on April 12-13 that I hope you [...]

  I just finished reading Missionary Methods by Roland Allen.  This was a book that my pastor recommended to me a long time ago, but I just finished it.  I really enjoyed the book, especially because there are many helpful insights into how Paul was able to establish indigenous churches in such a short amount [...]

1 Kings 12:7 “And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.” Young Rehoboam was faced with a crucial decisions.  The people were tired of Solomon’s [...]

This article was written by my pastor, Austin Gardner, several years ago.  As a church-planting missionary, this article has some very important truths for me and other missionaries to consider.   God greatly used my pastor when He went to Peru as a missionary, and I think that following this method had a lot to [...]

Deuteronomy 6:6-7 “And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.” Deuteronomy 6:20-23 “And [...]