Pat Gustin
Pat Gustin is director of the Institute of World Missions, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan.
Articles by Pat Gustin
The “story” telling and outreach
September 2019
It was not always that way, but I have a love-hate relationship with evangelism. When I was only eight, my mom and I attended two sets of back-to-back traditional evangelistic meetings, and at the end, two things happened: (1) my mom decided…
Prayer and finishing the mission
October 2017
Editor’s Note: Prayer is the way God’s people, including Martin Luther, have accomplished their mission in all generations.
“From the secret place of prayer came the power that shook the world in the Great…
Missions across cultures
November 2001
As a child I feasted on all those books Mother had brought home—Tommy Goes to Africa, Bride on the Amazon, and Eric B. Hare's Clever Queen. The books did their work, and so one day, I announced that I would be a missionary…
Mission and unity: the challenge for the church today
July/August 2005
As we meet in St. Louis for the 58th session of the General Conference, we do so with optimism and enthusiasm. Our membership has reached over 13 million, coming from more than two hundred countries of the world.…