Know God and make Him known. This is the one phrase that encapsulates the heart and soul of the global ministries department at First Baptist Church Arlington.  We subscribe to a fundamental belief that engaging in mission requires an intimate knowledge of the Father and a dedicated commitment to make that knowledge known among all [...]

To be alive; exist; as necessary to life; the source of life. Imagine life without oxygen.  Consider you ability to exist without the capacity to breathe.  It’s impossible.  It can’t be done.  Every breath sustains your very existence, so much so that it becomes an involuntary action and becomes second nature.  Now imagine missions without [...]

To long for; want greatly; desire eagerly; to ask earnestly for something. It’s the burning sensation in our soul.  When we long for something with an insatiable desire and an earnestness that cannot be quenched we can feel the burning deep within.  This burning pushes us to a sense of desperation.  This burning takes us [...]

To see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of; to notice or realize. There is a thrill to discovery.  It’s the feeling of unearthing something new that had previously been hidden.  It’s a term that incites the desire to search and explore.  It speaks to the innate curiosity [...]

To nurture and nourish for growth. Survival is contingent upon water.  Be it the plants that grace the ground or the life that walks along the surface, there is nothing that can survive without the eventual refreshing nourishment of water.  It is the essential element of existence.  Moreover, it does more than merely allow something [...]

Air in natural motion, as that moving horizontally at any velocity along the earth’s surface; any influential force or trend. The effects are undeniable.  Its influence ranges from a subtle change in position caused by a gentle breeze to the decisive uprooting traced back to the forceful gusts.  It goes as quickly as it arrives [...]

To become fixed or established, to implant or establish deeply. A tree’s life and vitality is anchored in the roots that travel deep beneath the soil and become the foundation of its sustainability.  With great depth and width the roots firmly establish the tree in a manner that allows it to withstand the greatest storms.  [...]