It has been almost 2000 years since we received the Great Commission from Jesus Christ. With modern knowledge and latest technologies, combined with entrepreneurship spirit, it seems like there is nothing that the brilliant human brains can’t solve. Then why has not the Great Commission been fulfilled by now? In this episode, Steve Shadrach, global ambassador of Center of Mission Mobilization (CMM), shares an eye-opening initiative in CMM, Mobilization Index, and explains the importance of sending “mobilizers” instead of “missionaries” to countries with the largest gaps between the number of evangelicals and the number of missionaries.

Steve started his journey serving God as a young church pastor. Right out of seminary, he once thought that he knew everything until taking the Perspectives class, which completely changed Steve’s plan, and he went on to the path of mission mobilization. Since then, he developed Perspectives courses in the Southern United States, started “Student Mobilization” to mobilize college students to the nations, and eventually founded CMM in 2000 to equip organizations to send out more Great Commission workers to the 2 billion unreached people. Steve has also been involved in other mobilization efforts including the US Center for World Missions and the formation of the Global Mission Networks to serve frontier mobilizers.

About Steve Shadrach
Dr. Steve Shadrach has a passion for developing laborers for Christ to reach the world. He has been involved with many different collegiate ministries and has served as Pastor of Students and Missions at University Baptist Church (1983-1986) in Fayetteville, AR. He is also the founder of three organizations. In 1986, he founded Student Mobilization, which focuses on evangelizing and discipling college students in the U.S. and abroad. In 1999, he co-founded The Traveling Team, which focuses on mobilizing college students throughout the country, with Todd Ahrend (who pioneered the ministry). In 2001, he turned these two ministries over to the next generation of leadership to launch the Center for Mission Mobilization (formerly The BodyBuilders), which seeks to “engage, equip, and connect believers worldwide to their most strategic role in completing the Great Commission.” From 2004 to 2012, in addition to leading the CMM, he was the Mobilization Director for the US Center for World Mission, which included leadership of the Perspectives Study Program

Dr. Shadrach has a Master’s in Biblical Studies from Dallas Theological Seminary and a Doctorate of Ministry in Church and Parachurch Executive Leadership from Denver Seminary. He has written four books, The Fuel and the Flame: Ten Keys to Ignite Your Campus for Jesus Christ, Brown Like Coffee: For Students Who Think Outside the Box, The God Ask: A Fresh, Biblical Approach to Personal Support Raising, Viewpoints: Fresh Perspectives on Personal Support Raising. Steve and his family reside in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

More about CMM
https://www.mobilization.org/about/our-story/