About Us

The Mission

What is the Great Commission Mission?

It starts with the Great Commission. Matthew 28:19-20 reminds us that the Great Commission is for all nations and will work everywhere. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world…

In order to succeed, churches must make the Great Commission their priority and focus, as well as the central theme of their training.

The Great Commission Mission is organized through:

Great Commission conferences
Great Commission training
Great Commission materials and resources

The goal of the Great Commission Mission is to advance the cause of Christ through the Great Commission by:

Training thousands of soul winners
Facilitating the planting of hundreds of churches
Providing training materials for national pastors worldwide

The fact is, this is a big world, and our time is limited. To reach one million souls and more, our strategy is threefold:

Using Aviation to facilitate the movement of men and materials to expedite the Gospel
Using Technology to reach the world with the Gospel
Using Berean Publications to provide Bibles, printed materials, and resources

With the advancements in this world, the world has become more accessible. We can travel to just about anywhere in the world in a fraction of the time it took less than a century ago. We can reach worldwide digitally thanks to social media and the internet.

The Great Commission Mission utilizes these modern innovations to the benefit of purporting the Gospel throughout the world. Jesus is coming soon, and we must seize the opportunities to share His message with the world!

The team

The People Behind the Mission

Greg Neal

Director

Greg Neal is a pastor with a heart for people and a burden for the lost. His heart is reflected in his preaching, which has afforded him opportunities to preach in many foreign countries and the United States. He is an author with more than two dozen published works, including Greatly Commissioned, which are used in conjunction with the Great Commission conferences. As he has led the Immanuel Baptist Church in fulfilling the Great Commission, God has given him a unique vision that accompanies a special burden to reach the world with the Gospel.

David Crews

Missions Director

Having served as a missionary to British Columbia for seven years, David Crews continues to be an essential part of missions through the Immanuel Baptist Church, where he works as the missions director. He also is the visitation director, organizing and enabling soulwinners through the outreach ministries of his church. He also teaches Bible college classes at North Florida Baptist College, training an upcoming generation of soulwinners and missionaries.

Nathan King

Pilot

As a former Navy Lieutenant pilot, Nathan King brings top-level training and experience to the Missions Aviation ministry at the Great Commission Mission. Feeling a higher call to God than to his profession, Nathan gave up his career to join the Great Commission Mission. An essential part of our Missions Aviation ministry, he serves as a pilot and also in training future pilots to further the Great Commission Mission.

Ross Patrick

Pilot & Mechanic

Ross Patrick bring his unique bi-vocational experience to the Great Commission Mission. As a certified aircraft mechanic and a certified flight instructor, he can both maintain and fly aircraft, while also training new pilots. His decades of broad experience are a major asset to the furtherance of the Gospel through the Missions Aviation ministry with the Great Commission Mission.

David Bassler

Church Planting

David Bassler has the unique life experience to equip him to effectively fulfill the Great Commission. From having served in the United States Marine Corps to participating in copious missions trips, he has a unique understanding of the desperate need for the Gospel to reach the world. Through his church planting experience and active involvement of the local church, he possesses the necessary skills needed in establishing churches around the world through the Great Commission Mission.

Our vision

Great Commission Operations

Christ for the Caribbean

God has opened a door for the Great Commission Mission to partner with Caribbean pastors in training soul winners for the Great Commission. We aim to provide resources and facilitate opportunities for these churches and pastors to saturate the Caribbean, now ripe for the Gospel.

Operation Light

While having assisted several church plants in Africa, the Great Commission Mission has aided in purchasing property and building materials for church facilities. We have also provided training materials so that Christians in Africa can shine the light of the Gospel for their fellow Africans in need of a Saviour.

Impact Jax

This ministry is reaching our Jerusalem. With a desire to reach more than one million people in the greater Jacksonville area, the Great Commission Mission assists like-minded churches in furthering the Gospel. We will continue to aid in starting more churches in our city, while also leaving blueprint for other churches to follow in their own cities.

Church Planting Revivals

Church Planting Revivals is a ministry to cities, towns, and communities with no Gospel witness. From planting churches to Gospel crusades, the Great Commission Mission and the CPR ministry will stand alongside church planters for the sake of the Gospel.

Missions Aviation

Based in Florida in the greater Jacksonville area, Missions Aviation assists the Great Commission Mission with the flexibility of private aircraft. This unique benefit bypasses many obstacles to world missions and accelerates the ability to advance the cause of Christ.. With the vision of a “Gospel fleet” worldwide, Missions Aviation provides training for those who desire to be involved in the aviation ministry.

Navajo Nation

The Navajo Nation has an estimated 500,000 Navajo people. Their primary residence is in the Four Corners area of the United States. The Great Commission Mission works with established ministries in the Navajo Nation, offering training and resources for them to reach their people.

Our Reach

Gospel Outposts

These strategic outposts allow us to start expanding the reach of the Great Commission through soulwinning, conferences, and training for the furtherance of the Gospel.

USA - Jacksonville, FL

This is the home base of the Great Commission Mission. Northeast Florida is the home of the Immanuel Baptist Church, the Great Commission Mission, and Missions Aviation. It is from here Gospel missions are organized and launched.

Caribbean - St. Lucia

A strategic island with an airport large enough to land the Gospel 737 Jet, which will provide the delivery of men and materials. Bibles and printed materials can be stored until they are sent across the Caribbean, assisting churches in fulfilling the Great Commission.

South America - Ecuador

A country where Spanish-speaking countries to the north and south can be accessed through the home base of South America. Following the same pattern in other regions, the Great Commission Mission is active in assisting in training men to start churches and reach their countrymen for Christ.