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Expect and Train for Persecution
…aid about persecution as well. Jesus promised persecution would come. Study those passages with those you are training as disciples. Here is a sample of verses and stories you could use, or you may want to create your own. • Acts 4:1-4 • 2 Timothy 3:11-12 • Acts 7:51-56 •…
Catalyzing Reproducing Disciples And Churches
…attitude that leaders in the church must be mature believers. This view is fine as long as we remember that is one type of leadership. In another sense, God has given each individual a sphere of influence. A poor, illiterate housewife in the developing world can be a “leader” for…
Unreached of the Day January-February 2022
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Mission Possible Book Review
…ate the book, it is important to begin with the author’s credentials—Sinclair is well-qualified to write on this subject. He and his family have spent decades overseas in parts of the world where the unreached live. His ministry has involved not only participating in church-planting in these locations, but also…
It is Said That the Only Constant in Life is Change
…aid that you won’t know how many Church Planting Movements are required until you get to the mission field and figure out where the boundaries of each people group are. When you run up against those boundaries you need a new effort to get the gospel into a new people…
People Groups and the Bible
…addition to its basic meaning for the tongue, “it could denote a particular language (Acts 2:4) and could thus be used as a distinguishing mark of a people group (Rev 7:9).”15 The tribe, clan/families, household segments in the OT are not as clearly defined in the NT, not because they…
Use of Outside Funding In Multiplying Disciples and Churches
…aid their biggest problem was that salaries had been cut and the ministry of the church was suffering. He explained that the national denomination office had been sending a salary subsidy each month (received from foreign donor sources) for the leaders of his local church. “Thank you, teacher,” I…
Can You Make Disciples Without Accountability?
…aid the slightly defensive Christian leader to my friend. It is a common perception among us pastors. A hands-off approach lets us off the hook. We say things like; "I will do my part, God will do His." Or "Everyone has free will. Our job is to give them the…
Understanding Our Time
…ategize for mission. When we, as believers, seek to reach others who don’t know Him yet, our underlying values come through strongly. They have impacted who we are, how we think and they feed our vision and strategy. We are all exposed to leaders as models – good and bad.…
Lifting, Pushing, Squeezing and Blending The Dynamics of Ethnicity and Globalization
…aid, “Dior Shyukh” (the Houses of the Sheikhs). I discovered that 60 years earlier this had been the seat of government for the entire tribal confederation. Now it was run-down, forgotten and not even a tourist stop. My wife would tell me that all the women at the public bath…
Reimagining & Re-envisioning People Groups
…aid to be accessible if church is not accessible. The invitation to believe in Christ is an invitation to receive not only “forgiveness of sins,” but also “a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me” (Acts 26:17–18). The church is a place for all peoples (Isaiah 56:6–8;…
Making Data Count in Reaching the Unreached
…aid, “Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields because they are white for harvest” (John 4:35) and we might use information from this chart to help Christians in a particular country where to “lift up their eyes”. On this chart that means, wherever your…
The Five False Worldviews That Ensnare Your Church
…aid there is no one “true religion, that many religions can lead to eternal life.” Of those who strongly agreed with this statement, two-thirds also strongly agreed with the statement that “faith in Jesus is the only way to God.” Both ideas can’t be true. It’s a Multiple Worldview Disorder.…
Unreached of the Day November-December 2021 (Formerly known as the Global Prayer Digest)
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Launching Movements among Muslims: Case Studies of Best Practices—Antioch Family of Churches
…aid, “Hey, we prayed that we’d have an opportunity to go to this village and share Jesus. Now the village is coming to us!” Just before they met these people, one of the 274 men stepped forward and said, “We don’t know who you are, we don’t know where you’re…
How Do Our Worldviews Develop and Why Should We Care What People Believe?
…aid in Romans 12:2, “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” To understand what God wants from us, we must identify the…
How People Group Information Impacted a Mission Agency
…aid, as he made his way to the mission field in 1981: "As a young missionary with Bethany International, I was starving for data. Who are the unreached, where are they, are they open to the gospel, how can we gain access to them? I had just graduated from what…
Unreached of the Day September-October 2021 (Formerly known as the Global Prayer Digest)
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Fresh Vision for the Great Commission
…ated information. Yet, despite this unprecedented access to information, the Church doesn’t seem to be using its resources wisely and effectively. Both the number of Unreached People Groups and the number of individuals in Unreached People Groups have increased since 2010. Population growth among the unreached and new discoveries in…
People Group Information in an African Context
…addition, two young missionaries are dedicated to reaching the Fulani as they go throughout West Africa to engage them. Accuracy of People Group Lists It is worth noting that the effort and time involved in gathering people group information and the increasingly rapid movement of people, especially rural to urban…