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Mission Co-Dependency: Its Symptoms, Long- Term Effects and Prevention
…ated for his work and so he spilled the beans. When he was interviewed later about how the con worked, he explained that it was his job to organize meetings for the researchers and missionaries of pseudo-believers. He would coach the hired participants on what to say and how to…
Movement Servants Needed!
…aid, “Westerners we talk to do not really want to do what we need. For instance, we would ask them not to go live in Afghanistan but seek to reach Afghans in Europe and partner to raise prayer and funds and key outside connections for Afghan believers in Afghanistan. That…
Could Inspiring More “We Did It” Stories Help Break the Dependency Mindset?
…aid: “The Haitian Church is a dependent church and a church full of initiative.” How can a church be dependent and at the same time full of initiative? The Haitian Church is a poor church and a rich church at the same time. We’ve been receiving missionaries for years—missionaries investing…
Five Times, Ninety Days and One Generation
…aterials from years past from various churches in their city and sent them to the three churches with whom they had formed a partnership. Six months later, Mike and Rebecca arranged for another trip to visit the churches that had so captured their hearts. This time a small team of…
Becoming a Person of Dogged Determination
…aid this, one thing is always true of movements, they don’t happen without doggedly determined people who persevere. God delights in using ordinary people to do extraordinary things. He forms and shapes these ordinary people, as they follow Him down the path of unshakeable obedience. What is “Dogged Determination” Anyhow?…
Unreached of the Day May-June 2021 (Formerly known as the Global Prayer Digest)
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The Impact of Dependency on the Home Front
…aid that he did not know a lot of missionaries that were the typical ugly-American stereotype, but he did meet a few who were “American salespeople.” Interesting phrase! While Jesus has a “time frame” for the end of history and His return, He has chosen not to reveal that to…
Could Inspiring More “We Did It” Stories Help Break the Dependency Mindset?
…aid: “The Haitian Church is a dependent church and a church full of initiative.” How can a church be dependent and at the same time full of initiative? The Haitian Church is a poor church and a rich church at the same time. We’ve been receiving missionaries for years—missionaries investing…
What Have You Brought For Us?
…aid he had seen denomination after denomination import shipping containers of food, clothes, etc., during times of drought and famine, attracting thousands of people. But when the shipping containers stopped coming the people were nowhere to be found.1 It never crossed my mind before that what seems to be compassion…
30 Day Prayer Guide for the Muslim World
…ates.info/30Days Global Gates is committed to reaching every 10/40 Window diaspora community that God has placed in global gateway cities. And, we believe that prayer is the beginning point for every great co-laboring with God. That is why: Global Gates missionaries this year have partnered with Paul Filidis at WorldChristian.com to write all of…
“Insider” Movements: The Role of Being an Alongsider
…aid attention. “I saw people like you and a few others and I watched how you were as married people and as parents, and I thought, ‘We need this in my people.’” While I was disappointed that it was not my profound wisdom, I suppose I will always be grateful…
“Insider” Movements: How Do They Keep “Right”?
…aid I was not at my best and my first reply was simply, “well, who makes sure you don’t?” Later I gave him a more complete answer. However, while I answered with an emotional tone of frustration, in fact my reply contains some important truths. Perhaps most important, my reply implies that…
The Motus Dei Network: Fostering Communal Intelligence on Movements
…Additionally, some may even have a negative reaction before understanding the concept. In light of this, I began to imagine a missiological research project on the topic of movements. What causes their emergence? How can their description be more nuanced? As I considered these questions, I quickly realized that researching…
“Insider” Movements
…address topics here that do not only affect how we understand insider movements. The whole question of measuring movements is a vital one, and one we espouse in MF. Look again at the front cover for an example: you will find the latest count of movements among the unreached. How…
What’s in Your Box?
…aid that to me in years past. What is it about Insider Movements that is so controversial and makes so many people in the church and mission world uncomfortable? Is it simply the fear of syncretism or is something else going on? You Can’t Judge a Box By Its Label…
“Insider” Movements: Should We Still Be Talking About Them? Yes and No
…aid (cited by those saying the Gentile believers needed to be circumcised), and what James found in several of the prophets. And we see the concern about burdens in the letter that James and others drafted for communicating their decision.This focus on who and how and why is a different…
“Insider” Movements: Where Does This End Up?
…aid but is important to repeat: they are all made by the leaders themselves. They go in different directions but the leaders are making these decisions (elsewhere in MF I talk about this factor as one of the three defining marks of “insider movements”). I repeat that here in part…
“Insider” Movements: Common Concerns
…aid. First, what is meant by identification with “all Christ’s people in the world today and throughout time? How is this even possible? How many Christians identify in this way? We have Christian denominations who do not see others as Christian, will not have communion together, do not recognize one…
Unreached of the Day March-April 2021 (Formerly known as the Global Prayer Digest)
…attached .pdf icon to read the Unreached of the Day in this issue.