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Tokyo 2020: A Global Call for Reformation 2.0
…await what God will do and how He will speak as His people seek his heart and mind.
John Wesley’s Church Planting Movement:
…aided one another in gaining the strength to abandon sinful habits which had previously ruined their lives and consumed their resources. In explaining the rule against doing harm, Wesley specifically mentioned drunkenness and fighting. When describing the change made by coming to Christ, he noted “the drunkard commenced sober; the…
The Church Involvement Continuum
…aid hands on and commissioned our first 50+ “radicals” to be sent from our church to form DMM teams (which became DMM churches) to go and reach our city. It was very exciting and our whole church was involved. You don’t have to send them out as publicly as we…
The Story of Movements and the Spread of the Gospel
…aiders. Alone and desperate he cried out to God who rescued him. He went on to form the Celtic missionary movement that was responsible for evangelizing and planting approximately 700 churches throughout Ireland first and then much of Europe over the next several centuries. Two hundred years after the Reformation,…
The Birth of a Movement
…ater ransomed. On the way to his next battle, he heard a voice ask, “Is it better to obey the servant or the Lord?” When he answered, “Lord, what would you have me do?” he was told to return home and wait. As he waited, Francis became overwhelmed by the…
Word, Works, Signs…
…aid the unreached are unreached because they are the harder to reach. Others say that “great religions” of the world don’t see our western Christianity as a great improvement. Both are generalizations. Perhaps it is because we haven’t actually sent anyone to try and connect with the people and communicate…
Movements are Showing the Way to Reach All Peoples
…atest edition of Mission Frontiers. There is, however, something quite new and unique about the movements taking place in our present day. The movements that used to occur “by accident” with the combination of a visionary leader and his empowerment by the Holy Spirit, are now happening more purposefully as…
Walking Through Open Doors
…ates that heart: An increasing number of mission organizations have located offices in Malaga, Spain. Many years ago, organizations came because the location was a great base for supporting work in North Africa. But it also made for easy communication with all time zones and was very convenient for travel…
The Rise and Fall of Movements: A Roadmap for Leaders
…aid there stood out to me. First off, he reiterated that “movements rise because the Word does the work.” So while movements may be messy, they must be Word-focused. And that means that missionaries and pastors must sit under the Word in dependence alongside those we minister to, rather than…
Interview with Pastor Chris Galanos of Experience Life
…aid it’s best to just start from scratch and put the most important things on the calendar first. This mindset has been a huge help, but it will also require sacrifice. Many of us realize we’re going to have to stop doing some things we enjoy in order to make…
ZÚME Update
…aid vendors who have built and delivered key elements, and we’re grateful for their (often discounted) professional and faithful work. But our core team has always been unpaid volunteers who travel and work at their own expense. Some of our team are supportraised missionaries serving in the field. Some are…
From Big to Small— for a Big Movement
…aid that he’d put these churches up against any church in the West, in terms of commitment to God’s Word, church health, courage in the face of persecution or any other category. Beyond, a missions-sending organization, has posted a series of videos corresponding to the CPM steps, which I’ve found…
Reaching “PIPSY” People
…aid she had many children at the school whose families were deeply in need. She asked me, “How many families do you want?” She was willing to give us as many as we wanted to serve. I could hardly believe it. I told her we’d like to start with five.…
Learning to do Church from the Mission Field
…aid the foundation and Chris was available and listening to the Holy Spirit when He began to direct eLife back to the original vision He gave Chris in seminary. As you read our lead article, you will see that God used various books and people to lead his church to…
When Everything is Missions
…atedly describes the unfolding events as “inconceivable.” Eventually Montoya, the personable swordsman, points out the obvious—when you keep using a word in so loose a fashion you eventually stop making much sense! Much like the intelligent Montoya in The Princess Bride, Denny Spitters and Matthew Ellison in their book When…
How to Keep the Unreached Peoples…Unreached?
…aid, “You are changing the world.” Indeed, we are working on doing just that. A church who believes in what we are doing also sent in $10,000. We need many more churches and individuals like this. But even if you can only afford $25 or $30, every little bit helps. …
Seeing from Another Perspective
…aid many in Rwanda were merely “baptized pagans.” A couple days before I heard from Célestin, I was listening to the President of Asbury Seminary, Dr. Timothy Tennent, who served in India and has ministered extensively around the globe. His observation from a global perspective was simple and clear: “Christendom…
We Are Not All Missionaries, But We Are All on Mission!
…aid that before! But I wouldn’t now, and here’s why. I appreciate the impulse behind this statement, wanting to emphasize how every Christian is on mission to make disciples. But that’s also the problem. As much as I want to encourage every Christian to be on mission right where they…
Zealous for the Things that Matter
…aid over lunch. “My mentor in Disciple Making Movements was so and so,” I replied. A bit later I added, “I also learned under Ying and Grace Kai.” George Patterson was another person whose name came to my mind. Was I name dropping? Or sharing my journey? I confess. Sometimes…