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Living the Presence
…Introduction There is a remarkable work going on in North Korea that few know about and it is progressing despite tremendous difficulties. It is a work that only our faithful Lord could have brought into being. It is amazing, but God has chosen a devoted group of academics to be…
Hope for Autism and Developmental Disabilities in the DPRK
…Treatment for children with developmental disabilities is available for the first time in the DPRK. Prior to this project, no official specialized medical training or therapy existed for children with cerebral palsy or autism in the DPRK. Both were considered untreatable or were treated with lack of expertise. Worldwide, according…
How to Get Involved
…Jesus didn’t intend his Great Commission for just a sub-group of his followers, but for everyone who knows him as their Savior. He calls every believer to play a role in finishing the task. Join us via the avenues below to get involved! PRAY Prayer movements always coincide with Church-Planting…
…“I believe God can do anything! I know He can bring thousands of Tibetan people to Him. I am just not sure He will do that now. I am definitely not sure He will do it through me.” I have often heard these kinds of statements from missionaries on the field, both new…
A Church in Every People
…A Church in Every People[1] Plain Talk About a Difficult Subject by Dr. Donald A. McGavran Introduction by Robby Butler, disciple of McGavran and Winter [2] McGavran’s Legacy McGavran stirred the mission world by shifting the question from “How does an individual become Christian?” to “How does a people become…
Living Out Micah 6:8 on a Micro-Level
…Living Out Micah 6:8 on a Micro-Level Micah 6:8 reads: He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. (NIV) Imagine if every Jesus-follower was equipped by the church to live out…
Truths that have sustained a faith-filled ministry
…Kingdom Kernels: Truths that have sustained a faith-filled ministry. Editor’s Note: Please keep Steve, his wife Laura, and their family in your prayers as Steve battles liver cancer. As I write this article, I find myself in a medical battle for my very life and the outcome is uncertain. This…
Planting Churches
…Planting Churches—Learning the Hard Way “Church planting is easy!” we thought. Within a few months of landing in a North African city, we already had a group of men and women meeting in our home. Joining that fellowship were some Muslim-background believers who had previously come to faith in the Lord…
MOVEMENTS IN THE BIBLE
…Movement. In the world of missions, the word evokes strong reactions. Is it, as advocates would say, the future of the Great Commission or is it simply a faddish, pragmatic pipe dream among certain crowds of church planters? The most important question is, “Are movements biblical?” Luke’s account of the…
Movements Multiplying Movements
…God has done “far more than we can ask or imagine” in starting more than 600 modern-day “Book of Acts” type movements, with most of them among UPGs. As these movements begin, we might expect them to focus all their energy on the tremendous needs among their own people. Instead,…
The Least of These
…IN MATTHEW 25 JESUS IS ASKED WHO WILL get into the kingdom of Heaven and He answers, “When you saw me hungry you gave me food, and when you saw me naked you gave me clothes, and when you saw me in prison you came and visited me, and when…
Can They Do It?
…EPHESIANS 4:11-13 HAUNTED ME! While Ephesians was probably my favorite epistle from which to preach and teach, this section convicted me that my training had been inadequate and even misguided. How do you do something differently when it is all you have seen? Paul writes: He [Jesus] gave some as…
Cutting Loose The Anchors That Keep Us From Movements
…I AM SURE IT IS NO SURPRISE to our regular readers that I believe that Church Planting Movements are the biblical means, modeled by Jesus and Paul, whereby Jesus followers can become disciple-makers who make disciple-makers and plant reproducing churches. It must be our goal to foster these movements in…
The Beginning of the End?
…After months of fighting for survival in the Battle of Britain and finally prevailing, the British people heard these fateful words from Winston Churchill. “Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.” Four years…
Movements in Mission
…Although 'Gypsy' may be a more recognizable name, it can also convey a derogatory meaning in some European contexts. Therefore, in general, we use the term 'Roma' in this issue, apart from historical usage or a group who specifically refer to themselves as Gypsy. Recently, I had the privilege of…
The Zume Project Igniting The Spark
…We, as believers, have been given many sure and precious promises from the Lord that anchor us to an eternal hope and an eternal victory. Promises such as every people group on the planet having a chance to hear the Good News of Jesus Christ, promises of Jesus’ return to…
Blocking Truth
…I wondered how often how we “do” church or live out faith before the world gives reason for people to reject Christ?[1] We’ve all seen it: people blame the church or Christians—the way they act contrary to the Bible, lack love, backbite, can be petty—as excuses for their not wanting…
Networks & Global Missions
… We live in an unprecedented period of mission history. The new paradigm of “from anywhere to everywhere” is by nature complex, resulting in an increasing need to partner with others for effective ministry. Networks are becoming a strategic tool for ministry leaders navigating the complexities of the globalized world of…
El Desafío Nómada
…Imagine un pueblo en movimiento, un pueblo que no tiene un hogar permanente, un pueblo cuya identidad está ligada a sus animales y cuya supervivencia depende de la disponibilidad de los pastos para alimentar a esos animales, un pueblo capaz de vivir con escasos recursos al margen de la sociedad...…
Breaching An Invisible Boundary
…In my first 15 years of fieldwork in Latin America, I came to understand that the ultimate task of missions is best carried out on the shoulders of well discipled local Christians. When my family and I arrived in Outer Mongolia in the late nineties, we went without any adjutant…