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Training “Movement Catalysts”
…While the global ETHNĚ network celebrates 100+ CPMs globally, there are still 6700+ UPGs and more overlapping unreached cities, nations, and language groups. The next generation of missionaries must be equipped to be members of CPM catalyst teams. The “shocking secret” of missionary training is how few workers receive practical…
When Honoring Parents Trumps Christian Duty
…With the recent changes in China, families can now have two children. Much has been written about this and the impact of this policy. I heard about a Chinese mother who was only able to have one child, a boy. However, that boy died in a car accident in his…
Core Issues and Interesting Characters
…As outlined in several of the articles in this special issue, the Fuller School of World Mission was an amazing place 50 years ago. Space will not allow me to mention all the “core issues” or “characters” that were a part of the SWM back then. Other works detail that,…
A “Fuller” Vision of God’s Mission and Theological Education
…When SWM Was Founded… The School of World Mission (SWM) was established in 1965--during a significant period for global Christianity. The steady southwest-ward move since the 16th century gained serious southward momentum in 1950.[1] This was, without doubt, caused by the growth of African Christianity, especially its indigenous or independent…
Bible Translation in the Digital Age
…The author of Where Good Ideas Come from: The Natural History of Innovation, says that “change happens when you take a configuration and rearrange it in new ways.”[1] His point is that most new ideas are not the result of something coming from nothing. It has more to do with…
Iraq
…Looking back at 2012 when God called my family and a small team to move to Iraq we knew that Iraq was a significant country in regards to what God wanted to do in the Middle East. He sent our team with a vision and blueprints on how to build.…
Transform World: The Seven Challenges
…The vision for global change is strategic. God wants people to come to Christ and he uses people from all walks of life to be his agents for change in the world. He has brought many servant leaders together, through Transform World, who have a heart to be a part…
Honour/Shame Dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa
…“A thief is only a thief when caught with the goods”— Setswana proverb My husband and I have been discipling and mentoring believers in Botswana since 2001. Like many others, we have been perplexed and troubled at the shallowness and hidden sin in the Church. Until I came to understand…
David Platt Becomes New IMB President
…Editorial Note: Over the last few years David Platt has become one of the most effective spokesmen on behalf of reaching the unreached peoples. His best selling books, Radical and Radical Together have both eloquently made the case for reaching the unreached. We have featured these books and his work…
Women Engaged in Church-Planting Movements Among UPGs
… What is the place of women in world mission? Jesus said, “You [and the word means all of you, male and female] are my witnesses. You are the salt of the earth. You are the light of the world.” And there have been countless thousands who, without reference to where…
The New Buddhists
…The Word Christian: Biblical background It is inevitable. As soon as a person has converted and believes in Jesus Christ, he or she will be labeled a Christian. This person has suddenly embraced Christianity. Yet we see the word Christian appears only a few times in the New Testament. It…
That Man Who Came to Us
…This is a sample from a book illustrating the gospel in a Thai context. Through illustrations, the book answers these questions: What would it have looked like if Jesus was born in Thailand? And how can we communicate the gospel to Thais in a Thai way? Chinnawong, Sawai, and DeNeui, Paul. 2010…
Intercessory Missions
…A missionary colleague of mine, who served for many years in South Asia, once told a story of when a top-government official came into his office asking for prayer. The official, who was from a Muslim background, specifically requested my friend’s co-worker to pray for him—someone who was known by…
Informed Intercession
…Since October of last year, C. Graham, a long time veteran of the U.S. Center for World Mission, has been leading a new weekly convergence-style initiative here at our Pasadena campus along with young people from the Ekballo House of Prayer. She and four of her young partners share their…
Organizations and Coaches to Help You Pursue 4x4 Movement Starts
…These organizations and coaches have indicated involvement in developing multiple lineages of multiplying generations, as the foundation for producing full church-planting movements: e3 Partners Ministry is a church planting ministry integrating 4x4 best practices into its US and international ministry. e3 provides 4x4 / T4T training in different formats. It…
No Longer “Business as Usual”
…I just spent the weekend hosting Fred and Melissa. They are experiencing the same things we have seen overseas, and touching every people group in their communities—Muslims, Hindus, Latinos, and African Americans. They are seeing great success in the lower and middle classes, and are beginning to reach the upper…
The Final Assault: Hastening
…Excerpted from Book One of a Two-part Saga about Finishing the Task. Projected release 2nd quarter of 2014. For notification of availability, or to inquire about advance order discounts, email [email protected] Christopher Owen sipped his coffee as he watched John and Nic pull out documents and tablets. Where did…
Kingdom Kernels
…Imagine that you are responsible to insure the training and personal development of a growing number of new pastors each year. This year it is 500, added to 300 from the previous year and 200 from the year before. However, these leaders must remain on the job, not leaving their…
Ghana 2013 Report
…Around 500 church and mission leaders from over 45 countries gathered last Sept 25-28 for the Ghana 2013 Global Mission Consultation. Ghana 2013 was a regional follow-up gathering to the Tokyo 2010 Global Mission Consultation held in commemoration of Edinburgh 1910. The theme of the gathering was on the Great…
The Two Journeys of Shanti & Jasmine
…[Reprinted from the Orality Journal, Vol. 1, No. 1, p 63. Used by permission.] Shanti and Jasmine come from very different backgrounds, but both belong to the Information Technology (IT) community in the country where we work. Shanti was a “born Christian” who grew up going to church and whose…