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The Astonishing Power & Progress of God’s Promise (Part 2)
…Recap of Part 1: Four thousand years ago, God told Abram—an elderly, childless man—that all of earth’s family-lines would one day be blessed through his descendant. God even confirmed this promise with an oath. Two thousand years later, Jesus commissioned and equipped His followers to fulfill this promise. In 1980,…
The Astonishing Power & Progress of God’s Promise
… Four thousand years ago, God told an elderly, childless man that all of earth’s family-lines would one day be blessed through his descendant, then confirmed this promise with an oath. Two thousand years later, Jesus commissioned and equipped His followers to fulfill this promise. In 1980, this blessing was…
The Person Not the Method
…We thought you might be interested in this is a newly uploaded article. It is a previously unpublished article from the July-August 2021 issue of Mission Frontiers. It can now be found in the archives. It is temporarily here for your convenience..... The Person, not the Method: An Essential Ingredient…
The Person Not the Method
…Over a period of three years, I conducted empirical research[1] among effective movement catalysts to discover the traits and competencies possessed by pioneers effective in catalyzing a movement among a Muslim people group, and which traits they considered to have contributed to their catalyzing of a movement. This resulted in…
Praying with Purpose During Ramadan
…As a cross-cultural Christian in a 99.9% Muslim country, I find Ramadan to be filled with stark contrasts. On the one hand, multigenerational families gathering around tables each night eating homemade delicacies and food drives that collect pantry staples for poor families are almost universal. On the other hand, thievery…
Kingdom Single
…The taxi driver looked at me aghast in the rear-view mirror: "YOU are SINGLE!?? What a WASTE!" I have spent a good amount of time riding in taxis around the world, especially in New York City where I live working among international people. Conversations with taxi drivers quickly…
Chinese Women Led the 20th-Century Revivalist Movements
…During the early 20th century, several remarkable Chinese women led a revivalist movement in the Chinese church.1 First, there was Dora Yu (Yu Cidu), who grew up in a Christian family and in 1896 was one of the first graduates of Soochow Women's Hospital.2 In 1897, Yu became "the first…
Disciple Making Movement Jumps to Another Continent
…Every year Lifeway Mission International hosts a Global Disciple Making Movement Catalyst Camp at its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. The gathering provides training and allows Disciple Making Movement (DMM) practitioners to share best practices and network with other movement leaders from around the world. In 2018, two friends attended the…
Mission Mobilizers— A Multifaceted Role in God’s Global Purpose
…What comes to mind when you think of a mission mobilizer? This role is generally understood through a one-dimensional lens (primarily an organizational recruiter), instead of a multifaceted role in God’s global purposes. It is common to understand being a mobilizer for a short season of ministry, while rare to…
Lean into Chaos—It’s Often Where God Is Greatly at Work
…We opened our email and read the notice. The American Consulate in India was advising all American citizens to leave the country. Threat levels were high, as the conflict between India and Pakistan escalated. In 1998, these two nations had both become nuclear powers. In 2017 and 2018, threats and…
The NEW Thirty-One Prayer Guide
…The Gospel has taken root in people groups comprising now 75% of the world's population. Overall, believers in those groups are multiplying faster than the population growth. Are we close to filling the gaps—the 25% of the world (2 billion people) still living in Frontier People Groups (FPGs), and the…
Startling Church Trends and What We Need To Do About Them
…Reclining on my couch with a glass of sparkling water, I watched it, relaxing after a long day. I was listening to Carey Nieuwhoff's Leadership podcast. He was interviewing Thom Rainer, author, researcher and former CEO of Lifeway. Suddenly, I sat straight up, fully alert. They'd said something that startled…
Toward the Edges
…In this edition of Mission Frontiers, as the title suggests, you will be able to consider the perspectives of several authors who are wrestling with and exploring the theme of strategies and roles. My column will focus on strategy, and as I do, I want to briefly explore how…
Prayer Champions
…For over a decade my family and I worked among the Rajput people to birth a movement in their midst. Then the Lord sent us back to our home country. Still feeling the “Rajput baton” was in our hands, we believed the Lord was leading us to serve the Rajput…
Further Reflections
…When you try and talk with someone about your faith, with the hope that they may come to know God through Christ, you probably have a basic idea of what you want to say. We are taught this in church “personal evangelism” classes. We may start our spiritual conversations differently,…
Small Disciple-Making Habits Make a Huge Difference
…Barton, and others have helped us see their vital importance in spiritual transformation. Prayer, Bible reading, gratefulness, silence, solitude and others are transformative in our lives. Why not add to these key disciple-making habits as well? Experimenting with Disciple-Making Habits Each reader should prayerfully consider what habits they could begin.…
The Healing Congregation: Total Ministry for the Whole Person
…Mindset determines action. This affects how we meet the needs of each person. In 1972, under the leadership of the Rev. Dr. Burchell Taylor, Bethel Baptist Church reflected on the biblical theological paradigm of the church in healing. Some questioned the Western influenced Cartesian mind/body and spirit/matter dualism. Needy people…
Rediscovering Health as Mission: the Key Role of the Faith Community Nurse/Parish Nurse
…“Parish Nursing has been the most significant ministry in mission that I have encountered in 25 years of leadership” (experienced minister, leading a church in the UK.)1 If, as a church-leader or planter, you could employ someone to serve alongside you whose work enables contact with one third more…
The Lead Pastor’s Role in Missionary Care
…“Wilson!” You probably know it as the most famous line from the film Castaway, starring Tom Hanks. If you haven’t seen it, the story follows a man named Chuck Noland whose plane crashes en route to Malaysia, which strands him on a deserted island. There he’s completely cut off…
In Serious Pursuit of Movements
…I don’t run very fast anymore. Age and extra pounds have robbed me of those days when I could sprint like the wind. I’m more of a plodder. Jogging slowly, I keep going. Step by labored step. My eight-month-old German shepherd puppy is quite the opposite. When we go…