The author shares principles for sharing the gospel with those who are partially evangelized, those who have been exposed to the Christian tradition but who haven’t experienced the transformative work of Jesus and the Holy Spirit.Read more…
Colorfully Contextualized Evangelism in the Context of the New Testament
Jesus was a colorful evangelist who expected the Church to be creative in implementing colorful evangelistic methods with suitable contextualization.Read more…
Contemplative Activism as a Model for Mission
Contemplative activism as a spiritual posture is essential, the author writes.Read more…
No Christians, No Scripture, No Missionaries: Update to the List
An update to a 2010 article on languages some missionaries must learn in order to witness to highest priority peoples.Read more…
International Orality Network’s Declaration on Making Disciples of the World’s Oral Learners through Audio Scripture Engagement
A short overview from the International Orality Network of orality around the world.Read more…
The Story of a 21st-century Priscilla
We bring ourselves to God and avail ourselves to be used for his kingdom purposes and glory. Women on the cutting edge of missions will never forget to embrace these basics.Read more…
Revising Good Plans for Yemeni Women
In her pursuit of the perfect strategy to share the gospel with Muslim women, the author nearly overlooked the second most important command Jesus gave us: to simply, but completely, love our neighbor.Read more…
John Stott: Home with the Lord, A Letter from Lausanne Leadership
John Stott recently passed away at the age of 90. Lausanne leadership share their reflections on Stott’s global impact.Read more…
COMIBAM Embraces Business as Mission
An electronic dialogue on the subject of Business as Mission in early 2010 led to several regional meetings and culminated with a BAM consultation in Panama in March 2011.Read more…
Hope Has a Name: Creative Outreach Transforms Asia
The authors discuss what it takes to reach youth in Thailand.Read more…
Biblical Philosophy of Leadership
The author shares what servant leadership looks like and its impact on others around us.Read more…
How to Pray for Persecuted Believers
The authors offer practical ways that you, and those you mobilize and gather for prayer, can effectively pray for persecuted believers around the world.Read more…
Catalyzing Student Mission Movements
Although God is intently searching his entire Church, the Holy Spirit is focusing particular attention on the emerging generation of believers. How student volunteer movements are transforming people groups and nations.Read more…
Report on Sixth Lausanne International Researchers’ Conference
More than fifty people attended the recent International Researchers’ Conference in Sao Paulo.Read more…
Global Diaspora Network Meets for First Time in Paris
The Global Diaspora Network, formed at Cape Town 2010, met for the first time in February 2011.Read more…
Missional Global Partnerships
Where real partnership and collaborative ministry have taken place, it has often been occasioned by adverse contexts. The author shares four examples.Read more…
Internet Evangelism Day and the Majority World
Digital evangelism is on the rise, and with the rapid increase of mobile and other technology, media will continue to play a major role in evangelism.Read more…
Christians Collaborate to Fight Trafficking through the European Freedom Network
With ninety partners, the European Freedom Network has become an official network of the European Evangelical Alliance.Read more…
Global Declaration on Care and Counsel as Mission Released
The Cape Town Declaration on Care and Counsel as Mission, a three-page document that outlines foundational principles for responding to global mental health needs, was recently released.Read more…
World Hope International Impacts Our World for Jesus
A brief Q&A with a World Hope International leader about how their programs are impacting communities in seventeen countries around the world.Read more…
More than a Name: Wycliffe Global Alliance
Wycliffe International becomes Wycliffe Global Alliance, signifying key objectives and distinctives for the days ahead.Read more…
YMCA Tribute Breakfast: The “Big C”
Leighton Ford, honorary life chairman of Lausanne, recently gave a talk on keeping the “C” in who we are. Here is his speech.Read more…
Cooperation of Evangelical Leaders for the Sake of World Evangelism Continues
More than 150 participants attended the recent Lausanne Eurasian Consultation Meeting to discuss Cape Town 2010 and evangelization in Eurasia.Read more…
Mission Africa in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Tens of thousands of people were recently touched by the power of the gospel in DRC.Read more…
YMCA Tribute Breakfast: The “Big C” Y
Leighton Ford, honorary life chairman of Lausanne, recently gave a talk on keeping the “C” in who we are. Here is his speech.Read more…
Jesus: Gentle, Meek, and Mild?
Contrary to the passive view many Christians have of Jesus, he actually had a great zeal and passion for his Father’s house which permeated his entire ministry.Read more…
Indian Megachurches’ Centripetal Mission
A look at three Indian megachurches reveals that they have ten characteristics in common.Read more…
Bible Storying in America, Part 1: An Overview
The author asks, Are those who genuinely seek to make disciples of all peoples in America actually making disciples? If not, why is this the case?Read more…
Bible Storying in America, Part 2: The Details
At least half of all Americans prefer what is called an Ì¢âÂÒoralÌ¢âÂå approach to communicating and learning. So how can we use this to our advantage?Read more…
Bible Storying in America, Part 3: How to Do It
A simplified guide to Bible storying.Read more…
Preaching the Whole Gospel of Jesus, His Father, and the Holy Spirit
The author looks at the meaning of the “whole gospel” in relation to the Trinity.Read more…
Viral Biblical Education: A Case Study
Five breakthrough innovations developed by secular, multinational corporations have stunning potential for the exponential growth of Christian leadership development.Read more…
Making Eye Contact with God: A Day with the Persecuted Pakistani Church
The author and Open Doors International founder, Brother Andrew, spend time with persecuted Christians in Pakistan.Read more…
International Day of Prayer for Persecuted Church Set for 14 November 2010
Prayers really do make a difference when it comes to praying to, with, and for the persecuted Church.Read more…
Multiplying Discipleship in Cross-cultural Contexts
A missionaryÌ¢âÂã¢s disciple-making efforts must be duplicated and multiplied no matter what types of work he or she may be involved in on the field.Read more…
Operation World: Prayers with Global Impact
An interview with current Operation World editor, Jason Mandryk, and former editor, Patrick Johnstone.Read more…
A Simple Guide to People Group Lists for World Mission
The author offers a general overview of definitions, history, and database material on people group information.Read more…
No Christians, No Scripture, No Missionaries: Priority People Groups
The authors look at how many languages remain to be learned to reach the top priority unreached people groups.Read more…
Taking Chocolate to Vienna: Evangelism Postmodern-Style
An example of innovative outreach: using chocolate in Europe.Read more…
Sex Trafficking, Powerlessness, and Redemption
The author asks, “Is it possible that somehow, even in the center of the most inhuman abuses and violent acts by the worldÌ¢âÂã¢s powers, that GodÌ¢âÂã¢s bigger plan of redemption is being carried out?”Read more…
A Tale of Two Pigeons: How the Church Can Step into the Solution to Sex Trafficking
A lesson from a pigeon shows that when a community works together toward a common goal, lives can be saved.Read more…
Glocal Evangelism: Jesus Christ, Magdalena, and Damascus in Greater Toronto Area
The author shares how three films are being used in evangelism and how this type of outreach can reach segments of society where the traditional church cannot go.Read more…
Beyond Basic Evangelism: Pentecostals and a Broadened Lausanne Evangelistic Agenda, Part One
Biblical evangelism is experiential, exegetical, expressive, and confrontational.Read more…
Beyond Basic Evangelism: Pentecostals and a Broadened Lausanne Evangelistic Agenda, Part Two
Biblical evangelism is eschatologically urgent, ecologically active, egalitarian in recruitment and leadership, and ecumenically interdependent.Read more…
Connecting Local and Global Church: A Preview to Edinburgh 2010
An overview of Edinburgh 1910 to 2010.Read more…
The Gospel & International Studies: Can We Make the Connection?
No longer is it necessary to fly groups around the world to have an international impact for Christ. How International Students, Inc. is impacting local communities and colleges for Christ.Read more…
Surprised by God: How God Used Us to Impact a People Group for Him
An example of how God used a small group of lay people to change the spiritual trajectory of an entire people group.Read more…
On Partnership and Vision 2010: Toward the Last Languages
In 1999, Wycliffe and other partners adopted Vision 2025 to see all language communities having a Bible translation program in progress by 2025. Here is an update.Read more…
The Tale of Two Brothers: Innovation in Missions and Church Planting
The traditional missionary is looking increasingly different today. Nonetheless, the author shares how these atypical workers can greatly impact the harvest.Read more…
Where Is God? A Christian Reflection on the Haitian Earthquake
Seven points in responding to tragedy through a Christian lens.Read more…
2010-2020: A “Decade from Heaven”
Four encouraging signs that 2010-2020 will include many positive changes in the Church and Christians worldwide.Read more…
Consumerism & Human Trafficking: A Socio-political View from an Eastern European Perspective
Why consumerism is fueling the fires of human trafficking.Read more…
Cross-cultural Guest Speaking: Helping Those in the West Make the Greatest Impact
Suggestions for English speakers who are cross-culturally guest speaking.Read more…
2010-2020: A “Decade from Heaven”
Four encouraging signs that 2010-2020 will include many positive changes in the Church and Christians worldwide.Read more…
Evangelicals and Interfaith Dialogue: A New Paradigm
The gradual shift from old to new paradigms in participating in interfaith dialogue has significant implications.Read more…
Duplicated Effort vs. Partnership
Three common reasons why duplication of effort instead of partnership takes place.Read more…
Great Commission Prioritization of Countries: Helping to Make Completing the Great Commission More Meaningful for All Believers
A look at the status of the Great Commission in the nations of the world to answer the question, Ì¢âÂÒWhere do people have the least opportunity to hear the gospel?Ì¢âÂåRead more…
Exploiting Our “Outsider” å Role for Good
Foreigners have a tremendous opportunity to use their unmerited power to advocate for justice, bring international attention to issues of injustice, and even to extend some protection to Cambodian activists.Read more…
Audio Bibles for India’s Banjara Gypsies
The Banjara are a community of six million spread throughout India. Experts estimate about one percent of the Banjara are believers.Read more…
Reaching an Online Generation
What are Christians doing on the Internet…and are they successfully leading people to Jesus?Read more…
Exploiting Our “Outsider” Role for Good
Foreigners have a tremendous opportunity to use their unmerited power to advocate for justice, bring international attention to issues of injustice, and even to extend some protection to Cambodian activists.Read more…
The Persecuted Church Taught Me to Pray
In response to being asked to intercede through prayer for a group of Christian men living in a Muslim extremist area, the author asked God to teach him to pray for the persecuted Church. He learned five lessons.Read more…
Surprising Witness: The Story of Christians for Social Justice in Cambodia
How partnerships between unlikely groups have been changing lives in Cambodia.Read more…
I Am Second
I am Second is a simple website with crisp, high-quality videos of people sharing how they found healing from past pain through the power of Jesus.Read more…
Gaining Spiritual Sight: A Continuous Process
Working through obstacles in leading people to faith in Jesus is an important part of the witnessing journey.Read more…
A Glance at Religions around the World
An overview of the world’s top ten religions.Read more…
Personal Renewal
Taking a moment for personal renewal.Read more…
The Leader’s Supply: Overcoming the Resource Challenge in Harvesting the Nations
Drawing from Luke 11, the author explains how Christian leaders can face the challenges of motivating and inspiring followers.Read more…
Are Today’s Students on Your Radar?
The author asks, “What level of urgency and intentionality do we give to making disciples and building Christ-centered movements among students today?”Read more…
Living Simply and Humbly in Ministry
Four suggested guidelines for missionaries to help them live simply and humbly in a host culture.Read more…
The Great Commission – An Exploration of the Old and New Testament
An overview of the Great Commission and its direct linkage to world missions.Read more…
Wholism and the Bible
A look at the wholistic ministry of Jesus and how that can translate into beneficial ministry today.Read more…
Three Men… Three Worlds… One Choice
The one indispensable and strategic choice that must be made is the prioritization of preaching the gospel to the least evangelized as quickly as possible.Read more…
Media that Transforms Nations
How media is being used to share the message of salvation around the world.Read more…
Spiritual Warfare: Arise, Fight, and Never Give Up!
Prayer is not only about talking to God, but about defeating the devil and his evil plans.Read more…
Visible Christianity: A Call to Consider the Social Implications of Worship
The kind of worship the Bible talks about is service to others because of love for God.Read more…
ATS Theological Forum on Stewardship Draws 772 Participants
Two-day theological forum in Manila focused on “The Earth Is the Lord’s and Everything in It: Reflections on Stewardship in the Asian Context.”Read more…
New Data on World Religions: Introducing the International Religious Demography Project
The International Religious Demography project designed to provide comprehensive religious demographic information.Read more…
The Unseen Iraq
The historic revival taking place in Iraq exemplifies the great spiritual awakening occurring across the Middle East and the Muslim world.Read more…
A Canadian Case Study in Diaspora Missiology
With escalating Canadian diversity, the Church comes face-to-face with the challenge of Ì¢âÂÒmissions on our doorstep.Ì¢âÂå The author gives a case study of a good example of grassroots diaspora missiology.Read more…
LittWorld Boosts Creation of Culturally Relevant Books and Articles
Two hundred Christian publishers, writers, editors, and designers from 30-plus countries will gather 1-6 November 2009 in Nairobi for LittWorld 2009.Read more…
Global Day of Prayer: Sunday, 31 May 2009
Millions of Christians from nearly every nation will unite 31 May 2009 for the annual Global Day of Prayer. Read about the history of the day and what this year holds.Read more…
Care and Counsel as Mission: Christian Counseling’s New Global Look
Christian caregivers from the fields of counseling, pastoral ministry, psychology, psychiatry, social work, and theology met in Mexico City to explore the future role of Christian counselors in taking Ì¢âÂÒthe whole gospel to the whole world.Ì¢âÂåRead more…
Hidden and Forgotten People
The Church has an outward mission (evangelization) and an inward mission (formation for the maturity of the integral life of the individual). The Lord is calling us to recognize and bring light to those who are forgotten and hurting.Read more…
The Growing Importance of Larger Churches in England
Although larger churches are the exception rather than the rule in England, these churches have great potential and opportunity.Read more…
New Publication Examines North American Short-term Missions
A new resource for churches and individuals beginning short-term mission work and for those managing others involved in short-term mission work.Read more…
Desperately Needed: More Outsiders. A Biblical Mandate for Cross-cultural Missions
Throughout biblical and recent history, God has used outsiders to bring about his purposes in foreign nations.Read more…
Living Humanly in the Coming Kingdom
As our awareness of world poverty, suffering, and injustice sets in, we immediately and rightfully must consider how God would call us to respond.Read more…
Zimbabwe Today: A Nation in Need of Prayer
In the midst of massive government corruption, grave illness, and a lack of daily needs, the people of Zimbabwe are crying out to the Lord.Read more…
HIV/AIDS: An Open Door to the Gospel
Like the EvangeCube, the HIV Hope Cube uses no written words, so it can be used to share the gospel in many cultures.Read more…
A Global Overview of the Business as Mission Movement: Needs & Gaps
Nine major needs and gaps in the global Business as Mission movement.Read more…
Etnopedia.org: Translating Unreached People Profiles into Other Languages
Etnopedia, a website for bilingual Christians to translate people profiles into other languages, gives researchers the opportunity to expand the research process.Read more…
Church Planting and Evangelism: An Overview of Training through the AIC Missionary College in Kenya
The African Inland Church Missionary College provides both classroom experience and real-world mission work.Read more…
Redefining Normal: How to Develop the Future Overseas Missionary Force
A recent study reveals that only a small percentage of middle school and high school-age students are seriously considering long-term, overseas missions.Read more…
WorldServe Ministries and the Increasing Influence of China and Cuba: An Interview with President/CEO Ted Yamamori
Ted Yamamori, president/CEO of WorldServe Ministries, spoke with LWP about his short retirement and the future of WorldServe, China, and Cuba.Read more…
Wayne Pederson Named New President of HCJB Global
Formerly vice president of Moody Broadcasting, Wayne Pederson is HCJB GlobalÌ¢âÂã¢s new president.Read more…
Top Christian Leaders Assemble at Call2all East African Congress
Leaders from twelve East African nations gather to discuss how to fulfill the task of reaching the “least and the lost” in East African and beyond.Read more…
WEA Theological Commission: Social Action and Evangelism Must Not Be Separated
The WEA-TC, which met in Bangkok, Thailand, 23-25 October 2008, has reaffirmed the importance of holistic mission, despite the tragic murder of Christian worker Gayle Williams.Read more…
Prayer Networks
Prayer networks seem to be GodÌ¢âÂã¢s answer to the lukewarm situation of our churches today.Read more…
Vulnerable Mission – A Normalisation of Christian Mission Practices in Anticipation of a Post-colonial Situation
Is there a case for becoming vulnerable to be more useful to God?Read more…
The Wimp with the Pen: Witnessing God’s Work inside a South African Prison
The author shares how worshipping with and witnessing the lives of Christians inside a prison in South Africa was life-changing.Read more…
To Touch the King: Why We Minister to Those who Suffer
The Ì¢âÂÒleast of theseÌ¢âÂåÌ¢âÂÛthe poor, the oppressed, the destitute and deranged, the orphans and the widowsÌ¢âÂÛare all the God of the universe in disguise. The authors shares a compelling story of how he found this to be true.Read more…
Internet – The Transition of Everything from Atoms to Bits
Because of technology such as the Internet, Christians are close enough to see the day when we will tell every man, woman, and child on earth the story of Jesus.Read more…
God in a Box
What is real to you about God shapes your thoughts, values, and behavior, and even determines your eternal destiny.Read more…
Evangelism as a Whole: A Passion for Souls with Compassion for People
We best make Jesus known by word and by deed. Our proclamation is the evangel story. However, our demonstration of GodÌ¢âÂã¢s love and concern for people and their struggles in life is a validation of our proclamation.Read more…
Praying for the Victims of a Fourth Hurricane in Haíti
So far this cyclone season, four hurricanes or tropical storms have wrecked havoc on the small country of Haiti.Read more…
New Religions and Spiritualities: Engaging the Contemporary Religious West
An international conference addresses new religious movements and spiritualities.Read more…
Fruitful Harvest from a Small Seed
Daniel BourdannÌÄå© celebrated his Lutheran Brethren heritage with members of a church in Minneapolis (USA).Read more…
An Agenda for Change: Living Out the Social Gospel
How we can rehabilitate the term “evangelical.”Read more…
Mission in the Global Village
The high-tech, real-time communication and the global economy have brought the global village into existence. What does this mean in God’s economy?Read more…
Book Review: Global Pentecostalism: The New Face of Christian Social Engagement
A review of Donald Miller’s and Ted Yamamori’s book on global Pentecostalism.Read more…
ProChrist in Poland Sees Thousands Make First-time Commitments for Christ
An overview of ProChrist Poland.Read more…
Evangelization Efforts in Northeast Asia
Looking at evangelization efforts among the largest eighteen people clusters in Northeast Asia.Read more…
Mission Next: Relating to the Majority World Harvest Force
Information on the 2008 North American Mission Leaders Conference.Read more…
Audio Bible Ministry Reaches Amazon Tribes
One testimony of how the teaching of God’s word orally is transforming villages around the world.Read more…
MANI Southern Africa 2008 Consultation: “Working Together to Finish the Task”
Three hundred African leaders of national, regional, and global influence gathered to discuss the next steps involved in completing the Great Commission.Read more…
From Buddha to Christ: An Interview with Jeab
Jeerakan (Jeab) Duksukgaew, a Thai, discusses what it was like to grow up in a Buddhist family, and how her life has changed since becoming a Christian.Read more…
Are Rites of Passage Out of Step? A Kenyan Christian Perspective
Rites of passage, designed to suit the times and context, provide opportunities for the local church to capture vibrant Christian community.Read more…
Retiring into Uncertainty
Unfortunately, the days of lifelong support from churches and individuals are quickly vanishing, and missionaries need to prepare for that reality.Read more…
Staying Connected: Worldwide Missionary Evangelism Uses Online Community Tools to Communicate Effectively
Oikos, a private, online, social networking site, allows missionaries and mission leaders around the world to communicate in a safe and real-time setting.Read more…
“Sent to Preach the Gospel” : Christians for Biblical Equality 2008 Conference
CBE conference focuses on the issue of gender and missions, particularly on the challenges Christian men and women face as they work together on mission fields around the world.Read more…
Prepare the Way – Remove the Stones
The neglect of the imagination in life and faith has impoverished the Body of Christ. However, during the past few decades there has been a global renewal of interest in the arts and the imagination among believers.Read more…
Rwanda – Bible Society NSW’s Project Making a Difference in the Heart of Africa
Rwandans are taking the issues of reconciliation and unity seriously.Read more…
The Effect of the Dollar on the American Missionary Sending “Enterprise”
The devaluing of the US dollar will have at least four effects on the North American missionary sending enterprise.Read more…
The Challenge of Missions in the Twenty-first Century
Four ways in which our thinking must change in order to meet the challenges inherent in cross-cultural ministry.Read more…
“The Paradigm Is Changing” : Bible Translation and the Church of the Southern Continents
God has charged the Churchí¢äåäólocal, denominational, and universalí¢äåäówith the responsibility to translate, teach, and reach all people with the Bible.Read more…
The Productivity Myth
The truly effective and productive missionary is not the one with the largest organization, but the one whose precious and godly work of love survives into eternity.Read more…
Missions with Spanish and Portuguese Accents
A comparison of the Ibero-American missions enterprise between 1987 and 2008 reflects great progress.Read more…
Together as One: Reconciliation in Serving In Mission
SIM USA offically apologizes for the past practice of not welcoming African American missionary candidates.Read more…
Churches in Homes: New Efforts in Reaching Today’s Globalizing/Diversifying World
God seems to be preparing the world for a vast new wave of churches that will be simple in organization and effective in teaching and evangelism.Read more…
Seeking Justice and Loving Mercy: Christians for Biblical Equality 2007 Conference
Christians gathered to explore the biblical foundations of gift-based ministry and the biblical and theological basis for gender justice and Christian service.Read more…
Taking the Orality Plunge: Confessions of a Print Addict Unawares
How one agency is coming alongside non-Western pastors to develop an oral partnership training course.Read more…
Following Christ in World Evangelization
Eight examples of what it means to follow Christ in world evangelization from Luke 3-6.Read more…
Forum of Bible Agencies International Addresses HIV/AIDS in Africa
Representatives from Bible agencies and other African ministries were challenged to reframe the HIV/AIDS discussion from Ì¢âÂÒa problem that needs fixingÌ¢âÂå to Ì¢âÂÒa life issue that needs to be addressed.Ì¢âÂåRead more…
Highlights of India Missions Association’s Advance Mission Leadership Training
Over eight hundred leaders have received training through the IMA’s AMLT.Read more…
Persevering Prayer
A look at four scripture passages reveals the importance of persistence in prayer.Read more…
Believers Face High Price for Their Faith: A Look at the Persecuted Church on the IDOP
Snapshots of India and Egypt as the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church approaches.Read more…
The Internet Missionary Society of 2020
Although the gospel forever remains the same, how it is delivered, who is communicating it and the means of responding to it will be profoundly changed in the coming years.Read more…
Learning from Ants: The Possibility of Missionary Swarms
Is it possible to build a Ì¢âÂÒmission swarmÌ¢âÂå that can recruit and send our forty-three thousand teams? The author believes the answer is yes.Read more…
Migrant Workers: The Responsive Wave
An overview of migrant workers in Asia Pacific and the potential for the spread of the gospel among them.Read more…
Hope 08: The Transformation of the British Isles
Hope 08 will be a year of activity and outreach designed to transform the British Isles for Jesus Christ.Read more…
Using Mass Media to Flood South Africa with Godly Values
The Mass Media ProjectÌ¢âÂã¢s vision is to move people from professed values to lived values, as a way of addressing some of the key issues South African society faces.Read more…
Learning from Ants: Intelligent Swarms in Many Settings
The author asks, “Can we create a missionary swarm, similar to the swarm intelligence found in ant colonies?”Read more…
Church/Parachurch Relations: The Body of Christ at Work
A Canadian Council of Christian Charities survey confirms that both pastors and parachurch ministries desire greater collaboration to advance the cause of Christ.Read more…
MAI’s Europe Publishing Forum Spurs Creation of Books and Articles for Non-Christians
Fifty-five publishers, editors and authors recently attended Media Associates International’s Europe Publishing Forum.Read more…
Jezebel: Unusual Missionary
A look at Jezebel the “cross-cultural, tentmaking missionary” and the role of Christian tentmakers.Read more…
Effective Prayer
There are many reasons why it is expedient to pray. Here are eight.Read more…
Asia Theological Association
A look inside the ATA and the 2007 General Assembly.Read more…
Before Contextualization: Critical Incarnational Living
Critical incarnational living and contextualization of the gospel go hand in hand.Read more…
Viva Global Prayer Weekend Calls Christians to Stand against Modern Day Child Slavery
World Weekend of Prayer for Children at Risk to be held 2-3 June 2007.Read more…
Contextualizing Western Workers – Gifts from the Muslim World
Muslim interaction can give us at least four contextualized gifts.Read more…
Making Waves: Trans World Radio Helps Students Create a Splash for God
TWR recently launched a new website sub-portal, aimed at piquing the interest of 20-somethings and encouraging them to take a new look at world missions and their role in it.Read more…
20th Edition of the Mission Handbook: The Most Comprehensive One-volume Reference on the North American Overseas Mission Effort
The Mission Handbook contains information on more than eight hundred North American mission agencies working overseas.Read more…
Greater Europe Mission Names New President
Henry Deneen succeeding Ted Noble as president of GEM.Read more…
London Soccer Stadium to Be the Focus for Mass Christian Prayer
This yearÌ¢âÂã¢s GDOP, to be celebrated 27 May 2007, will have its UK hub in West Ham football stadium in London, England.Read more…
Christian Churches Together Launched in Pasadena, California, USA: Stresses Evangelism and an End to Poverty
A consensus on the importance of evangelism and the need to eliminate domestic poverty marked the official formation of Christian Churches Together.Read more…
Border Station in Guatemala Reaching Mexicans with Christ’s Love
Radio Impacto, a small, 1,000-watt FM Christian radio station in La Mesilla, Guatemala, is also planting churches.Read more…
Group Plans Interactive Conference on Partnering with Indigenous Ministries
The annual COSIM conference will be held 11-13 June 2007 in Wheaton, Illinois, USA.Read more…
Preparing the Younger Generation for Missions in the 10/40 Window
CafÌÄå© 1040 prepares students for a life of service in the 10/40 Window.Read more…
Missionary Pioneers: A Legacy of Women and Men Advancing the Gospel Together
During the modern missionary movement of the 1800s Christians began to develop a cohesive biblical basis for womenÌ¢âÂã¢s service as gospel partners with men.Read more…
HCJB World Radio Becomes HCJB Global
HCJB World Radio, the worldÌ¢âÂã¢s first missionary broadcasting ministry, which has also developed an international medical outreach, has changed its name to HCJB Global.Read more…
“Wasted” on Jesus
Every life is being spent on something. The question is, “What will you spend your life on?”Read more…
God’s Word Holds Brightest Future for New European Union Members Romania and Bulgaria
As Romania and Bulgaria become part of the European Union, Christian leaders in those countries are preparing to spread God’s Word far and wide.Read more…
A Call for Papers for the Twelfth Assembly of the International Association for Mission Studies, Held 16-23 August 2008
Academic papers on the topic of Ì¢âÂÒHuman Identity and the Gospel of Reconciliation: Agenda for Mission Studies and Praxis in the 21st CenturyÌ¢âÂå are wanted for the 2008 IAMS assembly.Read more…
Internet Evangelism Day a Time to Use Church Websites to Reach the World for Christ
Internet Evangelism Day, 29 April 2007, is a time when churches can begin using their websites to reach out to their communities.Read more…
Kingdom Advance in Gambia: A Veteran’s Perspective
Modou Sanneh, head pastor of the Reformed Evangelical Church in Gambia, talks about advancing the Kingdom of God in that nation.Read more…
The Big Deal About Little Gambia
Virtually every tribe in Gambia can be described as unreached.Read more…
Will I Go to Heaven When I Die, Too?
Many Christians around the world have little to no theological or biblical training. And therefore have many questions about their newfound faith.Read more…
Friends of the Disabled in Latin America Impacting Thousands for Christ
Thousands of individuals with disabilities in Latin America have been blessed through the ministry of FRIDLA and others.Read more…
A Mission, a Witch and a Village: The Lasting Effect of Missions
Mission trips do have an impact. Sarah, a former witch in her Kenyan community, is a living testimony of this fact.Read more…
The Prayer of Faith
Faith is the raw material upon which the answers to our prayers are produced.Read more…
More Than Dreams: Muslims Coming to Christ Through Dreams and Visions
Muslims around the world are having dreams and visions of the risen Christ. These are being documented and shared with others.Read more…
Boomers – The New Wave of Volunteer Missionaries
As thousands of new volunteer missionaries rise from the ranks of retiring baby boomers, they are challenging the status quo of missions.Read more…
Latin America Blessing the World
More than two thousand church and mission leaders from forty Latin American nations met for the third COMIBAM conference.Read more…
Making the Most of a Mission Experience Through Journaling
Proper journaling can help short-term missionaries make the most of their time of ministry.Read more…
A New Gateway to World Missions at Urbana 06
Nearly twenty-five thousand participants are expected to attend the Urbana 06 conference 27-31 December 2006.Read more…
Freedom to Worship: World Christian Gathering on Indigenous People
Drawing more than five hundred representatives of indigenous tribes from twenty-three countries, the WCGIP was a venue for indigenous peoples worldwide to express themselves freely.Read more…
Urbana 06 Open for Business Conference
The Open for Business track at Urbana 06 is for participants who have a passion or growing interest in business and global missions.Read more…
Just10 – Transform Your World
Teaching the Ten Commandments in a relevant way is transforming thousands of lives in the United Kingdom.Read more…
Bethany International’s GO100 – Multiplying Worldwide Missions Training
Globeserve vision seeks to start one hundred missionary training schools in developing nations by 2012.Read more…
China Sending: A Mission Force on the Rise
The Chinese Church is sending out missionaries in great numbers and is fast becoming a great world leader.Read more…
Training and Equipping Grassroots Workers in India
Equipping Christian workers in India requires strategic empowerment and education.Read more…
Leadership Development and HCJB World Radio
Leadership development needs to be a core methodology to produce strong Christian leaders today and in generations to come.Read more…
Countless Christians to Gather 12 November for the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church
More than 200 million Christians are being persecuted worldwide for their faith in Jesus Christ.Read more…
The Ibero-American Church Is on its Way to the III Ibero-American Missions Congress (La Iglesia Ibero Americana de camino al III Congreso Misionero Iberoamericano)
COMIBAM Internacional leads the move to have the Ibero-American Church become a sending force in Latin America and throughout the world. (Article also available in Spanish.)Read more…
WEA Theological Commission Holds Its Annual Session for the First Time in Africa
More than sixty leaders from around the world gathered for the first ever WEA-TC meeting in Africa.Read more…
Peoples of the Buddhist World CD-ROM: A Resource for Those Ministering in the Buddhist World
The story of the 700 million Buddhist people needs to be told. Christians need to learn about the Buddhist culture in order to effectively pray and minister to them.Read more…
Leaders to Gather 18-19 October 2006 for Important Conference on MAF’s Landmark “Operation ACCESS!” Study
Key leaders from the world’s international missions organizations will be gathering at Mission Aviation Fellowship’s (MAF) new headquarters in Nampa, Idaho, USA 18-19 October to determine how to work together to effectively use the results of MAF’s recent landmark studyRead more…
55th Evangelical Fellowship of India’s Annual Meeting and Tamil Nadu Pastors Conference
Nearly 450 participants and eighty youth leaders attended this year’s EFI annual meeting.Read more…
Changing Campus Ministry in America
Fifty-seven American college campus ministry leaders gathered for the Institute of Campus Revival and Awakening.Read more…
Assessing the Consequences of Preaching to a Larger Audience
In 1900 the ratio of evangelist to hearer of the gospel was 2:1. Today it is 6:1. This is greatly impacting Christianity.Read more…
Unseating “Little Napoleons” : Malaysia’s Mission Leaders Unite to Tackle Mission Priorities
Christian leaders in Malaysia seek to transform their nation through seven projects.Read more…
Tea for China: Write Short Stories for God with ABC111.net
TransWorld Radio-Asia and ABC111.net are using story to help individuals in China learn English.Read more…
Dayasagar and the Life of Christ in India
Using a culturally relevant film to reach the people of India.Read more…
Ministry in Croatia
Advancing the kingdom of God in Croatia includes meeting both the physical and spiritual needs of the people.Read more…
The Sixth World Christian Gathering on Indigenous People to be Held 11-17 September 2006 in the Philippines
Christian first nation peoples will be gathering for the sixth WCGIP to discuss issues related to indigenous people worldwide.Read more…
National Christian Fellowship of Bangladesh (NCFB): Activities of Board of Mission and Evangelism
A detailed look at the NCFB and one of the five boards, the Board of Mission and Evangelism.Read more…
From Muslim to Christian: Finding Life in Kenya
Mohammed Omar is a chaplain to the Somali people in Kijabe Hospital, Kenya. Here is his story of conversion and transformation.Read more…
Missions: A Humble Journey Toward a New Creation
Using the metaphor of the new creation as a guiding vision for missions.Read more…
Transforming Partnership at the Coalition on the Support of Indigenous Ministries (COSIM) Conference
Western and non-Western mission leaders met at the recent COSIM conference to discuss how to support and build Developing World ministries.Read more…
Mission Possible in Bulgaria
One ministry in Bulgaria seeks to equip local churches for outreach through media, sports and nationwide initiatives.Read more…
Anthropological Insights for Gospel Communicators in African-Muslim Contexts
Establishing a local church in a traditional Muslim context in Africa requires emphasis on three important elements: the umma, the mosque and the folk traditions.Read more…
AIMS Launches Vision to Reach the World through Six International Epicenters
Resource centers in China, the Horn of Africa, India, the Malay World, Tanzania and the United States will be used to create a global harvest force.Read more…
Bible League Announces New Ministry and New Director in Chile
Manuel Diaz named national director of Bible League’s newest Latin America ministry in Chile.Read more…
The Dictionary of African Christian Biography: What it is, How it Began and Where it is Going
Biographical resource imagined in 1995 has become a model for similar Christian biographical databases around the world.Read more…
Evangelical Alliance Announces New General Secretary for Scotland
Rev. Fred Drummond named general secretary of Evangelical Alliance Scotland.Read more…
Japan’s Spiritual Change Over the Past Fifty-five Years
In the past five decades both the Japanese people and culture have undergone changes.Read more…
International Intercession for Germany During the 2006 FIFA World Cup
Prayer warriors around the world are being called upon both before and during the Federation Internationale de Football Association Soccer World Cup Series 9 June through 9 July.Read more…
Total Recall: Staying Faithful by Being Relevant
Although difficult, sharing one’s faith relevantly and faithfully to contemporary culture is possibleÌ¢âÂÛand necessary.Read more…
Respecting Muslims While Sharing Christ
Jesus Christ continues to woo Muslims to follow him. We must be his agents.Read more…
World Evangelical Alliance Theological Commission to Meet in Africa for First Time
The annual planning and strategy meeting of the World Evangelical Alliance Theological Commission will be held in Kenya 20-24 September 2006.Read more…
Brother Flack: Missionary to India Offers Insight to Younger Missionaries
A 98-year-old missionary shares with younger leaders the wisdom that he has gained over forty years of ministry.Read more…
Training Evangelists in Manila through the Second Asian Advanced Institute for Evangelists
Conference seeks to enlighten, encourage and empower the lives and ministries of practicing evangelists from Asia and the South Pacific.Read more…
China’s Millions Website
Website seeks to raise awareness and serve as an educational tool for those interested in helping to fulfill God’s purposes for China.Read more…
StreetLevel 2006: Changing the Course of Homelessness in Canada
Conference for those passionately engaged in finding solutions to poverty and homelessness reaps great results.Read more…
Doubt and Amazement: ProChrist2006 in Europe
Germany-based outreach event, translated into eighteen languages, attracted millions of individuals from twenty European nations to Christ.Read more…
Tamil Nadu Pastors Conference and 55th Annual Convention
The 2006 Evangelical Fellowship of India Annual Conference, 24-27 May, seeks to equip, motivate and mobilize pastors throughout India.Read more…
A Contribution from the Latin American Evangelical Churches
Seeking unified ecumenism in Evangelical Churches throughout Latin America.Read more…
Movement for African National Initiatives 2006: Uniting African Church Leaders
African church leaders take the lead in not only missions on the African continent, but global missions as well.Read more…
Roman Catholics in Mission: An Update
Lay movements and leadership momentum are leading to a greater emphasis on evangelization within the Catholic Church.Read more…
Second Annual Global Day of Prayer Seeks to Unite Millions Worldwide
Global prayer gathering, held 4 June 2006, seeks to include participants from over two hundred nations.Read more…
London Soccer Stadium to Be the Focus for Mass Christian Prayer
This yearÌ¢âÂã¢s GDOP, to be celebrated 27 May 2007, will have its UK hub in West Ham football stadium in London, England.Read more…
Chinese Persecution” - Fact Or Fiction
The sixty to eighty million Christians in China remain the single largest persecuted community today.Read more…
Urban Impact Ministry in New York City
Countless individuals from unreached people groups come to North America each year. One ministry seeks to reach these individuals with the gospel message.Read more…
The 417 Project and Missionary Support
One missionary uses his abilities as a web programmer to develop a website which helps missionaries raise support.Read more…
Passion for Madurai Glimpses the Spirit of God at Work in India
The Spirit of God is moving mightily in a land of contrasts.Read more…
Institute of Campus Revival and Awakening Set for Yale University
An Institute to help college campus ministry leaders understand revival and awakening biblically and historically—and to help bring revival to their own campuses—has been scheduled for 21-28 June 2006 at Yale University, Connecticut, USA. “The Institute of Campus Revival andRead more…
Mexico City Summit Explores Global Vision for Missions
Church leaders, educators, mission administrators, medical ministry personnel and missionaries will meet to discuss how to implement internationalism for more effective global outreach.Read more…
Hopegivers Urges Christians to Establish Individual “Prayer Night”
Officials with Hopegivers International are calling on Christians to establish a monthly night of prayer for the persecuted Church.Read more…
Thousands Prepare for Azusa Street Centennial
World leaders are looking forward to the “Spiritual Experience of a Lifetime” in Los Angeles, California, USA this 25-29 April 2006.Read more…
International Bible Society: The Bible and HIV/AIDS
The International Bible Society (IBS) is using the life-changing power of scripture in the battle against the deadly HIV/AIDS virus.Read more…
Commissioner Shaw Clifton Elected Eighteenth General of the Salvation Army
Adam Greene Commissioner Shaw Clifton named General of the Salvation Army The Salvation Army has announced that its new world leader and the eighteenth General of the Salvation Army will be Commissioner Shaw Clifton. Commissioner Clifton, who currently heads upRead more…
New President Leads AIMS into a New Era
Daniel O. Crosby is the new president of Accelerating International Mission Strategies.Read more…
ERF Television: Opening Evangelistic Windows to Europe’s One Hundred Million German-speakers
For the first couple of decades following its founding in 1959, TransWorld RadioÌ¢âÂã¢s German sister ministry, Evangeliums-Rundfunk (ERF), based in Wetzlar near Frankfurt, kept fairly close to the extended familyÌ¢âÂã¢s radio-only mode.Read more…
Jesus. All about Life: Using Prime-Time Australian Media to Tell Others about Jesus
Nicole is in her final year of high school in Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia. She and her family attend an Anglican church which had signed up to be part of the “Jesus. All about life” (JAAL) campaign.Read more…
My Hope India: Using Technology and Home Groups to Bring the Gospel to Hundreds of Thousands
In a country where nearly ninety-two percent of the one billion plus people profess to be either Hindu or Muslim, Christians in the nation of India are working hard to get the gospel message out to those who have never heard.Read more…
Chinese Christian to lead OMF International
OMF International (formerly the China Inland Mission) has announced that Dr. Patrick Fung will become the tenth general director of the mission. Dr. Fung, a Chinese Christian, is the first Asian to lead the ministry, and succeeds the Rev. Dr. David Harley, who served as general director since 2001.Read more…
Tough Questions Posed at the Anglican “Hope and a Future” Conference
Unanswered questions regarding the social interactions of individuals and entire cultures require us to pause and look deeply at ourselves, our lives and our circumstances.Read more…
Fighting against Forced Child Prostitution in India: How Restore International is Seeking to Defend the Defenseless
India ranks high on the list of countries where commercial sexual exploitation of underage girls occurs.Read more…
Tales from the Gulf Coast: American Bible Society Delivers Nearly One Million Bibles and Scripture Portions to Katrina Victims
The American Bible SocietyÌ¢âÂã¢s response to the need for Bibles for Hurricane Katrina evacuees was swift and coordinated with churches and like-minded organizations throughout the United States Gulf Coast area.Read more…
Portable Dentistry and Proclamation of the Gospel in One Ministry
These are encouraging times for mission organizations and workers committed to serving the health needs of suffering people. Never before have there been more opportunities to reach non-believers with pain relief and the caring gospel of Jesus Christ.Read more…
Finishing the Task Partners Committed to Reaching UUPGs
World renowned mission agencies have challenged local churches to work with them in Finishing the Task (FTT). This vision, to launch indigenously-led church planting movements to targeted groups around the world, was presented 14-17 November at the Billy Graham Training Center, in Asheville, NC, USA.Read more…
InterVarsity Makes AIDS a Priority Issue for Urbana 06
The United Nations reports that nearly forty million people in the world are infected with HIV/AIDS.Read more…
Motives for Mission
The mission of the Church may be defined as Ì¢âÂÒwhat God has sent the Church into the world to do.Ì¢âÂå This includes both evangelistic and social responsibilities. Many speak of our mission, but what about our motivations for mission?Read more…
The “Small” Problem of Leprosy is Bigger than We Think
In the face of devastating diseases such as HIV/AIDS and malaria, and global needs such as poverty and trade injustice, the relatively í¢äåñsmallí¢äå problem of leprosy can often be forgotten.Read more…
AIDS in China: The Amity Foundation
The first AIDS case in China was reported in 1985. The following years witnessed rapid growth of the HIV-positive population. Geographically, HIV-positive cases have now been reported in each and every one of the thirty-one provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities of mainland China.Read more…
A Billion Souls: The Rise of Global Christianity
For more than two thousand years, the Church has worked to fulfill the Great Commission of our Lord. By 1900, 45.69% of the world was evangelized; by 2000, more than 73.09% of the world has heard the gospel. Yet there are still more than 1.8 billion people who have never heard the gospel of Jesus Christ.Read more…
International Orality Network 2005 Annual Working Conference: Making Disciples of Oral Learners
A provocative call to radically rethink our communication of the gospel was the central theme of the 2005 International Orality Network (ION) Annual Working Conference held recently in Anaheim, CA, USA.Read more…
He Intends Victory a Paradigm for the Acceptance of the Church in HIV/AIDS
Ì¢âÂÒI really think itÌ¢âÂã¢s best if you donÌ¢âÂã¢t come back to church here anymore!Ì¢âÂå Can you imagine what itÌ¢âÂã¢s like to hear those words from your pastor?Read more…
On North Korea, a Country Spotlighted During the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church
North Korea, which tops Open DoorÌ¢âÂã¢s World Watch List of countries where persecution of Christians is the worst, was one of the countries spotlighted during the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church 13 November.Read more…
Trans World Radio and Kerus Global Education Unite to Mobilize African Youth to Stem the Tide of HIV/AIDS
Every day 14,000 Africans become infected with HIV/AIDS. In an effort to counter the spread of this unrelenting enemy on the continent, international Christian broadcaster Trans World Radio (TWR) and Kerus Global Education have partnered to produce character-based radio programming geared toward helping African teenagers make responsible lifestyle choices.Read more…
Drugs Don’t Cure Leprosy
Drugs do not cure leprosy. I can almost hear it now. Doctors, researchers and other leprosy experts who read this title are asking, Ì¢âÂÒWhatÌ¢âÂã¢s wrong with this fellow? DoesnÌ¢âÂã¢t he know anything about leprosy? HeÌ¢âÂã¢s supposed to be the president of American Leprosy Missions (ALM) and he doesnÌ¢âÂã¢t even know about the miraculous cure.Ì¢âÂåRead more…
How the Unified Church Can Respond to Global Corruption: A Call which Will Impact Millions
Life for a person living below the poverty line is short. This is the terrible conclusion one can reach by looking at indicators concerning human development.1Read more…
European Evangelicals End Annual Assembly
European Evangelical leaders on Saturday were challenged to live out their “true identities” as “Christian nobodies” by becoming God’s catalysts for change.Read more…
Islam and Christianity: Why Muslims Dominate and Christians Suffer
Ever since Islam began in the seventh century, there have been Christian communities living as minorities in Muslim-majority contexts. Their circumstances have varied at different times and in different places, but almost always Christians experience some degree of discrimination or hostility.Read more…
First National Consultation on International Students Ministry in Singapore
Singapore held their first National Consultation on International Students Ministry (ISM) on 1 October 2005 in St Andrews’ Cathedral.Read more…
Disaster Relief Jesus’ Way
Hearing of a disaster in your homeland is hard. Watching helplessly on television while your countrymen are suffering is excruciating. This is how I feel when watching news of the earthquake in Pakistan.Read more…
Casting a Global Net
When it comes to sharing the gospel of Christ with many people at one timeÌ¢âÂÛcasting the proverbial large netÌ¢âÂÛChristians eagerly use the tools of their day. Paul preached from Mars HillRead more…
“Jesus. All about Life” Media Campaign Shares Gospel Message throughout Adelaide, South Australia
Put together 350 churches and church-based organizations; 25,000 pamphlets; 11,500 response books; 20,000 prayer cards; more than 1,000 people trained in evangelism;Read more…
Bibles Brighten Lives for Survivors of Hurricane Katrina; Three Quarters of a Million Scriptures for Distribution
The American Bible Society (ABS) already has three quarters of a million Bibles and scripture portions for distribution to those who survived the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, with more to come in the days ahead.Read more…
Local Churches and Ministries in Mississippi Uniquely Impacting Communities Affected by Hurricane Katrina
When Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) officials finally began to better assess the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina,Read more…
Prayer and Action: How One American School Seeks to Combat the Effects of HIV/AIDS in Zambia
Students in a western suburb of Chicago commit to help families in Zambia deal with the devastating effects of AIDS.Read more…
Consensus-Driven Christians: The G8, the World Summit and How Understanding “Integral Mission” is Inspiring Evangelical Christians to Advocate with the Poor
Thousands of Christians seek to do integral mission during and after the G8 Summit.Read more…
Global AIDS Prayer Partnership (GAPP)
Grassroots movement seeks to unite Christians worldwide in prayer and action toward the reversal and eradication of AIDS.Read more…
Third International Orality Network Conference: His Word Must Go Beyond the Printed Page to Oral Media
God will use whatever means necessary, including oral transmissions and auditory messages, to draw individuals and groups to himself.Read more…
Global Network for Reconciliation Launched
Highlights from the Reconciliation Track at the 2004 Lausanne Forum.Read more…
Ethne 06
A global gathering of people, churches and organizations committed to reaching the unreached people groups.Read more…
Effective Church Planting is Partnership
Butler looks at the importance of relationships and partnership in evangelism.Read more…
Guiding a Younger Generation of Church Leaders
Prioritizing leadership development by connecting, developing and inspiring the next generation of Christ-centered leaders.Read more…