Archive for ‘November, 2009

The Power of Students in Missions

by roger
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The newest Mission Frontiers magazine is entirely dedicated to the power of mobilizing college students.  As Steve Shadrach says in his article: “As I travel and interact with students in the U.S. and other countries, I observe a new generation of students worldwide who want to give themselves unreservedly to a cause that really matters.” [...] Read more »

At Peace, or at War?

by brianhumbles

This blog has brought me back to a theme I first encountered through the course Perspectives on the World Christian Movement. The concept of living with “A Commitment to a Wartime Lifestyle” was first articulated by Dr. Ralph Winter in 1994, and challenges me to look at the disparity between the focus of my life, [...] Read more »

Urbana 09 Is Coming Next Month

by roger
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One of the most dynamic student missions’ conferences, Urbana 09, is taking place next month in St. Louis, Missouri. Following is a video from Urbana 06.
At Urbana you’ll learn how critical global issues like human trafficking, environmental degredation, poverty and divisions between peoples affect missions.  Read more >>

Haven’t They all Heard by Now?

by jackie

I used to think that with today’s technology with communications, air travel and finances, that everyone should have heard by now. I was surprised to find that’s not so. Check out the link to Joshua Project on this page orjoshuaproject.org and you’ll see who still hasn’t heard. It’s an amazing website! You can click on [...] Read more »

Eight-Year Old South African Starts House Church

by roger

Joel News provides regular updates on what God is doing around the world.  For example:
This week an encouraging story from South Africa, where God used an eight-year old boy to start a thriving house church.
Read the entire news article here.

Simple Church & World Missions: Explosive

by roger
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Could a small (but growing) movement of simple/organic church-lifers lead to a revolutionary impact upon world missions?  There is something deep inside of me that says the answer to this question could be a resounding “YES.” Thus, this blog and website.  We are starting with a seed, believing that providing a place for simple/organic/house church [...] Read more »

Passion statement

by jackie

Matth 24:14. I believe this to be the rallying call for us today. For the first time in history we can measure what needs to be done. Our passion is for Jesus to return and He can’t do that until there are representative of every tribe and tongue. That’s the love of the Father reconciling [...] Read more »