By Bob Creson, Jim Green, and Roy Peterson In the Democratic Republic of Congo, André took his translation of Luke 1-3 to a small village chapel to read it to the congregation and get their response. When he finished, the people applauded. One 82-year-old woman commented, “Very good, my son. Today I have understood what […]
By Justin and Heidi Long Here is the problem: In 1900, 879 million people (fifty-six percent of the world’s population of 1.6 billion people) had never heard of Christ, Christianity or the gospel. They were unevangelized. They could not get access to the gospel very easily. They had no churches, no preachers, no evangelists, no […]
By Justin and Heidi Long What we need are not individuals who can evangelize large numbers, but people who can ensure that large numbers are and continue to be evangelized and discipled and that communities continue to be transformed. In other words, we need Roberts, Amys, Gladyses, Adonirams, Hudsons and Samuels who can identify and […]
Learning from Ants: A Look at Evangelists and Cross-cultural Missionaries By Justin and Heidi Long A look at the lives of several cross-cultural missionaries throughout the ages gives us a deeper picture of what we are talking about and where we, as missionaries, need to put our emphasis: Robert Morrison was the first Protestant […]
By Justin and Heidi Long What about Today? These examples seem to say that a called, gifted, trained and equipped evangelistic team (composed of multiple individuals) can impact hundreds of thousands of people—if not millions—over the space of a few years. But are these the rule or the exception? If they are the rule, then […]
By John Pellowe Churches and parachurches are increasingly seeing the importance of working together. Helping the members of his congregation prepare to share their faith was a dream for Glenn Driedger, pastor of Carman Pentecostal Assembly in Carman, Manitoba, Canada. It is a dream that most pastors share. Yet after six years, Driedger found his […]
April 2006 The significance of Internet ministry today and tomorrow calls for an international Lausanne consultation dealing specifically with this issue. If you are interested in being part of such a consultation dealing with both theological and practical issues related to the use of the Internet in Christian mission and other ministry, please contact Birger […]
April 2006 In Muslim countries where conversion and proselytizing is illegal, cyberspace is an anonymous haven for North Africans to explore Christianity—and a means for the gospel to penetrate a closed society. With Avant Ministries’ assistance, the growing underground church is establishing public cybercafés equipped with pay-per-minute computer terminals. Already popular venues in North Africa, these […]
April 2006 By Tony Whittaker In New Testament times, the Roman Road system was strategic in God’s plan. It enabled the spread of the gospel throughout the then-known world. In the same way today, the Internet is a worldwide network that can facilitate effective gospel communication. The Internet Evangelism Day website offers resources for Christians […]
April 2006 By Robby Richardson I have had the privilege for over ten years of working in various capacities with Gospelcom.net, the Internet outreach of Gospel Communications International (GCI). It has been a joy to watch individuals and ministries take hold of this technology and develop creative ways to share the good news of Jesus […]
October 2005 By Dave Hackett When it comes to sharing the gospel of Christ with many people at one time—casting the proverbial large net—Christians eagerly use the tools of their day. Paul preached from Mars Hill. Luther churned out printed Bibles. Huge crowds in the 18th century were drawn to Gospel tents. More recently, we […]
April 2006 By Harry Bryans At the 2004 Lausanne Forum in Thailand, the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization rated the http://www.hikidz.org/ children’s website as one of the four most strategic tools to communicate the gospel to the world’s two billion children over the next ten years. According to the Barna Group, individuals are five times […]
April 2006 By Byron Barlowe Does your ministry have an underperforming website? Or do you have yet to enter into the twenty-first century and Internet outreach? Have you (or your donors) heard war stories and astounding stats from high-flying sites and wondered if you could ever see such results? Take heart. For eight years […]
April 2006 By Joseph Vijayam In just a few years, India and China have become the center of world trade and economics. In addition to macroeconomic changes, there are significant changes occurring in the Indian society, especially among the younger generation. Anyone traveling in India is greatly impressed by the overwhelming changes in the social […]
