By Nasko Lazarov July 2006 In recent years Leah has brought a new fascination to the editorial team at Mission Possible. Some time back the office started receiving regular invitations for facilitating and organizing “ladies-night-out” events. Theses events are co-sponsored by Leah and a hosting local church, and include discussion on challenges for women today […]
By Harry Bryans October / November 2011 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 […]
By Al Janssen October / November 2009 About six years ago I was asked by a friend to intercede for twenty-two men in an Islamic country. These men were among the first Christian converts in an area dominated by Muslim extremists. With a growing number of followers of Jesus in this region, these brothers had […]
By Christopher L. Heuertz September 2007 When we allow scripture and Christ’s example to penetrate our hearts and minds, we can do no less than commit to relationships. We realize that people rather than programs must be central to all that we do, and the poor are human persons like ourselves, with names, stories to […]
By Christopher L. Heuertz September 2007 A Call to Relationship: Moving From Donor to Receptor in Mission My community, Word Made Flesh, lives among the suffering and oppressed. Although we are young people, it routinely seems we go to more funerals than weddings, visit more gravesites than delivery rooms. It is not uncommon for our […]
By Christopher L. Heuertz September 2007 The power of naming is also a tool used in society to control the victims of poverty. We use terms to label the victims of poverty that only contribute to their powerlessness. Even by labeling victims of poverty as “the poor,” we have done our friends (and ourselves) a […]
By Alan Andrews September 2007 Rarely do the “systems” of the world treat those living in poverty with dignity and respect. The Kingdom of God offers a very different perspective I was standing in the courtroom being tried for something I did not do. As I looked around, I desperately wanted to tell everyone who would listen that […]
By Alan Andrews September 2007 Our Presence with “the Least of These” From that day in the courtroom, God has continued to cultivate in me and my wife a passion for the poor. It is true that the poor feel helpless and hopeless. It is also true that many have no resources or capacity to […]
By Alan Andrews September 2007 Our Lord and “the Least of These” The Kingdom of God offers a very different perspective on those in need. God’s heart is on the side of “the least of these” (Matthew 25:45). In most cases, we know the address or location of where Jesus would show up if he […]
By Laurie Fortunak Nichols September 2011 When we decided on the theme for this issue, “Women on the Cutting Edge of Missions,” we were focusing on “typical” images of influential, wise, creative women who are greatly impacting missions and evangelism today. On a secular level, we would look to the equivalent of Angela Merkel, Ho […]
September 2011 By Sookit Chan In many places such as China, Christian writers still cannot publish openly. Yet more than a few are persevering despite uncertainties. Here is one example. Read Article >>
September 2011 By Audra Grace Shelby 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 Article >> The Story of a 21st-century Priscilla By Rachel Rajagopal We bring ourselves to […]
By Renato Fleischner October / November 2011 Like never before, Christian publishers are blessed. God has allowed us to live in the midst of the most important changes since the invention of the Gutenberg Press. For hundreds of years publishers had just one way to communicate—printed paper. Today, we have a plethora of platforms for […]
By Renato Fleischner October / November 2011 Collaborative solutions exist today that eliminate geographic barriers. In many countries, it’s possible to print abroad and harness the most innovative solutions available. The New Living Bible was edited in Brazil, paginated in Denmark, and printed in China. POD Mundo Cristão sells more than 3.2 million copies annually. […]
