ARABIAN GULF: Frontiers Begins New “Gap” Program Frontiers will soon begin a new “Gap” program in the Arabian Gulf. In the past, the program, which prepares new overseas workers through on-the-job training, has been held in northern Iraq. The new program will operate in the Arabian Gulf where Muslims are less needy and the cost […]
By Glenn Smith Five ways to re-educate churches to engage their contexts with the good news of God’s rule in Jesus Christ. Read Article >> Recovering Mission: Majority World Mission—A Return to Mission for the Majority By The Rev. Canon Mark Oxbrow We need to radically revise our understanding of who a missionary is in […]
By John Edmiston January / February 2012 There are currently 1.7 billion active Internet users; another three billion are expected to be added in the next five years. The developing world will soon go online as cell phones become smartphones and as cheap digital devices such as netbooks and e-readers proliferate. The rollout of fiber-optic […]
By Lon Allison Worshipping with people from all corners of the world expands one’s vision of the global Church. Read >> THEMED ARTICLES: The Challenges of Mexico City By Elisabeth Isais Evangelism, Christian camps, Christian literature and biblical teaching during special events are used to reach Mexico City for Christ. Read >> The Challenges of […]
By Jerry Root January / February 2012 There has been no perfect period in church history. The first-century Church must not be over-idealized. According to theologian Walter Elwell, in the New Testament epistles alone, the Church had to be corrected some 150 times.1 We must always be careful to avoid projections and over-idealizations of any […]
By Daniel Daesoon Kim January / February 2012 When we look at the Bible, we find that the noun evangelism does not occur in the Bible and the word evangelist is used only three times in the New Testament. Phillip is referred to as an evangelist (Acts 21:8), Timothy is exhorted to do the work […]
By Chris Castaldo January / February 2012 Angela’s Ashes is the autobiography of Frank McCourt, who describes his life in Ireland during the 1930s and 1940s. His family lived in a hovel with one bare light bulb and bedbugs, on a dirt lane, and shared one outdoor toilet with all the neighbors. Because his dad […]
By Dion Forster January / February 2012 Introduction I have been a pastor for almost twenty years. I was trained to preach—in fact, I was trained to take the truths of the gospel and present them in the clearest and most convincing manner I could. I have viewed the task of proclaiming the gospel as […]
January / February 2012 There are 4.35 billion people in our world who are oral learners. They are found in many cultural groups in the villages and in global cities around the world. We recognize that sixty percent of the world’s population can’t, won’t, or don’t hear the gospel when we share it simply because […]
By Ted Bergman and Bill Morrison January / February 2012 It is imperative for those of us who follow Christ to disciple all peoples. Of the many peoples that need missionaries, which are highest priority? We believe it is the groups which, so far as we know, have no Christ-followers among them, no books of […]
By Nasko Lazarov July 2006 Workers in Bulgaria The Early Years of Revival Growing up in Communist Bulgaria was an experience. With all that was going on, it was extraordinary to witness the change of a political regime that we once thought would last forever. Bulgaria was not spared the winds of change that were […]
