The biblical record—from the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden in Genesis (3:23) to the magnificent vision of the Apostle John, who is exiled on the Island of Patmos in Revelation (1:9)—reveals a profound interconnection between human mobility or dispersion and the unfolding of salvation history. The same link is manifest […]
Question: How do you ignite a massive evangelism movement that draws hundreds of thousands of people using relevant, modern technology? Add to that the ability to intrigue and capture any audience (not a specific group of people, religion, or nation), while uplifting the name of Jesus using the same force of a secular major advertising […]
After my cross-cultural experiences of fifteen years on African mission fields, my research on successful cross-cultural discipleship stretched further. Like other missionaries in their first terms, my early years of missionary work in Kenya had a series of disappointments and discouragements. My greatest struggle was to identify a practical methodology of cross-cultural discipleship. After experiencing […]
In the April 2007 issue of Lausanne World Pulse, I wrote an article entitled “One Hundred Years of Christian Growth.” The article used visual aids to compare the growth of Christianity both externally (with population growth) and internally (between various ecclesiastical blocs). These figures captured the monumental changes to the Christian world between the years […]
In the April 2007 issue of Lausanne World Pulse, I wrote an article entitled “One Hundred Years of Christian Growth.” The article used visual aids to compare the growth of Christianity both externally (with population growth) and internally (between various ecclesiastical blocs). These figures captured the monumental changes to the Christian world between the years […]
Throughout the Muslim world men and women without knowledge of the gospel or contact among Christians have experienced dreams and visions of Jesus Christ. “In the last days,” says God, “I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young […]
Early in 2009, Lindsay Brown, international director of The Lausanne Movement, proposed that there should be a statement from Cape Town 2010 that would comprise a clear statement of evangelical Christian faith, and a clear call to action from Lausanne and the gathering to the world Church. There followed some months of discussion with myself […]
During a critical leadership succession period in a publishing house in Côte d’Ivoire, the new CEO, Jules Ouoba, needed urgent help. Survival was uncertain, yet crucial for Centre de Publications Evangéliques (CPE), the largest Christian publisher in French-speaking Africa. Bob Reekie, Media Associates International (MAI) co-founder and president for many years, moved in to assist. […]
