Who are the women on the cutting edge of missions? Are they the ones who are easily recognised due to media exposure? Are they the ones who speak at conferences, write books, and appear on radio talk shows? Or are they the ones who quietly serve the Lord, making a difference in a person’s life, […]
“Aduuuuuh, MAMA!!!” That was all the girls said over and over. With tears in their eyes and big smiles on their faces, they ran across the field and jumped straight into my arms. The match was over and we had just won the Girls’ Football Championship of West Papua after scoring three goals against the […]
In this article I intend to present: Biblical foundations for political involvement Examples of godly politicians in the Bible A story of how I got involved in politics Seven reasons why I am in politics Seven lessons God has taught me while in politics Dangers I see in politics Practical advice for those who feel […]
Q. Give a brief overview of your work and ministry. A. I was named Evangeline by my parents in the hope that I would be a great evangelist for our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I come from a God-fearing Christian family. There are five of us—I am the youngest and I have two elder sisters. […]
Should short-term mission be granted status as a new, bona fide missiological strategy? New it’s not—but bona fide, and potentially strategic it can be. Yet before we ponder either the age or strategic possibilities of what Ralph Winter (U.S. Center for World Mission) termed one of the “least anticipated major mutations in modern mission,” let’s […]
Child mortality in Luanda is 320 per one thousand; compare this to Canada, where it is five per one thousand. Luanda, the capital of Angola, was founded by the Portuguese in 1575. In the beginning, Luanda was principally a port serving Portuguese navigators in their commercial activities for West Africa. It was also a point […]
As we consider the missionary pattern modeled by Jesus, and the meaning of his death and resurrection, we face the uniqueness of his person and work. The Lausanne movement that started after the 1974 International Congress on World Evangelization (Lausanne I) had a significant impact on the practice of mission around the world. One could […]
“If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also.” – John 15:20 They admitted to being confused, these pastors and lay leaders who had endured decades of persecution within the now-failing Soviet Republic. Yet they agreed to share their personal, family, and church stories with the broader Christian community, hoping to help churches, mission organizations, […]
We are living in a global world—the young generation, especially. We have a global culture. Most of us know Facebook, Michael Jackson, iPhone, Avatar, Nike. Brands are global. Movies are global. Artists are global. But still, the place where we live is local. We have a home, friends, family. My teenagers, who live in the […]
God is the one who established diversity. Galatians 3:28 reminds us that “…there is no Jew nor Greek, no male nor female, no slave nor free. We are all one in Christ Jesus.” According to James Breckenridge and Lillian Breckenridge, “In the quest to recognize and to appreciate diversity of ethnic groups, care must be […]
The workplace. It is the least reached place in the world. Likely you have heard of the 10/40 Window, a geographical region extending from 10 degrees to 40 degrees north of the equator with very few Christians. For many years, churches and Christian ministries have focussed their energy and attention on getting missionaries into this […]
For the Professionals? From the early nineteenth century, mission societies were the bearers of mission from Norway to the non-Christian nations. Norwegian mission in terms of missionaries and funds for mission became the world champion when compared to the size of the Norwegian population. In that sense, mission in Norwegian clothing was a prime example […]
