There are Christians working in public service at all levels across the world, with major opportunities to represent Christ and impact society through their words and actions. And the opportunities are manifold, because the public arena encompasses such a huge range of organizations. For example, it includes political and public office at local and central […]
Fred Flack ministered to India for over forty years. Brother Fred Flack will be one hundred years old in July 2007. He served for forty years in India with the indigenous church planting movement associated with Brother Bakht Singh. He and his twin brother are the oldest known twins alive in the United Kingdom today. […]
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 dream was still […]
In a recent conference about technology in church ministry, Pastor Rick Warren of Saddleback Church (Lake Forest, California, USA) said, “Every time there is an advance in technology, the kingdom advances.” Technology has a huge impact on our mission—not the “what” of our mission, but the “how.” Some Perspective The Gutenberg Bible was the first […]
Oral communicators (OCs) represent as much as two-thirds of the world’s population, perhaps four billion people. Primary oral communicators do not read or write. They are the prime ministry focus of Global Recordings Network (GRN) and of this article. How do we communicate to both the speaking and thinking of OCs? Avery Willis of the […]
We should never ignore the empowering of the Holy Spirit in overcoming communication barriers and boundaries in order to share the gospel with people from various languages, cultures and social backgrounds. The tower of Babel may signal the beginning of such obstacles as a result of humanity’s selfishness. God’s response as creator resulted in confusing […]
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“And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.” (Acts 2:42) Prayer is one of the foundations upon which the early Church was built. It was as natural as breathing. It permeated and undergirded their actions and fellowship. “And they continued steadfastly …in prayer.” To understand […]
The growth of the Muslim community and the decline of church attendance in the United Kingdom seem of perpetual fascination to the media. When the BBC Sunday programme “Heaven and Earth” chose five key facts about religion in Britain to explore, one of them was: “When would Muslim mosque attendance overtake Christian churchgoing?” So what […]
The first Iberoamerican Wesleyan Women’s conference was held in February in San Jose, Costa Rica. Over two hundred women from thirteen different countries attended this event, including two women from Spain and four women from Equatorial Guinea, Africa. This event was the first Wesleyan Women’s conference in Iberoamerica as well as the first event with […]
FEATURED UNREACHED PEOPLE GROUP Central Tibetans More than 350 delegates, representing every continent of the world, recently came together for Ethne ‘06 to celebrate progress, assess status and accelerate efforts to reach the least-reached peoples of the world. Most global conferences draw people from all over the world and organize themselves around tracks that appeal […]
“The strength of the national Church is in direct proportion to the strength of its body of local Christian literature,” said author Tim Stafford. The Church in Africa has expanded exponentially in the past century. However, its publication of quality, contextual Christian books and periodicals has not kept pace. Relevant African literature is needed to […]
Dr. Fred Drummond, who has served as a Church of Scotland minister in Perth for fifteen years, began his post as head of the Scottish Evangelical Alliance 1 July. Concerned that Scotland is becoming an increasingly fragmented society, Drummond hopes to encourage Christians and churches to build relationships and positively impact the community through dialogue, […]
