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Missions mobilization in the past has been about going. Now it is about a bigger goal--every Christian a World Christian. Every Christian saying, "I'll do whatever it takes for my life to contribute to the great commission." What is the goal of mobilization?
Continue reading Mobilizing College Students for Short-Term Missions, by Claude Hickman.
When I came to the United States in 1992, I spoke English but still had hard time communicating. with people. English-speaking immigrants have no idea what "step up to the plate," "tee it up," or "hill of beans" means. Doing my best to fit in, I tried to use the idioms even without understanding them. Instead of "hill of beans," for example, I would say "hell of beans." I got some great reactions from Christians over that.
Continue reading Do You Dare to Preach the Word? by Greg Stier.
Continue reading VIDEO: Thinking About Jesus' Small Group, by Sam O'Neal.
Continue reading Developing a Missions Minded Church, by Paul Dean.
Continue reading Called to Witness till Jesus Christ Returns, by David Jeremiah .
No mission worth taking is really "short-term"
A few years ago I was in a church service where a team of energetic college students and young adults was reporting back on their short-term international mission trip. Like most such groups, they had plenty of daunting cross-cultural experiences to report.
Continue reading Why Short-Term Missions Need to be Round Trip, by Andy Crouch .
It was near sundown when we reached the dusty Laotian village, two vanloads of wide-eyed American visitors.
The decision to bring us here was, to me, a cost-benefit conundrum. Laotian Christians are often persecuted for their faith, and it's hard to bring Americans into the rural rice fields of Laos without drawing attention from the police or Communist leaders. At more than six feet tall I towered over the Laotians and my white skin was like a beacon. My sunglasses alone cost more than these people make in a month.
Continue reading Partnering with the Persecuted, by Marshall Allen.
Continue reading The Gospel That is Killing Us, by Kevin Shrum.



