May 7, 2008
Interview with the Good Twins
Dwayne and Dwight Good reflect on 50 years as The Good Twins, sharing stories of music ministry, mission benefit concerts, the NACC, and God’s provision.
Mission & Evangelism
Mission & Evangelism equips Christians and churches to share the gospel and make disciples locally and globally. Explore Bible-based articles on evangelism, outreach, disciple-making, missions strategy, church planting partnerships, and engaging your community with compassion and clarity. You’ll find practical guidance for building a missional culture, telling the story of Jesus well, and reaching people across cultures and generations. Whether you’re serving in your neighborhood, supporting missionaries, or leading a church on mission, these resources help you live sent and invite others to follow Christ.
May 7, 2008
Beyond the Steeples
Mark A. Taylor reflects on churches without steeples, showing how ordinary acts of service, evangelism, and faithful neighborhood witness reveal the church at work beyond its walls.
May 4, 2008
Connecting Good Deeds and Good News
Rick Rusaw reflects on how serving others can open doors for spiritual conversations, showing that good deeds and good news belong together in the church’s witness.
April 27, 2008
The World at Our Doorstep
Sheree Shih shares how God used international study, campus ministry, Christian friendships, and Scripture questions to lead her from Taiwan to faith in Christ.
March 30, 2008
Living with Poor People Changed Me
After seven years living among the extremely poor in Uganda, Greg Taylor reflects on the tension between missions and money—and why clean water, medical need, and the gospel often meet in the same village.
March 26, 2008
Interview with Dr. Tom Alley
Dr. Tom Alley explains the global toll of HIV/AIDS and urges churches to respond with informed compassion. He previews the “Your Church and AIDS” conference and the Hope Partnership effort serving families in Nairobi, Kenya.
February 17, 2008
FROM MY BOOKSHELF: Connecting Our World, Reaching Our World
Thomas Friedman’s “flat world” economics and Alan Greenspan’s reflections prompt fresh questions for Christian missions. In a globally connected era, gospel work may increasingly pair preaching with practical help and business-minded service.
February 10, 2008
Compelled by Love
A recap of the 60th National Missionary Convention (2007) in Cincinnati, highlighting the “Compelled” theme, main-session preaching, workshops and exhibits, and the convention’s closing call to prayer and service.
February 10, 2008
Compelled to Pray
Hundreds of unseen servants supported the National Missionary Convention through persistent prayer. From months of preparation to backstage intercession during main sessions, their quiet faithfulness encouraged workers and strengthened mission commitments.
February 6, 2008
Interview with Marsha Relyea Miles
Marsha Relyea Miles reflects on leading the 2007 National Missionary Convention, measuring missions impact, and the long work of Bible translation in Papua New Guinea—while encouraging perseverance and mobilization for the unreached.
December 5, 2007
Interview with Col. Gene Fowler
Col. Gene “Chip” Fowler explains his call to Army chaplaincy, what chaplains do on base and in combat, and how he serves soldiers of many faiths while living out Restoration Movement principles.
September 9, 2007
The Missional Emphasis of Emerging Churches
A church in Joplin, Missouri, discovered that missional ministry can start at home. Learn what “missional” means, how it differs from consumer church thinking, and how presence, prayer, and practical compassion can transform a community.
September 9, 2007
Missional Sending
Cody Moore contrasts the institutional church with the missional church, arguing that Christians are called out and sent back into the world. He urges communities to measure spiritual fruit, not just budgets and attendance.
August 26, 2007
A Restoration Movement in Israel
An Arab-Israeli team in northern Israel partnered with the Christian HolyLand Foundation to serve full-time in benevolence and evangelism. Their work seeks unity across denominational lines and fosters unprecedented ministry between Arabs and Jews in Christ.
August 19, 2007
Kingdom Entrepreneurs: Business as Mission
How can the gospel be communicated amid poverty and despair? This article explains “business as mission,” outlining three levels of investment and a “quadruple bottom line” that combines profit, ministry, community impact, and stewardship.
August 19, 2007
The Bread That Brings Life
A California church partnered with leaders in Nairobi’s Mathare Valley to support microenterprise as mission. One $8 loan helped Elizabeth start a chapati business, escape exploitation, and grow in faith and community.
August 19, 2007
Sharing the Gospel on Treadmills and Spin Bikes
John and James serve with Christian Missionary Fellowship in Asia through a first-class fitness center—real business, real relationships, and steady gospel witness—pointing toward staff outreach and a future church plant.
August 19, 2007
Planting Good Seed
A kingdom business can be both 100 percent business and 100 percent Christian. See how a milling operation helped farmers, strengthened livelihoods, and created opportunities for evangelism, baptisms, and new churches in a country closed to traditional missionaries.
August 15, 2007
The Cure for Cultural Dysfunction
A testimony video at the North American Christian Convention and a Wall Street Journal column point to the same truth: evangelism changes hearts—and those changed hearts can help redeem a culture.
August 12, 2007
Toilets and Christianity
After visiting Nairobi’s slums, Tim Harlow shares sobering realities of poverty and HIV/AIDS and urges believers to act like Jesus—supporting children, caring for the vulnerable, and trusting the church to bring lasting hope.
