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welcoming outsiders
Church & Ministry

Lessons from the Fishin’ Hole

Marcus Bigelow reflects on feeling out of place in a small-town restaurant and urges churches to help outsiders feel at home while planting congregations that fit their communities.

Marcus Bigelow · December 6, 2009
Katrina relief trip
Mission & Evangelism

Mud, Sweat, and Tears: Recipe for Hope

A Katrina relief trip to Biloxi brought together volunteers from different churches for hard work, shared meals, spiritual stories, and the discovery that service often changes the servants.

Sheila S. Hudson · December 6, 2009
Christianity’s decline
Culture & Public Square

Has Christianity Declined and Fallen (and Can’t Get Up)?

David A. Fiensy challenges reports of Christianity’s decline by looking at global growth, spiritual searching in America, and the vitality of faith across Africa, China, Russia, and the…

David A. Fiensy · December 6, 2009
unreached people groups
Mission & Evangelism

Restoration Revolution

Russell Johnson introduces Restoration Revolution, a 10-year mission effort calling churches and leaders to prayer, church planting, translation, discipleship tools, and new laborers.

Russell Johnson · November 29, 2009
missionary legacy in Ethiopia
Mission & Evangelism

INTO AFRICA: Ray and Effie Giles

Ray and Effie Giles helped plant churches in Ethiopia, served through famine relief and mission leadership, and saw the Ethiopian church grow through persecution.

Kathy Harless · November 29, 2009
medical evangelism in Zimbabwe
Mission & Evangelism

INTO AFRICA: Dennis and Lucy Pruett

Joe Bliffen recounts Dennis D. Pruett’s decades of medical evangelism in Zimbabwe, from Mashoko Mission and Christian Hospital to worldwide efforts through FAME and HASTEN International.

Joe Bliffen · November 29, 2009
Africa mission work
Mission & Evangelism

INTO AFRICA: Bob and Phyllis Mills

Bob and Phyllis Mills spent 47 years in Africa, building a correspondence and publishing ministry that shared Christian literature in more than 20 languages.

Bill Weber · November 29, 2009
missiology
Mission & Evangelism

Fifty Years of Missiology: 1960-2010

Doug Priest highlights key 4C missiologists whose missionary service, teaching, writing, and institutional leadership shaped the academic discipline of missiology and strengthened Christian mission worldwide.

Doug Priest · November 29, 2009
New Testament missions
Mission & Evangelism

Best Mission Practices in the 21st Century

Robert Reese considers what today’s global Christians can learn from New Testament missions: gospel priority, equality across cultures, wise stewardship, humble learning, and faithfulness under persecution.

Robert Reese · November 29, 2009
global missions engagement
Mission & Evangelism

The Burning Need

Greg Pruett calls Christians to see the world’s urgent spiritual and physical needs and join the mission through prayer, giving, sending, or going.

Greg Pruett · November 29, 2009
Christian faith and politics
Culture & Public Square

Christians, Politics, & Ethical Speech

Thomas Scott Caulley urges Christians to reject name-calling, political fearmongering, and win-at-all-costs tactics while keeping faith distinct from partisan and economic systems.

Thomas Scott Caulley · November 22, 2009
Eternal Threads
Organizations & Events

Eternal Threads: Weaving Hope and Justice

Eternal Threads helps women artisans in developing countries earn sustainable income through fair trade crafts while supporting anti-trafficking work, literacy training, and vocational development.

Katie Noah Gibson · November 22, 2009
kingdom revolution
Discipleship & Spiritual Formation

Revolution

Glen Elliott calls Christians to join the kingdom revolution Jesus began, moving beyond passive religion into courageous service, sacrifice, and difference-making in the world.

Glen Elliott · November 22, 2009
developing leaders in church plants
Leadership Development

Developing the Leadership Culture

Glen Schneiders explains developing leaders in church plants through intentional coaching, mentoring, responsibility, and feedback, showing why preparing emerging leaders from day one matters for long-term church health.

Glen Schneiders · November 15, 2009
developing church leaders
Leadership Development

Keys to Cultivating Leaders

Glen Schneiders urges church leaders to develop emerging leaders carefully through wise selection, mentoring, planned learning, and meaningful opportunities to lead.

Glen Schneiders · November 15, 2009
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