Articles for tag: Global Mission

September 14, 2014

The Brave New World of Church Ministry

By Dick Alexander When I graduated from seminary in the late 1960s, I had answers. Today I have questions. Back then, I thought I knew what a church should look like. There were some variations on a theme, but there was essentially one “model.” But today? Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Everything else is up for grabs. Back in the day, the world was different. When the neighborhood ruffians on our block were playing in the yard and wanted a drink of water, we drank out of a garden hose””none of this sissified bottled water. And there

May 12, 2014

Christian Standard

Mission & Evangelism

The Megachurch Missions Minister

By Chris DeWelt “With great power comes great responsibility” (Voltaire, not Spiderman) The megachurch missions minister occupies a new and unique role. In their article, “U.S. Megachurches and New Patterns of Global Mission,”1 researchers Robert J. Priest, Douglas Wilson, and Adelle Johnson make several important observations. One is that the American megachurch missions pastor is a gatekeeper who watches over a very significant portion of the megachurch budget. Their survey found the average annual foreign missions budget in the megachurch was $690,000. Outside of general payroll and facility needs, the missions budget of the typical megachurch easily eclipses all other

June 29, 2008

Guthrie Veech and John Mills

Mission & Evangelism

Stone-Campbell Dialogue Addresses Issues of Global Mission

Representatives of the three Stone-Campbell streams met in St. Louis to discuss global mission, Christian unity, overseas partnerships, and future cooperation among the churches.

October 8, 2006

Jack R. Reese

Culture & Public Square Politics & Government

Our Fatherland, Our Home

What does it mean to love your country without confusing it with the kingdom of God? Jack R. Reese calls Christians to remember their “citizenship in heaven” and to hold earthly allegiance with humility and care.