Church Planting

A dialogue about how a Ukrainian pastor, Vitaly Sorokun, planted an extremely unique church in Kharkiv, Ukraine 18 years ago for university students living in the 10/40 window and his path to becoming the Director of Foreign Missions in the largest Protestant denomination in Europe....

Pollster George Gallup projected tens of thousands of U.S. churches would close their doors this decade, not because of low funds or programs, but because of lack of vision. Proverbs 29:18 addresses this: “Where there is no vision, the people perish.” Cad Dudley, Christian leader...

Is missionary work an Orthodox practice? Can all Orthodox Christians participate in mission work? The answer to each of these questions is a resounding, “Yes!” In this article we will explore the history, methods, and motivation behind Orthodox missions, arriving at the conclusion that not...

Recently, Storyline participated in a gathering in Ukraine for missionaries to meet with one another, pray, and talk about the current realities they are experiencing. The most incredible stories came from those who live in countries where the Christian church is persecuted by majority Muslim...

How did a persecuted movement that began with a small group of Jews become the most widespread movement in the world today? This sweeping cinematic overview first unveiled at Cape Town 2010 highlights milestone events from nearly 2,000 years of church history, beginning with the...

Christian missionary workers accept living in challenging environments. The missionary life involves above-average levels of stress, loss, and trauma. Cross-cultural workers can learn the effects of these sufferings and how to respond in ways that promote well-being. In order for them to persevere, overcome, and...

Listen to Andrew and Jody talk about living cross-culturally to be a part of God's global mission but as full-time workers in their careers. They were missionaries in the past but they now recognize a new potential for having full-time jobs while planting a new...

I returned from my recent trip to Ukraine with a story that encourages and challenges me. I met a man last week who is the first ever Christian from among his people. The Yezidi people are from the line of Kurdish people living scattered throughout...

As the global Christian church outside of the West continues growing there is a desire by church leaders in Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Eastern Europe to develop emerging systems of missionary sending. They want to be faithful to Jesus invitation to the Christian...

Last week in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine several of our trained Storyline facilitators met with a group of students to inspire them to join God in His story. The story of God's global purpose to redeem people from every nation, people, tribe, and language. Countries like Ukraine are beginning...