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...
Our starting point for missions has to be God. In fact, our starting point for anything has to be God. But, it can’t just be some made up twenty-first century God. It has to be the God of the Bible. Have we considered recently whether...
If you hang around people who are excited about missions long enough, you’ll eventually hear this special little buzzword: “mobilization.” You might also hear its close cousin “mobilizer.” These aren’t terms most Christians are familiar with in the church context, but they are terms that...
INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS CONFERENCE - SENDING UKRAINE The Ukrainian Baptist Union hosted an international missions conference with 1000+ Ukrainian pastors and church leaders. The theme of the conference was 'Let Thy Kingdom Come' and was designed to teach, motivate, and strategically align leaders to the vision of domestic...
Over the last 9 months the Storyline team has been working diligently with our Ukrainian partners to develop a long-term, sustained mission mobilization program for their denomination. Storyline, Pioneers, and the Ukrainian Baptist National Leadership began a strategic planning process during the fall of 2015....
Missionaries talk a lot about “reaching the unreached.” But who exactly are ‘the unreached?’ And where do they live? There are about as many definitions of ‘unreached’ among Christian evangelicals, as there are kitty videos on Youtube. The word ‘unreached’ is pretty ubiquitous among Christians, but what do...