Great Commission Tag

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....

Over the last couple of decades, the world has witnessed the emergence of a different kind of leader in world missions. I think the term that best fits this leader is the term, mission mobilizer. What is curious, is that from a biblical and historical...

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...

Sean James, a millennial mission’s pastor from a church in Austin, Texas talks about the surprises he experienced as the only American at a mission’s conference hosted in Ukraine. Listen to Sean’s stories about his recent Bible College education and the reality he experienced while...

During my time living in Irkutsk, a city in eastern part of Siberia, I was invited to a game of soccer with several students. But this wasn’t any ordinary game of soccer. It was the dead of winter. We boarded one of the local commuter...

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...

In February I met up with some missionaries in Beirut, Lebanon who are beginning to plant churches all over the country. For many of you reading this, hearing Beirut probably conjures up images of civil war and concrete buildings being turned into rubble. Thirty years...

I don't cry often but after being in Ukraine the last twelve days I couldn't hold back my tears of joy, honor, and amazement about these smart, courageous, and strategic Ukrainian missionaries. Why cry? I spent time with these 'ordinary' Ukrainian missionary heroes. They are serving in some of the...