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...
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...
An interview with Vitali Ogorodnikov about how Russian Christians are moving towards missionary sending to the unreached. Listen to Vitali's unique story about finding faith in Jesus Christ in the early 1990's but not being able to find a church building for years. As a...
People were made to live for God and to love God. The great theologian Augustine affirms, “our souls are restless until they find their rest in thee.” Indeed, we were made to know God, worship Him, and enjoy Him forever. Those who receive the love...
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...
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...
Emmanuel, God with us. For me, it took a flight over the Sahara desert to a church at the end of a dirt road in Kampala, Uganda to hear the word “unreached.” A tattered map was tacked to the front of the church, pointing to the...
What does Jesus say about Mobilization? Today, the word mobilization has become a buzzword in evangelical missions. Rightly so, I would argue. But why is it then that mission engagement in the western church is at historically low levels? Ed Stetzer, in his Christianity Today article,...
The Storyline team went to L'viv, Ukraine last week. The Ukrainians are ready for missions! Some of the young leaders in our Storyline seminar are making plans for missionary service to Africa, Central Asia, Russia and Eastern Europe. About twenty leaders from the Ukrainian Baptist...
The last 30 years has seen a rapid shift in the makeup of the global church. The explosive growth of the church in the global south has dramatically altered the ethnic and cultural makeup of the body of Christ on planet earth! Today, most of...