Most Christians, when they discover God’s heart for the nations as revealed through the Scriptures, experience a radical shift in the way they view the world. When you grapple with the immense needs of nations who have no Bible, no churches, and no missionaries, it...
Take a glance at the headlines today and you quickly realize that the relationship between Russia, Europe and the West is reverting to Cold War norms. But, despite souring geopolitical relations, the evangelical church in Russian-speaking Eastern Europe is thinking more globally than ever before. Since...
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....
We are living in an unprecedented time of global interconnectedness and mobility. Because of this, old paradigms of missions must be re-examined. Are there other strategies and tactics that are emerging that must be considered as the church continues it’s ancient call of making disciples...
Missionaries talk a lot about “reaching the unreached.” But who exactly are ‘the unreached?’ One useful acronym that has helped people remember the major religious categories of unreached peoples is T.H.U.M.B: Tribal, Hindu, Unreligious, Muslim and Buddhist peoples. What Does Unreached Mean? The word ‘unreached’ is...
This past weekend Kristen and I had the opportunity to experience The Journey of Generosity, or J.O.G. This was an event sponsored by an incredible ministry called Generous Giving. We had about 90 people in our J.O.G. from our church. In short, it was a...
The late Ralph Winter, missiologist, mission mobilizer, and the founder of the U.S. Center for World Mission once said, “People cannot respond to God on the basis of information they do not have.” It was this conviction that was at the core of his vision...
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...