Last fall two category five hurricanes left a path of destruction across the Caribbean. We watched as communities were forever changed. Disaster has a way of aligning our vision to eternity; this home is temporal. Storyline traveled to two of the worst hit nations, Antigua &...
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...
We have been talking a lot about the emerging mission force coming out of Latin America, Asia, and Africa. You have undoubtedly heard the phrase from us and other mission organizations, "The mission field is becoming the mission force." This was very evident at our...
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...
Listen closely to this compelling interview with Jim in Moscow about the realities of Russians reaching the unreached in our world who don't know Jesus. Jim has served in the Slavic world of Russia and Ukraine for close to three decades. Jim wrestles with the...
Dear Friends and Partners in Ministry, 2017 was an incredible year for Storyline! Here are a few highlights: Storyline training grew from a presence in 3 countries to 20 in 12 months 3,500 distributions and sales of The Storyline Study: our tool for a practical mission education...
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...
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...
The 30-Day Challenge: Encountering the Missionary Heart of God During the summer of 2017 Kristen and I were challenged to read the book of Romans 20 times and then write out the entire book by hand. This occurred at a family camp in Montana in the...