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...
An interview with Mike Krieg about living a wartime lifestyle as a World Christian. What is it going to take in this generation for us to make significant progress in God's global mission? What sacrifices must be made, or fears overcome, to be more a...
Austin Gillis interviews Kirby Holmes about becoming a World Christian. If God is a global God then we should be global Christians. What is a World Christian? How does someone grow in becoming a Christian with a global perspective and heart for God’s work in...
Because I work from home, I venture to check out different coffee shops as my “office.” One day, while working at a local Starbucks, I noticed a man sitting a few seats away reading his Bible. This obviously caught my eye since this is not...
Mike Krieg interviews Kirby Holmes about the history of modern missions in the west. Who are some of the people who have joined God in his mission and what can we learn from their experiences about the ongoing work of Christian mission’s today? Explore Storyline Missions: Storyline...
God is the first and most important missionary. We often forget this. But this is what we discover in biblical history. When we hear the word “Mission” we tend to think of Matthew 28:18-20 or Acts 1:8. While these “Great Commission” verses are incredibly important...
The Definition of a Mobilizer What is a mobilizer? A mobilizer is a Christian leader and disciple-maker who actively rallies resources, people, funds, technology, talent, and human creativity toward fulfilling the Great Commission. If you hang around people who are excited about missions long enough, you'll eventually...
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...
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,...
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...