Lausanne World Pulse

Ask Their Names

By Jennifer Roemhildt Tunehag

It was late when I left that night. Our refugee feeding program had run long, and I was anxious to get home—partly because of the hour, and partly because of the neighborhood. The area around Omonoia in Athens, Greece, is a nightmare of human misery. Drug addicts purchase and consume their dose; homeless refugees spill over the sidewalks to fill the streets. ...

Business as Transformation

By Mats Tunehag

Introduction
Thailand is a great country. Tens of thousands of people have also discovered that. It is the “Land of Smiles” with beautiful beaches, pleasant temperature, good food, and friendly people. It is not difficult to fall in love with Thailand and its people. But like every other country, there is a flipside. ...

South Africa and 2010: The Church's Role in Countering Human Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation

By Gill Dobson

"To be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.” - Nelson Mandela

2009 marked fifteen years of freedom from the chains of the apartheid era for South Africa, a time to celebrate the successes of a peaceful transition to democracy and the many improvements to the lives of ordinary men and women in the intervening years. ...

A Theology of Evangelism in the Global South

By Samuel Escobar
By the 1960s, evangelical leaders in Africa, Asia, and Latin America started the quest for a theology of evangelism that would match their activism but also respond to the tremendous social tensions of that decade. This continues today.

Advancing Bible Translation for Non-Reading Audiences

By Viggo Søgaard
A strategy for "distributing" scripture to non-literates needs to be substantially different from the approaches used when distributing printed scripture.

Bible Translation in the New Millennium: The Changed and Changing Context
Understanding the history of Bible translation can help Bible translators today better prepare for the context in which they will find themselves.

Biblical Reasons for the Divine Uniqueness and Finality of Jesus Christ: Basic Requirements for ...

By Rolf Hille
The most basic requirement of evangelistic preaching is to clearly understand and explain the person and work of Jesus Christ.

Building a Solid Theological Foundation for Mission Policy and Praxis

By Samuel Escobar
Four areas in which the Lausanne Covenant exerted self-criticism and which are still points that individuals and organizations developing mission policies and shaping missionary practice would do well to pay attention to today.

Christ and Culture: Re-educating Congregations for Missional Engagement with Their Contexts

By Glenn Smith
Five ways to re-educate churches to engage their contexts with the good news of God's rule in Jesus Christ.

Christ's Compassion for "The Least" and People with Disabilities

By Joni Eareckson Tada
Ten to eleven percent of the world's population has a disability. Here you will find ways to minister to this under-reached people group.

Christianity and Worldviews

By Jerry Root and Justin Conrad
Although some parts of a Christian worldview change depending upon time, place, culture, and language, other parts transcend all times and places.

Communications among International Christian Leaders

By Phill Butler
Raising awareness regarding the current international context and practices of communication between international Christian leaders might yield near-term as well as eternal dividends.

Contextualization and God's Global Mission

By Glenn Smith
Missio Dei establishes the priority of God's activity in terms of mission and characterizes God himself as being a missionary God.

Contextualizing Cyberspace�”Missiology Still Matters When it Comes to Cybermissions ...

By John Edmiston
Search engines such as Google, Yahoo and MSN can help hundreds of millions of people who are interested in searching for faith to find the gospel.

Diaspora Occurrences in the Bible and Their Contexts in Missions

By Narry Santos
The author surveys how "diaspora" is used in biblical times and describes how Jewish diaspora is related to Christian missions.

Education and Training for Missions and Evangelism

By Kumar Abraham
Training for missions and evangelism should be held in careful balance in the following three areas: character, knowledge and skills.

Environmentalism and the Gospel

By Peter Harris and Barbara Mearns
Christians have been given the command to care for God's creation. We must be obedient to that command.

Escaping from the Prison of a Westernized Gospel

By Knud Jørgensen
Christians in all cultures and nations have an equal right to produce their interpretation of the Christian faith. This implies a need for self-theologizing.

Evangelicals and Climate Change

By Brian Edgar
Five reasons why evangelicals should be involved in what is said and done with regard to climate change.

Evangelism and Church Planting: Implementing the Ministry Multiplication Cycle

By Peter Law
Using the strategy Jesus employed�”of moving people from outside the kingdom to becoming believers, disciples, workers, and eventually world Christians�”church-planting ministries have consistently employed their own versions of what some refer to as the "Ministry Multiplication Cycle."

Evangelism and Discipleship

By Kumar Abraham
Evangelism and discipleship should be integrated into one whole experience and not be held separate or in any preferred order.

Evangelism: Lessons from the Early Church, Part 1

By Lindsay Brown
How and why did the early Church grow?

Global AIDS and World Evangelization

By Brian Considine
During the 2004 Lausanne Conference in Pattaya, Thailand, the study group meeting to discuss holistic mission turned their attention to the AIDS pandemic as the most urgent of world concerns needing the attention of the Church.

Global Alliances as a Strategy for Proactive International Integration

By Benjamin Paul Dean
The author offers four indispensable elements for ministry and missions leaders to consider in the course of initiating and engaging in global alliances.

Global Internet Users Present Vast Opportunities for Online Evangelism

By Dave Hackett
Evangelistic websites use different models to share the gospel. This variety makes online evangelism more effective than ever.

Grace in the Gospel: Thai Christian Dance

By L. Allan Eubank
Thai dance is particularly suitable for worship because of the graceful, non-suggestive movements. This article is a descriptive pictorial.

HIV/AIDS and Holistic Evangelism: The Challenge for the Church

By Pamela Gebauer
Reaching out to individuals with AIDS requires love and action.

Into the New Millennium: The Changing Face of Bible Translation
Bible translation must take into account societal factors and developments in biblical studies, linguistics and the social sciences.

Jesus Reconciles Man and Woman for Partnership

By Leslie and Chad Neal Segraves
When men and women partner together and use their God-given gifts, the Lord uses this powerful unity to advance his mission.

Leading and Connecting with the Next Generation by Understanding Generational Differences

By Graeme Codrington
Generational theory suggests we seek to see the world through the eyes of other people.

Mahalife.com and the Younger Generation of India

By Joseph Vijayam
One online ministry offers the younger generation in India the opportunity to accept Christ and grow in their faith through online counseling and discipleship.

Media and Evangelism in Asia: A Vignette

By Wing Tai Leung
Asian Christians creatively make use of folk media as well as modern communication technology for evangelization purposes. Evangelism is more than transmission of information, it is also relationship building, giving voice for the voiceless and enabling people to search for their identities.

Migration, Diaspora Communities, and the New Missionary Encounter with Western Society

By Jehu J. Hanciles
In the same way that European migrations from Christianity's old heartland provided the impetus for the European missionary movement, phenomenal migrations from Christianity's new heartlands have galvanized a massive non-Western missionary movement.

Mission, Evangelism, Contextualization, and the Arts
Understanding the nature and purpose of the arts is vital for evangelism and missions, because of the strategic role they play in every culture. Every people group reinforces and passes on its story through the arts.

New Age, New Mission? Evangelism and the Rise of "The New Spiritualities"

By Steve Hollinghurst
Insights into evangelism as cross-cultural mission to those in New Spiritualities.

Nigerian Church Takes the Gospel Back to Jerusalem with Vision 50:15

By Timothy Olonade
Vision 50:15 seeks to mobilize fifty thousand Nigerians over the next fifteen years to take the gospel back to Jerusalem.

Overcoming Communication Barriers and Boundaries in Sharing the Gospel

By Andrew Sundar
Using media to overcome communication barriers and boundaries when sharing the gospel involves content creators and content transformers.

Persecution: Normal and Expected

By Nik Ripken
What kind of person sees persecution as biblical, expected, and hardly worth mentioning? A person steeped in the story of scripture and well-acquainted with God.

Portuguese Evangelicals United in a Vision to Transform the Nation (Evang�©licos ...

By Paulo Pascoal
Within the context of fatalism, pessimism, violence and debt, the Portuguese evangelical community is responding to the deepest needs of the Portuguese society. (Original Portuguese text also available.)

Purity and Power

By Nina G. Gunter
The author asks, "Is heart impurity threatening our lives?"

Re-affirming Holistic Mission: A Cross-Centered Approach in All Areas of Life

By Chris Wright
I was a bit puzzled, I must confess. There I was at the Lausanne Forum in Pattaya last year and I noticed that ‘Holistic Mission' was one of the 31 special Issue Groups.

Re-thinking Training of Pastoral Leaders?

By J. N. Manokaran
The need for specialized training for pastoral leaders in India is great. The current training models are symbols of hope, pointing to a bright future for reaching leaders in India.

Reaching Families from Different Religious Traditions

By Tuvya Zaretsky
A thoughtful approach to Jewish-Gentile couples and their families may provide valuable insights for reaching couples and families from other mixed religious traditions as well.

Recovering Mission: Majority World Mission�”A Return to Mission for the Majority

By The Rev. Canon Mark Oxbrow
We need to radically revise our understanding of who a missionary is in the contemporary, globalized world.

Seeking God for Revival: South Africa and Beyond

By Francois Carr
A look at revival and spiritual awakening both in South Africa and around the world.

Tentmaking: The Way of Missions in the Twenty-first Century

By Johnny Chun
Tentmakers International seeks to promote the concept of "tentmaking as mission" as a way to reach those who would otherwise not be reached.

The Arts and Evangelism in Latin America (Los Artes y el Evangelism en Am�©rica Latina)

By Eliseo Mondragón
From their humble beginnings, ESCENERIO now reaches numerous Latin America countries for Christ with the arts. (Este artículo fue escrito originalmente en español. Chasque aquí para el texto español.)

The Biblical Response to Disaster Requires Surrender

By Michael Barrick
Christians can look to the example of Nehemiah to respond to the challenges and opportunities presented by disasters, but they must first "surrender all."

The Challenges of Mexico City

By Elisabeth Isais
Evangelism, Christian camps, Christian literature and biblical teaching during special events are used to reach Mexico City for Christ.

The Challenges of Urban Mission

By Glenn Smith
Reaching the world for Christ includes reaching the urban centers of all nations.

The Church as an Instrument for Redemption, Not Administration

By Rev. Canon Andrew White
We must not forget the key purposes of the Church: to share the good news of Jesus, to bring redemption, to change lives and to take risks.

The Growing Persecuted Church in Indonesia

By Jim Jacobson
On 27 August 2005 Father Iwan Rusbani Setyawan was finishing the 5 p.m. mass at St. Anthony Chapel in Margahayu, a suburb of Bandung in West Java, Indonesia. This is what happened next:

The Impact of Technology on Bible Translation

By Reinier de Blois
A brief history of Bible translation tools, including the recently released Paratext 7.0.

The Importance of Prayer in Evangelism

By John Godson
Eight reasons why prayer is so important in evangelism.

The Rise and Rise of Pentecostalism

By Steve Addison
Five characteristics (and lessons) help explain the incredible rise of Pentecostalism around the world.

The Role of Partnership in Oral Evangelism: A Case Study in India

By S. D. Ponraj
Reaching the seventy percent non-literate oral population in Bihar State, India has always been a problem. But doors are now opening.

The Verbal Proclamation of the Gospel

By Rev. Dr. Nii Amoo Darku
God could have chosen to save lost humanity by any means; however, he chose to save us by the power of the gospel preached to the sinner.

Tools for Reaching Oral Learners

By Durk Meijer
Finding the right kind of tools to use to share the gospel with oral cultures takes creativity and an understanding of the audience.

Unreached People Groups in Africa and Beyond

By Reuben Ezemadu
The author highlights the current implications of the people group concept, especially from an African perspective, in the context of present global realities.

What Does Faithful Christian Witness Look Like in a World of Destructive Conflicts?

By Chris Rice
The work of becoming peacemakers between divided people is not secondary or optional, but is central to Christian mission along with planting churches and making disciples.

What Does It Mean to Be the Church in Specific Cultures?

By Michael Cassidy
The Church has a word for the world about our Lord Jesus Christ; however, we must work on making it contextually relevant and culturally comprehensible.

What Postmodernism Means for Evangelism

By Paul Mumo Kisau
Postmodernism calls for a subtler mode of evangelism. The declaration of "thus says the Lord" must be clothed in an attractive coat.

What's Happening in Short-term Mission?

By Roger Peterson
Looking at the stategic potential of short-term missions.

Why Bother with Student Ministry?

By Lindsay Brown
Five reasons why Christian ministry among students is so important.

Worship and Evangelism: Is there a Relationship?

By Youssef Samir
Several New Testament situations prove that worship and evangelism go hand in hand.

Younger Leaders Mentoring Younger Leaders
Effective leadership is all about relationships.

A Call to Kingdom Journalism: Rediscovering the Integral Role of Communication in Mission

By Steve Knight
Communication is an integral part of mission and each person has his or her role in it.

A Double-Edged Sword: Opportunities and Challenges for Christian Mission in the Contemporary ...

By Mark Russell
The processes of globalization can help us, as missional Christians, clear the path for the advancement of the gospel; yet it can simultaneously cut us if we are not careful.

Advancing Scripture Translation by Empowering Nationals

By Véroni Krüger
There are numerous advantages to having nationals translate the Bible for their own people.

African Pentecostal/Charismatic Christianity: An Overview

By Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu
African Pentecostal/charismatic churches are complex, growing and an important element in the global Church structure.

African-led Christianity in Europe: Migration and Diaspora Evangelism

By Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu
In African hands, mission and evangelization have truly gone international, and African diaspora Christianity is at the forefront of the new initiatives.

After the Attack: Finding Open Doors to Share the Gospel in Beslan, Russia

By Jason Catizone
Beslan is a small town where people seem to know something about nearly everyone. It's a town where hospitality is treasured and where children walk the streets freely. Beslan is a town where cows can graze wherever they please. It's a town where one can often hear the rooster crow.

An Update on Chinese Churches in Japan

By Huang An Shi
Chinese churches and influence are increasingly penetrating Japanese society.

Arts for Christ: An Artistic Umbrella in the Arab World

By A. G.
Arts for Christ aims to move the hearts and minds of artists in the Arab World to glorify God and proclaim his love.

Beyond Evangelism: Authentic Disciples

By Rose Dowsett
In our haste (which we could regard as commendable) to carry the gospel far and wide, in our urgency to "reach" as many people as possible, evangelicals have been the most guilty of all in tragic gospel reductionism. However, here are seven strategies for change.

Bonding through Short-term Mission: A Lifeline to the Unreached

By Chris Leake
Short-term mission has missed the point of the Great Commission.

Bringing a Relevant and Holistic Message of Hope to a Broken World: A Case Study in Uganda

By Dana Ryan
New Life Center in Kitgum, Uganda, provides holistic development and psychosocial support to formerly-abducted child mothers and their children.

Bringing Family Members to Christ

By Tom Elliff
Few experiences in our lives as Christians can match the joy of seeing a member of our own family come to faith in Christ. Yet few duties seem as difficult.

Christian Comics? It's No Laughing Matter!

By Nate Butler
COMIX35 seeks to equip Christians around the world to use comics, the world's most widely read form of popular literature, to reach others for Christ.

Contextualization that Is Comprehensive

By A. Scott Moreau
Comprehensive contextualization includes not only theology, but all seven dimensions of the religious life.

Creative Communication to Share the Gospel with Children and Their Families

By Leanne Palmer
With 2.3 billion children in the world, evangelizing takes creativity and a passion for seeing young people come to Christ.

Evangelisation via Satellite: An Initiative Moves Forward

By Jan-Peter Graap
It is amazing to see what God has done at the turn of the millennium using modern satellite technology both in Germany and throughout Europe.

Evangelism and Leadership Development among Young People in Europe

By David James
Principles for evangelism among young people in Europe and principles for leadership development in young Christians in Europe.

Evangelism as Story Telling

By Michael Cassidy
Story-telling is effective in evangelism today because post-moderns are ready for demonstration.

Evangelism: Lessons from the Early Church, Part 2

By Lindsay Brown
Several factors, including the use of the home and the inclusion of women, contributed to the growth of the early Church.

Facing the Empire: Trends in Ministry Formation

By Ron Fraser
Ministry formation in Jesus' time, in the Constantinian world, and today.

Forum for Bible Agencies International and Partnership in God's Word
Twenty-five leading Bible agencies around the world have partnered to make God's word available worldwide.

Her Husband Assassinated; He Loved Muslims Too Much

By Jeff King
I went to meet Mrs. M. today. Her husband was a wonderful pastor who loved and reached out to Muslims. He was assassinated recently.

Imperative of Transformational Discipleship in the Global Church Pursuit of the Great Commission

By U. Obed
The author asks, "Are we right if we regard mission as the overriding interpretation of the Great Commission?"

Innovista: Reaching the Emerging Generation in Europe and Eurasia

By Frauke Eicker
Nearly 2.5 of the six billion people on earth are aged 15-35. Innovista helps this younger generation engage with Jesus in the context of contemporary culture.

Lessons of the Persecuted Church

By Todd Nettleton
"It must be understood that there are no nominal, halfhearted, lukewarm Christians in Russia or China. The price Christians pay is far too great.

Media and Outreach: The Search for Bridges of Relevance

By Ron Forseth
The mission of Outreach, Inc.is to empower Christian churches to reach their communities for Jesus Christ. To do this, we seek to identify and utilize timely and appropriate bridges of relevance by which churches can engage the culture.

Migration, Displacement, and the Kingdom of God

By Mark Russell and Daniel Ryumugabe
What the Bible says about injustice...and how we should respond.

Mobile, Glocal & Evangelism

By Jonathan Petersen
With technology changing the world so rapidly, Christians need to keep pace.

North American Consultation on the Role of the Church in the HIV/AIDS Pandemic

By Rebecca Barnes
Abstinence is working in the fight against AIDS in Africa. Findings which have appeared controversial, contradictory or politicized to both mainstream media and secular aid agencies continue to show that the "Abstinence, Be faithful or use a Condom" (ABC) promotion in places such as Uganda, Rwanda and other African nations is slowing the numbers of people being infected and living with HIV/AIDS.

Online Mission

By Peter Fischer-Nielsen
The popular breakthrough of the Internet forces the Church to think in new ways about its communication.

Overview of Missionary Training Resources

By Rob Brynjolfson
How can we do training that ensures the development of effective cross-cultural servants of God?

Partnership, Cooperation, and Vulnerability: Building a Solid Foundation for Mission Praxis in ...

By Jim Harries
Exploring the implications and outcomes of three mission methodologies (approaches) to "mission" (in particular, Africa).

People of Persuasion: Evangelism and the Pentecostal/Charismatic Revival

By Grant McClung
Pentecostals see aggressive evangelism in the pages of the New Testament and interpret the Pentecostal experience as a mandate for evangelism.

Persecution and Mission

By Thomas Schirrmacher
Persecution has often been related to the growth and mission of the Church.

Philip 8.4.8 and Short-term Missions

By Carolyn Bennett
Mobilizing and equipping believers to reach ethnic communities in North America.

Pioneering Church Planting Movements

By Younoussa Djao
The author shares principles that have made a break-through of the gospel possible among some of the remaining nations to be reached.

Postmodernity and the Emerging Church

By Geoff Westlake
As emerging churches seek to infiltrate the culture and transform society, a greater understanding of the movement on the part of the established Church is needed.

Powers and Principalities

By Knud Jørgensen
A deeper look into the hostile realm in conflict with the Kingdom of God...and how the power of the gospel reigns supreme.

Prayer and Fasting for Evangelism

By Helene NSIN OUM
Biblical guidelines for combining fasting with prayer evangelism.

Reconciliation of God: Men and Women Working Together

By Elke Werner
The author asks, "How does the reconciliation of God in Christ apply to the question of men and women working together in the Church?"

Reducing Poverty, Not the Poor: Reclaiming Community with the Victims of Oppression

By Christopher L. Heuertz
As Christians, we need to move away from the place where our attempts at compassionate ministries degrade poor people; instead, we must embrace poor persons in relationships that affirm their identity and dignity.

Responding to HIV/AIDS "As You Go"

By Evvy Campbell
While there is a need for many Christians to undertake HIV/AIDS as a life calling, it is equally crucial that large numbers engage the pandemic where they are at now.

Restoring the Arts to the Church: The Role of Creativity in the Expression of Truth

By Colin Harbinson
Approximately seventy-five percent of scripture consists of narrative; fifteen percent is expressed in poetic form.

Shalom & Eirene: The Full Framework for Health Care

By Apolos Landa Tucto
Health is disease conquered and healed, as eternal shalom is shalom by conquering chaos and disharmony.

Story and Song in Kpele-Dafo: An Innovative Church Planting Model Among an Oral Culture of Togo

By Carla Bowman
Communities are being transformed across Africa because communication bridges are being used to share the gospel with oral cultures.

The Bible and Church Planting/Church Growth

By Ronald Vander Griend
The Bible and church planting must go hand in hand.

The Danger of "Fruitfulness" without Purity: Thoughts on Personal Holiness and ...

By Michael Oh
The author discusses the danger of leaders learning the possibility of being fruitful without being pure.

The Dilemma of State Church Structures in Europe

By Knud Jørgensen
European levels of church attendance are deteriorating; therefore, a focus on "church as mission" (not structure) is necessary.

The Green Gospel: Seven Reasons Why We Should Care about Creation

By Mark Russell
Increasing awareness on environmental issues is a strategic opportunity for Christians to look at scripture with new eyes.

The Role of Bible Stories in Evangelism

By J.O. Terry
Answering the question of why Bible storying is important today.

The Strategic Importance of Student Ministry: What Are You Living For?

By Jerry Root
There are things common to university students that make ministry among them a valuable use of time.

The Strategic Role of www.hikidz.org in Internet Child Evangelism

By Harry Bryans
Children's website offers fun, entertainment and Christian teaching to kids around the world.

The Twenty-first Century Roman Road�“Signposts along the Way

By Tony Whittaker
Using the web effectively with online resources and materials.

Theological Education for Ministry with City-Regions

By Randy White
Affirming formal, non-formal and informal methods of education are necessary for ministry in the city.

Theological Reflections on the Christian Humanitarian Response

By Bryant Meyers
There are a number of theological themes that must be kept in mind as we explore the Christian response to humanitarian crises.

Time to Shine: The Chinese Church, Church Planting, and World Missions

By Peter Sung
An overview of the Chinese Church both within China and its work in missions worldwide.

Training for Missions Requires Passion

By Adriaan Adams
FTLT (Focus Team Leadership Training), based in South Africa, is a missionary training school designed to effectively train today's and tomorrow's leaders for ministry.

Transforming Slums: Will We Hear the Cries of One Billion People Before It Is Too Late?

By Ashley Barker
Today's slums collectively hold one billion of the earth's people. They need to hear the gospel.

Understanding and Witnessing as a Christian in Baghdad

By Rev. Canon Andrew White
Baghdad is in the midst of war. And yet, the gospel is being proclaimed boldly through love and pray.

United, Focused Prayer: Changes in the Way We Are Praying for the World, Part 2

By Steve Hawthorne
The author discusses how our praying has been bringing us into more dynamic and direct engagement with the world.

What Makes Christianity Fundamentally Different from Other Great World Religions?

By Jerry Root
Although all of the major world religions share certain characteristics in common, there are at least four things that distinguish the Christian faith from the others.

Worship in a Place Where It Will Bother the Darkness

By Marcell Steuernagel
To worship in the midst of darkness: that is evangelization.

A Forgotten Barrier: Attitudes toward Disability

By David W. Anderson
Ministering to and with persons who have a disability necessitates a compelling spirit and urgency.

A Theology for Uniting Evangelism and Social Ministry

By Scott Allen
One of the most destructive, yet least understood mindsets affecting evangelical Christianity generally, and evangelical missions in particular, has been Gnostic dualism.

"It's Our Bible": The Passion of the Kapingamarangi for God's Word

By Nico and Pam Daams
A Wycliffe Bible translation teams works with one Polynesian group to get the Bible in the people's language.

Bible Translation in History and into the Future

By Phil Noss
Bible translation and the "translated church."

Brief Introduction to the Ministries of Overseas Chinese Christian Church in South Korea

By Chuanming Liu
An overview of the Overseas Chinese Christian Church in Seoul and how it has impacted immigrants and youth.

Burma: Why Did Military Authorities Close Protestant Churches?

By Benedict Rogers
Three Protestant Full Gospel churches in the capital of Rangoon and a series of Protestant house churches elsewhere in the country have been closed down in the capital of Rangoon since early August, Burmese protestant sources told Forum 18 News Service.

Burned Out on Church, Fired Up for Jesus: Love Evangelism in the Postmodern Era

By Mark Russell
In the postmodern era, we need to be concerned not with bringing people to church, but to bringing the church to people.

Character Cultivation in Education and the Family

By John (Skip) Garmo
The author shares how Mission To Children and its program, Character Solutions International, is helping adults to cultivate character in children.

Christian AIDS Services/Association Offers Hope and Help to Many in Germany
CAH (Christian AIDS Services/Association) is an independently-registered association and member of the Deaconry Work of Hessen and Nassau in Germany.

Christian Response to Islam: A Struggle for the Soul of Christianity

By John Azumah
Islam per se is not necessarily the greatest challenge facing Christians today, but rather how Christians choose to respond to Islam.

Christianity, the Creative Arts and the Narrative Play

By Rebecca Jones
Written in the style of a play, this article uses actors, design and production crew members and narrators to tell how the gospel and play go hand in hand.

Closed Doors/Open Windows: The New Challenge in World Missions

By Arne Fjeldstad
The Internet is opening doors to sharing the gospel in majority Muslim countries.

Contextualization in the Islamic Context

By Roy Oksnevad
Contextualization in ministry to Muslims needs to consider all the barriers to why Muslims have historically been resistant to the gospel.

Developing Emerging Leaders Through Mentoring

By Steve Irvin
Mentoring future leaders is both biblical and challenging.

Engaging a New Generation through Media

By Tom Newman
From films, books, television and videogames, media and the art of storytelling have become the currency of culture and influence in our world. And though it's often an unconventional method within the body of Christ, I can't think of a greater place to communicate the stories and truths of God than through these mediums.

Evangelisation and Discipleship within God's Global Mission

By Glenn Smith
If we do not get discipleship right, we probably will have a deficient understanding and practice of evangelisation.

Evangelization and Worship: Toward a Doxological Evangelization

By Alberto Fernando Roldán
There are at least three aspects of doxological evangelization.

Exegesis of a City

By Glenn Smith
Understanding the Church's place in a city, town or city/region requires research and wisdom.

Fighting for Peace in the Middle East

By Rev. Canon Andrew White
High Council of Religious Leaders brings together key leaders to seek unity and peace in Iraq and surrounding areas.

Five Reasons Indigenous Media Ministries Are Vital to Christian Witness in the Middle East

By Terence Ascott and David Harder
In the ME/NA, modern media is not only helpful, it is indispensable and has become critically important to the very existence of the Church.

Fresh Expressions of Church in England

By Steven Croft
New initiatives in the Church of England have led to new communities of Christians meeting on different days of the week, in different places, learning to be church together.

Hip-hop, Jazz, Folk, Traditional…Using Dancing of All Styles to Share the Gospel

By Mary Jones
Many styles of dance are being used around the world as worship to God.

I Choose Life�”Africa: Turning the Tide on the HIV/AIDS Pandemic among University ...

By Mike Mutungi
In Kenya, HIV-prevalence, particularly among college-age students, is extremely high. I Choose Life�”Africa is seeking to address this problem.

Imitation in Cross-Cultural Mission: Discussions in an African Context

By Jim Harries
There is a desperate need for Western missionaries who can be accurately persuaded to be vulnerable enough to imitate African people, so as to acquire something of their presuppositional foundation, and in turn, be able to present the true gospel.

In Light of Eternity: Trans World Radio and the Gospel in Latin America

By Dawn Overman
In a traditional sense, the countries of Latin America have had access to the light of the gospel for decades, yet thousands still live in the dark, remaining "unchanged" in their lifestyles.

Internet Evangelism and Your Church

By Debra Brown
One example of how planning and implementing an Internet evangelism ministry in your church can lead to kingdom results.

Internet Outreach to Muslims in North Africa
Public cybercafes are a safe way for people in North Africa to explore Christianity.

Is Student Ministry Important?

By Mike Barnett
Student ministry is most strategic for the mission of God. It has always been so.

La Fonderie: Helping Christian Artists Find Their Place in France

By Jim Beise
La fonderie seeks "to value, inspire, encourage, and embolden" French Christian artists.

Learning from Persecuted Christians and Joining in the Struggle

By Carl Moeller
On 1 September 2005, the Indonesian Indramayu local court found Dr. Rebekka Zakaria, Eti Pangesti and Ratna Bangun guilty of breaching the 2002 Child Protection Law and sentenced them to three years in prison.

Ministering to Diasporas: An Interview with Dr. Sadiri Joy Tira
Lausanne's Senior Associate for Diasporas talks about how Lausanne's Diasporas Leadership Team is working toward the mission of "the whole Church bringing the whole gospel to the whole world."

Mission among Young People in "Secular" Europe

By Jonny Baker
If we are to reach Europe's youth, we need to cultivate and encourage "missional imagination" in leaders.

New Religions, Subjective Life Spiritualities, and the Challenge to Missions in the ...

By John Morehead
One of the greatest challenges the Church faces in the modern Western context is the general turn away from interest in and involvement with institutionalized forms of religion, such as Christianity, and the corresponding move toward an inward and subjective expression of spirituality.

On the Frontlines of Disaster: Operation Blessing a First Responder to the Hurting

By Sarah Pate
The residents of the upper and lower ninth ward in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, never expected to hear the cracking sounds of the levee that gave way to the rushing floodwaters brought on by Hurricane Katrina.

One Year Later: Tsunami Devastation and Changed Lives

By Stephen Goode
Youth with a Mission (YWAM) teams have been working in war zones, crisis and natural disasters for the past twenty-six years. However, nothing has impacted us more than the 2004 tsunami.

P.L.A.N.T.S.: Equipping Seminary and College Students for Church Planting

By J. D. Payne
When it comes to teaching church multiplication, effective training programs should be designed around P.L.A.N.T.S.

Persecution (Modern Ages)

By Thomas Schirrmacher
Most of the persecution of Christians can be attributed to one of three groups: Islamic states, totalitarian secular states, and countries fighting Christian missionary work.

Prayer and Revival

By John Godson
When we look at the history of revival there is one common denominator: there was some person or some group of people praying and agonizing to birth the revival.

Prayer, Evangelism and Human Methodology

By Phil Miglioratti
Prayer and human methods are the two wings required for the airplane of evangelism to successfully get off the ground, fly safely at the appropriate altitude and arrive at its intended destination.

Shalom & Eirene: Ministering to the Whole Person

By Apolos Landa Tucto
Healing involves a struggle against injustice by making the necessary resources available to the poor. This is the attitude in which the mission for salvation or healing must be forwarded in the world.

Sri Lankan Devastation Allows the Universal Church an Opportunity to Give

By Adrian de Visser
Sri Lankan beaches are the most picturesque in the world. Soft sounds of the waves lapping, an endless strip of white, sandy beaches contrasting with deep, blue waters and coral reefs that are home to many types of tropical fish�”these are the wonders of the Sri Lankan coast

The Doors Are Closing for the Gospel: A Call to Re-visit Our Theology of Missions and Strategies

By Enoch Era
While opposition to the gospel should not surprise us, there is an urgent need for Christians to introspect, investigate, and revisit our theology and our ministry strategies and practices.

The Gospel in Oral Tradition

By Morgan Jackson
Examples of how people in Togo and Bolivia have been transformed by the stories and narrative of scripture.

The Least of These

By Alan Andrews
For most of God's people, developing a heart for those who are poor is cultivated by being among the them.

The Luke Partnership: A First Step in Evangelism, Church Planting, and Discipleship

By Bob Creson, Jim Green, and Roy Peterson
The Luke Partnership includes: the translation of Luke's Gospel (usually published in both print and audio form), the JESUS film (based on the Gospel of Luke), and further Old and New Testament selections.

The North American Church's Role in HIV/AIDS Care

By David Eller
The issue of HIV/AIDS in the world today is so large that it may appear beyond hope. According to the UNAIDS/WHO 2004 AIDS Epidemic Update, there are more than 13,400 new infections and 8,400 deaths each day from HIV/AIDS.

The Prophetic Role of the Church in Egypt Toward HIV/AIDS

By Andrea Z. Stephanous
The Church's role is to break the silence and talk openly with people to rebuild wrong thoughts about sex and HIV/AIDS. The Evangelical Church in Egypt is seeking to do just this.

The Reconciliation Journey to and since the 2004 Lausanne Forum

By Dr. Samuel Barkat
Reflections and updates on the Lausanne Reconciliation Issue Group and the Global Network for Reconciliation.

The Spirit and Mission: Two Ripples of Pentecostal Mission

By Wonsuk Ma
The author discusses two spheres and stages of Pentecostal mission development.

The Springboard of Short-term Missions

By Warren Janzen
Short-term missions can lead to a lifetime of ministry.

The Talking Bible and Short-term Missions Projects

By Harvey Hoekstra
Short-term mission teams around the world are using the Talking Bibles to minister to those they are serving.

The Uniqueness and Universality of Jesus Christ

By R. W.
The question of the uniqueness of Christ is one that needs to be answered in order for the Church to fulfill its mission of world evangelization.

Training for Mission: A Case Study at Redcliffe College

By Jo Appleton
One couple shares their experience with studying missions at Redcliffe College, Centre for Mission Training in Gloucester, United Kingdom.

Understanding the Contextual Realities of the Church in Liberia, Part 1

By Jerry P. Kulah
An overview of Liberia, its Christian foundation, and the realities of the Church and missions.

Using the Arts to Reach Japan for Christ

By Paul Nethercott
Four examples of how missional churches and ministries in Japan are using the arts to share the gospel in diverse and effective ways.

Verbal Communication of the Gospel: "More than Words Can Say"

By Charles Madinger
Every people and culture has a story that must be confronted with the story of the kingdom.

Watching the Father: The Importance of Knowledge Stewardship

By Eric Adams
The Frontier's Knowledge Stewardship initiative seeks to identify, capture, and distill field workers' experience and cross-pollinate this in ways that equip ield teams to become more effective in their calling.

What Do You Think, Mr. Guttenberg? The Challenges Print Evangelism Ministries Face in Meeting ...

By Avery Willis and James Greenelsh
Fulfilling the Great Commission among oral learners requires rethinking, recreating and reproducing resources and methods.

A Critical Evaluation of the Westernization of the Gospel

By Daniel Kim
De-westernization of the gospel requires time, critical dialogue with nationals, and the illumination of the Holy Spirit.

A God-ordained Appointment with a Listening Group in Nicaragua: Audio Bibles and Salvation

By Jerrid Stetler
The story of how one man's life was changed when he attended a listening group in Managua.

A Revolution of Vocation: The Role of the Church in Aiding in Systemic Change across the Professions

By John Terrill
The author offers three foundational observations to create a context for how the Church might get involved in equipping Christians within the professions to pursue thoughtful, redemptive change for themselves, their companies, and the community.

An African Seminary Goes Online

By Rich Starcher
Experimentation with online classes through the Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology offers valuable insight into online theological training.

Claiming Back Our Campuses for Christ: An Example from South Africa

By Greg Smerdon
In order to turn the tide of moral decay South Africa is rapidly heading toward, the Church should invest in children, youth, and young adults.

Dynamic Evangelism: Jumping Out of the Window and into the Harvest

By Greg Forney
The students are clamoring and the professor is holed up in his office. They want answers and he cannot hold them back for long.

Environmental Ethics

By Thomas Schirrmacher
The Christian solution to the ecological crisis is not to equate humans with the creation, but to see their role as something very special in and even above creation.

Evangelicals Responding to the Challenge of AIDS on World AIDS Day

By Brian Considine
World AIDS Day is 1 December and the Global AIDS Prayer Partnership is launching two new initiatives to help mobilize an evangelical response to the AIDS pandemic.

Evangelism and Church Growth in a Culture of Persecution

By Antonia Leonora van der Meer
An overview of Christianity and persecution in Angola from 1984 to 1995.

Evangelización y Adoración: Hacia una Evangelización Doxológica

By Alberto Fernando Roldán

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Getting Ready to Receive? German Churches and the "New Mission" from the South

By Claudia Währisch-Oblau
A look at missionary migrant churches in Germany.

Global Christianity, Contextual Religious Identity and Local Theologies: Īsā Imandars and ...

By Jonas Adelin Jørgensen
How does Christianity interact with other major religious traditions and how does this interaction affect Christian identity?

Haystack 2006

By Phil Corr
The Haystack Prayer Meeting in 1806 on the Williams College campus (Massachusetts, USA) is still impacting the worldwide student missions movement.

Helping Hurting People Around the World�”One Life at a Time

By Hannah Olonade
Women of God International seeks to serve African women in leadership positions through prayer, evangelism, edification, teaching, social concerns and leadership events.

Homelessness and Poverty: Reaching Out in Christ-like Manner to the Vulnerable

By Gordon Russell
Reaching out to individuals struggling with poverty and homelessness requires the love that comes only from Christ.

Integrating the Gospel with Culture Responsibly

By Adrian de Visser
It is imperative to integrate the gospel with culture in a responsible manner and this integration must be done within the context of a community who are mature in their faith and knowledge of scripture.

Keeping the Globe in View

By Victor Tukura
The Christian global mandate is that we be God's witnesses in the world. Instead of building our own empires, we must stay focused on evangelizing the lost.

Lessons from Our Daughter: Reflections of Church and Ethics

By Daniel and Gayna Salinas
Why utilitarian ethics fail--and what the Church can do about it.

Missional House Churches in the United States

By J. D. Payne
Five lessons from missional house churches in the United States.

Overcoming Illiteracy: God's Word and Lasting Fruit

By Jerry Jackson
With millions of people who cannot read or write, the need for oral strategies for sharing the gospel is vital. An example of how audio players are being used to lead people to Christ.

Prayer �“ The Secret to an Open Door

By David Morel
Prayer leads to open doors; open doors lead to people hearing about and accepting Jesus Christ.

Reaching Out to Iraq's Displaced, Suffering Christians

By Jerry Dykstra
Internally Displaced Persons in northern Iraq are facing tremendous challenges, including having little access to food and housing.

Seekers and Skeptics at Your Door: Internet Evangelism and You

By Rusty Wright
Could God use you to reach people for Christ via the Internet? The answer may surprise you.

Short-term Missions…How Things Have Changed!

By Cindy Judge
Integrity and excellence in short-term missions.

Sometimes "Do Not Talk to Strangers" Is Not the Holy Spirit's Way

By Lorajoy Tira Dimangondayao
An interaction between the author's father and a stranger demonstrates how obedience to God's leading must override our fears, doubts, and selfishness in interacting with those we don't know.

Stories of Lament and Hope: Burundi Gathering

By Stephanie Wheatley and Jen Stallings
Nearly ninety Christian leaders from Africa's Great Lakes region and the United States assembled in Burundi to discuss the social realities of Africa and the accompanying Christian response.

The Culture of Peace and Evangelism

By Paulus Widjaja
Unfortunately, for much of the Church in recent history, evangelism and peacemaking have been seen as separate tasks. Instead, they need to be integrated.

The Future of Scripture Translation

By Bryan Harmelink
Envisioning the future of scripture translation includes four key needs.

The Internet Evangelism Coalition and Online Evangelism

By Sterling Huston
In 1999 the Internet Evangelism Coalition officially began and today serves as a central resource center for equipping and connecting those involved with online evangelism.

The Spiritual Mission of Microfinance

By Mark Russell
Part of the mission of the Church is not only to treat "the least of these" with respect and dignity, but to find practical ways to restore them to the life God intends for them.

The Storytellers of Dulumpur

By Carla Bowman
How the BRIDGES curriculum, developed by Scriptures in Use, is being used to link story and the gospel message in Southeast Asia and beyond.

The Third Ripple: Deeper and Wider Mission Engagement

By Wonsuk Ma
Pentecostals need to be involved in mission engagement that aims at justice in social, economic, political, racial, and environmental areas.

The Use of Dance and Other Creative Arts in Missions and Evangelism

By Karen Liew
The Christian Dance Fellowship of Malaysia is using both Christian and secular venues to encourage believers and reach non-believers.

The Whole Gospel as Focus of Lausanne Theology Working Group Consultation

By Sandra S. K. Lee
Thirty-one participants representing twenty countries were in attendance for the 5-day "The Whole Gospel" consultation in Chiang Mai.

Understanding the Contextual Realities of the Church in Liberia, Part 2

By Jerry P. Kulah
Factors hindering mission endeavors in Liberia.

Urbana and Short-term Missions

By Kristine Whitnable
Urbana's impact through short-term missions.

Why Must Evangelism and Discipleship Go Hand in Hand?

By Jerry Root
Evangelism begins and ends in discipleship.

A Mission Voice from Latin America: Partnering for World Mission

By Valdir Steuernagel
The Evangelical Church in Latin America is experiencing a unique missionary awakening in Protestant history. The poor are engaged in missionary activity and are investing their potential, talents, and resources in fulfilling the universal missionary call of the Church.

A Talking Bible for Those Who Need to Hear

By Paul Hoekstra and Ed Compean
How the Talking Bible is leading people to Christ in Mozambique and beyond.

Asian Missions in the Twenty-first Century�”An Asian Perspective

By Hwa Yung
Considerations for the Asian Church to fulfill God's destiny for her.

Building Bridges in the West and the World on World AIDS Day

By Brian Considine
The Church is often known for what it stands against instead of what it stands for. As millions of people struggle with AIDS worldwide, the Church must come alongside them in love.

Christian Partnership Amidst and After the Tsunami Devastation

By William Sunderland
Where were you when the tsunami of 2005 devastated huge portions of Southeast Asia?

Complications of Communicating the Gospel: Why We Should Take the Culture of the People Seriously

By Adrian de Visser
Contextualization is imperative to reaching the unreached. Understanding the culture we are in is the beginning of the process.

Dalit Education Centers: Delivering Emancipation and Building Leaders

By Joseph D’Souza
Dalit leaders and the Christian Church are empowering children in India through educational facilities.

Declare His Glory! Worship, Evangelism and Mission

By Rose Dowsett
Five ways in which worship and evangelism (the declaration and living out of the good news) belong together.

Developing Relationships in Short-term Missions

By Ryan Brown
Relationships are crucial to short-term missions, but relationships come at a cost.

Digital Ministry�”Incredible Mission Opportunities

By Tony Whittaker
The Internet links people with ideas and builds relationships. Since evangelism is also based upon connecting and 2-way relationships, there is a perfect match.

Eight Principles of New Testament Evangelism

By J. D. Payne
An examination of the approaches of Jesus and the Apostolic Church to evangelizing their world included at least eight principles.

Encouragement: Our Gift to the Next Generation

By Grant McClung
The author offers five practical ways to encourage others, especially the next generation of leaders.

Fellowship of Short-term Mission Leaders

By John Tucker
A report on the October 2005 Fellowship of Short-term Mission leaders gathering.

Haystack Reloaded: Could a Haystack Change the World Again?

By Paul Van der Werf
Over the past two hundred years the student missions movement has been re-emerging as a strong force in worldwide evangelism and missions.

Inside India: Where Are the Indian Missions in Influencing the Indian Diaspora around the World?

By John Amalraj
The author asks, "How we can influence the Indian diaspora to be discipled to follow Jesus Christ in our generation?"

Oral Communication and the Global Recordings Network

By Allan Starling
The author asks, "How do we communicate to both the speaking and thinking of primary oral communicators?"

Partnering in Peru to Serve the Quechuas (Perupi qheswa runakunata servinapaqmi aynipi ...

By Irma Inugay Phelps
SIL, Wycliffe Bible Translators' main partner working in the South Peru Scripture Advance Project, is poised to reach about a million and a half Cusco Quechua speakers. (Kaymi puntapi qelqasqa karqan qheswa rimaypi. Chayta rikuyta munaspaykiqa qhawachiq wach'ita kaypi churaspayki ñit'iy.)

Persecution of Christians in the Muslim World

By Patrick Sookhdeo
While most Muslim states have signed United Nations declarations on human rights, they usually add caveats stating these are accepted as long as they do not contradict Islamic law (shari‘a).

Practical Prayer Evangelism

By John Edmiston
A step-by-step look at beginning a prayer evangelism ministry.

Reaching Future Leaders through Word and Deed

By Dana Ryan
One international church is reaching out to graduate students who are highly intellectual and skeptical of faith issues.

Remembering Genocide with Hope: Rwanda Heals Through Forgiveness and Reconciliation

By Celestin Musekura
ALARM-Rwanda recently conducted a retreat for church leaders to discuss the role of the Church in remembering the 1994 genocide which devastated the country.

Six Lessons from Leadership University

By Byron Barlowe
A pioneering website in the Internet outreach movement offers lessons for today's online ministries.

Somalia: An On-going, Overlooked Crisis

By Carl Moeller
The conditions for Christians in war-torn Somalia have continued to deteriorate. Yet despite all the difficulties, Christian workers continue to faithfully labor among the Somali people.

The Future of Short-Term Missions

By Seth Barnes
Ten overarching trends in short-term missions.

The Generations Project: Equipping Young Women to Serve and Lead

By Evangeline Weiner
The Generations Project is calling young people not only to establish righteousness in their nations by serving in places of influence, but to take on problems in their communities.

United, Focused Prayer: Changes in the Way We Are Praying for the World, Part 1

By Steve Hawthorne
How prayer related to evangelization has increased and changed in phenomenal ways since the 1984 International Prayer Assembly for World Evangelization.

Witnessing Through the Artwork of Malaysian Artist Hanna Varghese
The story of how one Malaysian artist uses acrylics and batik-dyeing to teach biblical themes.

You Gave Us Your Heart: SIM's Hope for AIDS Program Offering Hope to Many

By Russell Pratt
"You gave us your heart." These five words are foundational in my ministry. At times it is easy to be frustrated with missions and in particular with HIV/AIDS ministries.

Christian Tattoos: Sacred Ink or Unholy Blemish?

By Chuckk Gerwig
Sacred Ink, an Internet outreach tool or bridge, exists to speak the language of ink and Jesus.

Eight Weeks to Change Your Life

By Anne Marie Fields
An interview with Melissa, a short-term missionary with Latin America Mission.

Faith Comes by Hearing: Lessons from a Filipino Church

By Martin Johnson
"The Proclaimer" is being used by many to lead non-readers to faith in Christ.

Fire of Hope: The Effects of HIV/AIDS Ministry

By Greg Forney
HIV/AIDS is a modern-day plague marching nearly unimpeded across the face of the African continent. It threatens peace and stability as it wipes out entire generations, leaving millions of orphans in its wake. The statistics are daunting.

From Burma to Korea: Outreach among the Myanmar Diaspora Community

By Tereso Casino
South Korea is home to an estimated two thousand nationals from Myanmar. The author shares a case study of Onnuri Myanmar Community, which ministers to Myanmar nationals in Korea.

Like Dew in a Dry Land: Reconciliation in the Middle East

By Lisa Loden
Unity in the Body of Christ in the Middle East requires intentional reconciliation between Arab Christians from Palestine, Arab Israeli Christians and Messianic Jews.

Looking Ahead and Up as Christians Are Persecuted in Iraq

By Rev. Canon Andrew White
Christians and persecution: from Baghdad to Nineveh and Mosul.

One Testimony of Sports Outreach International

By Bill Simpson
The story of how sports drew one man to Christ and how he is now reaching others through this avenue.

Revival and 24/7 Prayer on America's Universities

By Jeremy Story
God is actively rejuvenating his servants on American college campuses through non-stop prayer meetings.

Scripture Resources for Internet Evangelism

By Robby Richardson
The Bible Gateway and other websites allow web users access to the entire scriptures.

Actions for Peace in Colombia: Hope in the Face of Roaring Conflict

By Grace Morillo
In the midst of great conflict in Colombia, local churches and communities are seeking to bring restoration.

HIV/AIDS Home-Based Care in Nairobi

By Martin Johnson
Over one and half million people live in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. That is half the city's population. More than 300,000 people are crowded together in Karagoche, Nairobi's worst slum. Families live in extreme poverty and struggle to make a living.

Immigration and North America: Who in the World Is My Neighbor Anyway?

By J. D. Payne
Since the world is our parish, we, in North America, must overcome the challenges of finding out who our neighbor is.

Multi-Media Evangelism: Opening Spiritual Ears through Deaf Ministry

By Howard Baldwin
Isaiah 29:18 says, "And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the Book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness." Without Christ we are all spiritually deaf to God. Deaf people need the gospel. God opens deaf spiritual ears through total communication for the deaf.

Structural Necessities for the Evangelistic Enterprise of the Church

By Jerry Root
An evangelism professor shares four key elements of the evangelistic enterprise today.

Contextualizing a Parable for Creative Teaching in Africa

By Suraja Raman
Using Luke 15 to share kingdom values to individuals and communities in Africa.

Joining Together Across Church Divides: The Growth of Prayer Week in the UK

By Steve and Gill Houghton
The story of how one man's vision led to a national annual prayer week which has transformed countless lives.

The Directives to Diaspora Christian Leaders

By Tom Houston
Lessons from Jeremiah 29 for the Diaspora Church.

The JESUS Film Project: Finishing the Task

By Jim Green
The JESUS Film Project remains faithful to the calling of joining Christian workers throughout the world�”both CCCI staff members and partnership ministries�”to lift up Jesus in the whole world by producing language translations for the unreached people groups of the world.

Two International Orality Network Conferences for Primary and Secondary Oral Learners to be ...

Making Disciples of Primary Oral Learners
14-16 November 2006
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The Inside Story
15-17 November 2006
www.theinsidestory06. ...

The Advent of the Talking Bible

By Harvey Hoekstra
The advent of the "Talking Bible" revolutionizes how we can make the translated scriptures available in audio for non-readers.

The Emerging Church �“ Then and Now!

By Leighton Ford
Today's Church must have great power to preach the gospel and great grace to practice kingdom values.

Head of UK Evangelical Alliance Backs Weekend of Prayer for Children at Risk
More than two million Christians in over one hundred countries are expected to unite for prayer for children at risk 3-4 June.

HIV/AIDS and the Church: We Cannot Look the Other Way

By Linda Ndethiu
Only a few days ago, we lost another little child. One of his friends had been praying for him, just as he had prayed for two other friends, Kamau and Kimani. Now, this friend was gone too.

Tackling Bible Ignorance in New Zealand
New Research shows New Zealand's children are uninformed of the central stories in the Bible.

The Evolution of Evangelism: Ideas for the Road Ahead

By Mark Russell
There are two paradigms of evangelism that will help the Church evolve effectively in the changing world.

Tract Evangelism…More Effective than Ever

By Peter Batzing
The old stereotype of a nattily-dressed hawker standing on the street corner handing out black and white "hellfire" gospel tracts is gone. Well, nearly. Modern-day tract evangelism has become extremely relevant, effective and even technological. And the best part is…it's all so easy.

Growing Interest in Medical Missions

By Grace Tazelaar
Among students in the health professions, the Annual Global Missions Health Conference (GMHC) in Louisville, KY, USA, is quickly becoming known as the "Urbana" of healthcare missions.

Internet Evangelism and Cybermissions Course Prepares Students to Share the Gospel via the Internet

By John Edmiston
John Edmiston answers questions about this newly developed course for Fuller Theological Seminary's School of Intercultural Studies.

Duplicated Effort vs. Partnership

By Ken Lane

“Why not just stop the duplication of effort and combine our efforts?”

It was not the originality of the phrase that arrested my attention as much as it was the self-realization that the large U.S. ...

"Jesus. All about Life" Media Campaign Shares Gospel Message throughout Adelaide, ...

By Martin Johnson
Put together 350 churches and church-based organizations; 25,000 pamphlets; 11,500 response books; 20,000 prayer cards; more than 1,000 people trained in evangelism;

A Contribution from the Latin American Evangelical Churches

By Norberto Saracco
Seeking unified ecumenism in Evangelical Churches throughout Latin America.

A Global Overview of the Business as Mission Movement: Needs & Gaps

By Mats Tunehag
Nine major needs and gaps in the global Business as Mission movement.

AIDS in China: The Amity Foundation
The first AIDS case in China was reported in 1985. The following years witnessed rapid growth of the HIV-positive population. Geographically, HIV-positive cases have now been reported in each and every one of the thirty-one provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities of mainland China.

An Agenda for Change: Living Out the Social Gospel

By Joel Edwards
How we can rehabilitate the term "evangelical."

Are Rites of Passage Out of Step? A Kenyan Christian Perspective

By Muhia Karianjahi
Rites of passage, designed to suit the times and context, provide opportunities for the local church to capture vibrant Christian community.

Assessing the Consequences of Preaching to a Larger Audience

By Perrin Werner
In 1900 the ratio of evangelist to hearer of the gospel was 2:1. Today it is 6:1. This is greatly impacting Christianity.

"The Paradigm Is Changing": Bible Translation and the Church of the Southern Continents

By Kirk Franklin
God has charged the Church�”local, denominational, and universal�”with the responsibility to translate, teach, and reach all people with the Bible.

Believers Face High Price for Their Faith: A Look at the Persecuted Church on the IDOP

By Carl Moeller
Snapshots of India and Egypt as the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church approaches.

Border Station in Guatemala Reaching Mexicans with Christ's Love

By Kenneth D. MacHarg
Radio Impacto, a small, 1,000-watt FM Christian radio station in La Mesilla, Guatemala, is also planting churches.

Care and Counsel as Mission: Christian Counseling's New Global Look

By Bradford M. Smith
Christian caregivers from the fields of counseling, pastoral ministry, psychology, psychiatry, social work, and theology met in Mexico City to explore the future role of Christian counselors in taking "the whole gospel to the whole world."

China Sending: A Mission Force on the Rise

By J. Smith
The Chinese Church is sending out missionaries in great numbers and is fast becoming a great world leader.

Church/Parachurch Relations: The Body of Christ at Work

By John Pellowe
A Canadian Council of Christian Charities survey confirms that both pastors and parachurch ministries desire greater collaboration to advance the cause of Christ.

Churches in Homes: New Efforts in Reaching Today's Globalizing/Diversifying World

By David G. Wyman
God seems to be preparing the world for a vast new wave of churches that will be simple in organization and effective in teaching and evangelism.

Desperately Needed: More Outsiders. A Biblical Mandate for Cross-cultural Missions

By Craig Greenfield
Throughout biblical and recent history, God has used outsiders to bring about his purposes in foreign nations.

Evangelicals and Interfaith Dialogue: A New Paradigm

By Gina A. Bellofatto

Interfaith dialogue is currently experiencing a significant methodological shift where participants represent not only the liberal side of the faith spectrum, but also include conservatives with commitment to their respective religious traditions. ...

Evangelism as a Whole: A Passion for Souls with Compassion for People

By Jon Jeffrey (Jeff) Palmer
We best make Jesus known by word and by deed. Our proclamation is the evangel story. However, our demonstration of God's love and concern for people and their struggles in life is a validation of our proclamation.

Forum of Bible Agencies International Addresses HIV/AIDS in Africa
Representatives from Bible agencies and other African ministries were challenged to reframe the HIV/AIDS discussion from "a problem that needs fixing" to "a life issue that needs to be addressed."

Gaining Spiritual Sight: A Continuous Process

By Dana Ryan
Working through obstacles in leading people to faith in Jesus is an important part of the witnessing journey.

Hidden and Forgotten People

By Elba E. Somoza
The Church has an outward mission (evangelization) and an inward mission (formation for the maturity of the integral life of the individual). The Lord is calling us to recognize and bring light to those who are forgotten and hurting.

Making Waves: Trans World Radio Helps Students Create a Splash for God

By Dawn Overman
TWR recently launched a new website sub-portal, aimed at piquing the interest of 20-somethings and encouraging them to take a new look at world missions and their role in it.

MANI Southern Africa 2008 Consultation: "Working Together to Finish the Task"

By Reuben E. Ezemadu and Dean Carlson
Three hundred African leaders of national, regional, and global influence gathered to discuss the next steps involved in completing the Great Commission.

Migrant Workers: The Responsive Wave

By Bryan Galloway and Jessie Rushing
An overview of migrant workers in Asia Pacific and the potential for the spread of the gospel among them.

Mission in the Global Village

By Silas A. Pinto
The high-tech, real-time communication and the global economy have brought the global village into existence. What does this mean in God's economy?

Prayer Networks

By John Godson
Prayer networks seem to be God's answer to the lukewarm situation of our churches today.

Reaching an Online Generation

By Eric Célérier
What are Christians doing on the Internet...and are they successfully leading people to Jesus?

Roman Catholics in Mission: An Update

By Mario Cappello
Lay movements and leadership momentum are leading to a greater emphasis on evangelization within the Catholic Church.

Rwanda�”Bible Society NSW's Project Making a Difference in the Heart of Africa

By Daniel Willis
Rwandans are taking the issues of reconciliation and unity seriously.

Spiritual Warfare: Arise, Fight, and Never Give Up!

By John Godson
Prayer is not only about talking to God, but about defeating the devil and his evil plans.

Taking the Orality Plunge: Confessions of a Print Addict Unawares

By Phill Butler
How one agency is coming alongside non-Western pastors to develop an oral partnership training course.

The Internet Missionary Society of 2020

By John Edmiston
Although the gospel forever remains the same, how it is delivered, who is communicating it and the means of responding to it will be profoundly changed in the coming years.

The Leader's Supply: Overcoming the Resource Challenge in Harvesting the Nations

By Ferdinand Nweke
Drawing from Luke 11, the author explains how Christian leaders can face the challenges of motivating and inspiring followers.

The Persecuted Church Taught Me to Pray

By Al Janssen
In response to being asked to intercede through prayer for a group of Christian men living in a Muslim extremist area, the author asked God to teach him to pray for the persecuted Church. He learned five lessons.

The Productivity Myth

By John Edmiston
The truly effective and productive missionary is not the one with the largest organization, but the one whose precious and godly work of love survives into eternity.

The Unseen Iraq

By David LeCompte
The historic revival taking place in Iraq exemplifies the great spiritual awakening occurring across the Middle East and the Muslim world.

To Touch the King: Why We Minister to Those who Suffer

By R. C. Stevens
The "least of these"�”the poor, the oppressed, the destitute and deranged, the orphans and the widows�”are all the God of the universe in disguise. The authors shares a compelling story of how he found this to be true.

Wholism and the Bible

By Kristin Jack
A look at the wholistic ministry of Jesus and how that can translate into beneficial ministry today.

A Canadian Case Study in Diaspora Missiology

By Charlene de Haan
With escalating Canadian diversity, the Church comes face-to-face with the challenge of "missions on our doorstep." The author gives a case study of a good example of grassroots diaspora missiology.

Are Today's Students on Your Radar?

By Ken Cochrum
The author asks, "What level of urgency and intentionality do we give to making disciples and building Christ-centered movements among students today?"

Casting a Global Net

By Dave Hackett
When it comes to sharing the gospel of Christ with many people at one time�”casting the proverbial large net�”Christians eagerly use the tools of their day. Paul preached from Mars Hill

Christian Churches Together Launched in Pasadena, California, USA: Stresses Evangelism and an ...
A consensus on the importance of evangelism and the need to eliminate domestic poverty marked the official formation of Christian Churches Together.

Drugs Don't Cure Leprosy

By Christopher Doyle
Drugs do not cure leprosy. I can almost hear it now. Doctors, researchers and other leprosy experts who read this title are asking, "What's wrong with this fellow? Doesn't he know anything about leprosy? He's supposed to be the president of American Leprosy Missions (ALM) and he doesn't even know about the miraculous cure."

Etnopedia.org: Translating Unreached People Profiles into Other Languages

By David Markham
Etnopedia, a website for bilingual Christians to translate people profiles into other languages, gives researchers the opportunity to expand the research process.

Exploiting Our "Outsider" Role for Good

By Samantha Baker Evens
Foreigners have a tremendous opportunity to use their unmerited power to advocate for justice, bring international attention to issues of injustice, and even to extend some protection to Cambodian activists.

Following Christ in World Evangelization

By Grant McClung
Eight examples of what it means to follow Christ in world evangelization from Luke 3-6.

From Buddha to Christ: An Interview with Jeab

By Deborah Colby
Jeerakan (Jeab) Duksukgaew, a Thai, discusses what it was like to grow up in a Buddhist family, and how her life has changed since becoming a Christian.

Fruitful Harvest from a Small Seed

By Gordon Govier
Daniel Bourdann�© celebrated his Lutheran Brethren heritage with members of a church in Minneapolis (USA).

God in a Box

By Iva May
What is real to you about God shapes your thoughts, values, and behavior, and even determines your eternal destiny.

Greater Europe Mission Names New President
Henry Deneen succeeding Ted Noble as president of GEM.

HCJB World Radio Becomes HCJB Global
HCJB World Radio, the world's first missionary broadcasting ministry, which has also developed an international medical outreach, has changed its name to HCJB Global.

Highlights of India Missions Association's Advance Mission Leadership Training

By Ragland Remo Paul
Over eight hundred leaders have received training through the IMA's AMLT.

Just10�“Transform Your World

By Chris Moffat
Teaching the Ten Commandments in a relevant way is transforming thousands of lives in the United Kingdom.

Learning from Ants: The Possibility of Missionary Swarms

By Justin Long
Is it possible to build a "mission swarm" that can recruit and send our forty-three thousand teams? The author believes the answer is yes.

Living Humanly in the Coming Kingdom

By Daphne Eck Coppock
As our awareness of world poverty, suffering, and injustice sets in, we immediately and rightfully must consider how God would call us to respond.

Media that Transforms Nations

By Carol C.
How media is being used to share the message of salvation around the world.

Missions with Spanish and Portuguese Accents

By Grant McClung
A comparison of the Ibero-American missions enterprise between 1987 and 2008 reflects great progress.

Movement for African National Initiatives 2006: Uniting African Church Leaders

By Chacko Thomas
African church leaders take the lead in not only missions on the African continent, but global missions as well.

New Data on World Religions: Introducing the International Religious Demography Project

By Todd Johnson and Brian Grim
The International Religious Demography project designed to provide comprehensive religious demographic information.

Persevering Prayer

By John Godson
A look at four scripture passages reveals the importance of persistence in prayer.

Personal Renewal

By Marguerite Evans
Taking a moment for personal renewal.

Prepare the Way�”Remove the Stones

By Colin Harbinson
The neglect of the imagination in life and faith has impoverished the Body of Christ. However, during the past few decades there has been a global renewal of interest in the arts and the imagination among believers.

ProChrist in Poland Sees Thousands Make First-time Commitments for Christ

By Michael Klitzke
An overview of ProChrist Poland.

Retiring into Uncertainty

By Dick Jacquin
Unfortunately, the days of lifelong support from churches and individuals are quickly vanishing, and missionaries need to prepare for that reality.

Surprising Witness: The Story of Christians for Social Justice in Cambodia

By Samantha Baker Evens
How partnerships between unlikely groups have been changing lives in Cambodia.

The Big Deal About Little Gambia

By Mark Kolo and Hannah Ibanga
Virtually every tribe in Gambia can be described as unreached.

The Challenge of Missions in the Twenty-first Century

By Stephen M. Davis
Four ways in which our thinking must change in order to meet the challenges inherent in cross-cultural ministry.

The Growing Importance of Larger Churches in England

By Peter Brierley
Although larger churches are the exception rather than the rule in England, these churches have great potential and opportunity.

The Ibero-American Church Is on its Way to the III Ibero-American Missions Congress (La Iglesia ...

By David Ruiz
COMIBAM Internacional leads the move to have the Ibero-American Church become a sending force in Latin America and throughout the world. (Article also available in Spanish.)

The Wimp with the Pen: Witnessing God's Work inside a South African Prison

By Martin Johnson
The author shares how worshipping with and witnessing the lives of Christians inside a prison in South Africa was life-changing.

Three Men…Three Worlds…One Choice

By Grant McClung
The one indispensable and strategic choice that must be made is the prioritization of preaching the gospel to the least evangelized as quickly as possible.

Total Recall: Staying Faithful by Being Relevant

By Krish Kandiah
Although difficult, sharing one's faith relevantly and faithfully to contemporary culture is possible�”and necessary.

Using Mass Media to Flood South Africa with Godly Values

By Val Pauquet
The Mass Media Project's vision is to move people from professed values to lived values, as a way of addressing some of the key issues South African society faces.

Vulnerable Mission�”A Normalisation of Christian Mission Practices in Anticipation ...

By Jim Harries
Is there a case for becoming vulnerable to be more useful to God?

20th Edition of the Mission Handbook: The Most Comprehensive One-volume Reference on the North ...
The Mission Handbook contains information on more than eight hundred North American mission agencies working overseas.

A Call for Papers for the Twelfth Assembly of the International Association for Mission ...
Academic papers on the topic of "Human Identity and the Gospel of Reconciliation: Agenda for Mission Studies and Praxis in the 21st Century" are wanted for the 2008 IAMS assembly.

A Glance at Religions around the World
An overview of the world's top ten religions.

ATS Theological Forum on Stewardship Draws 772 Participants
Two-day theological forum in Manila focused on "The Earth Is the Lord's and Everything in It: Reflections on Stewardship in the Asian Context."

Audio Bible Ministry Reaches Amazon Tribes
One testimony of how the teaching of God's word orally is transforming villages around the world.

Audio Bibles for India's Banjara Gypsies
The Banjara are a community of six million spread throughout India. Experts estimate about one percent of the Banjara are believers.

"Sent to Preach the Gospel": Christians for Biblical Equality 2008 Conference

By Dr. Mimi Haddad and Rachel Finsaas
CBE conference focuses on the issue of gender and missions, particularly on the challenges Christian men and women face as they work together on mission fields around the world.

Before Contextualization: Critical Incarnational Living

By Bryan Galloway
Critical incarnational living and contextualization of the gospel go hand in hand.

Church Planting and Evangelism: An Overview of Training through the AIC Missionary College in Kenya

By Ray and Jill Davis
The African Inland Church Missionary College provides both classroom experience and real-world mission work.

Doubt and Amazement: ProChrist2006 in Europe

By Jan-Peter Graap
Germany-based outreach event, translated into eighteen languages, attracted millions of individuals from twenty European nations to Christ.

Evangelization Efforts in Northeast Asia

By Justin Long
Looking at evangelization efforts among the largest eighteen people clusters in Northeast Asia.

Group Plans Interactive Conference on Partnering with Indigenous Ministries

By John Lindner
The annual COSIM conference will be held 11-13 June 2007 in Wheaton, Illinois, USA.

HIV/AIDS: An Open Door to the Gospel

By Dan Hitzhusen
Like the EvangeCube, the HIV Hope Cube uses no written words, so it can be used to share the gospel in many cultures.

Hope 08: The Transformation of the British Isles

By Roy Crowne
Hope 08 will be a year of activity and outreach designed to transform the British Isles for Jesus Christ.

I Am Second

By Victoria Childress
I am Second is a simple website with crisp, high-quality videos of people sharing how they found healing from past pain through the power of Jesus.

International Intercession for Germany During the 2006 FIFA World Cup

By Bernd Oettinghaus
Prayer warriors around the world are being called upon both before and during the Federation Internationale de Football Association Soccer World Cup Series 9 June through 9 July.

Internet�”The Transition of Everything from Atoms to Bits

By Walt Wilson
Because of technology such as the Internet, Christians are close enough to see the day when we will tell every man, woman, and child on earth the story of Jesus.

Jezebel: Unusual Missionary

By Ferdinand Nweke
A look at Jezebel the "cross-cultural, tentmaking missionary" and the role of Christian tentmakers.

Kingdom Advance in Gambia: A Veteran's Perspective

By Rashida Bah
Modou Sanneh, head pastor of the Reformed Evangelical Church in Gambia, talks about advancing the Kingdom of God in that nation.

Latin America Blessing the World

By Chacko Thomas
More than two thousand church and mission leaders from forty Latin American nations met for the third COMIBAM conference.

Leadership Development and HCJB World Radio

By Jon Hirst and Dee Nyamieh Walker
Leadership development needs to be a core methodology to produce strong Christian leaders today and in generations to come.

LittWorld Boosts Creation of Culturally Relevant Books and Articles

By Dawn Herzog Jewell
Two hundred Christian publishers, writers, editors, and designers from 30-plus countries will gather 1-6 November 2009 in Nairobi for LittWorld 2009.

Living Simply and Humbly in Ministry

By Samantha Baker Evens
Four suggested guidelines for missionaries to help them live simply and humbly in a host culture.

Local Churches and Ministries in Mississippi Uniquely Impacting Communities Affected by ...

By Jarvis Ward
When Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) officials finally began to better assess the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina,

MAI's Europe Publishing Forum Spurs Creation of Books and Articles for Non-Christians

By Dawn Herzog Jewell
Fifty-five publishers, editors and authors recently attended Media Associates International's Europe Publishing Forum.

Ministry in Croatia

By Eva Gonzalez-Mrsic
Advancing the kingdom of God in Croatia includes meeting both the physical and spiritual needs of the people.

Missionary Pioneers: A Legacy of Women and Men Advancing the Gospel Together

By Mimi Haddad, Chelsea Dearmond and Mary Ann Nguyen
During the modern missionary movement of the 1800s Christians began to develop a cohesive biblical basis for women's service as gospel partners with men.

New Religions and Spiritualities: Engaging the Contemporary Religious West

By Michael T. Cooper
An international conference addresses new religious movements and spiritualities.

Praying for the Victims of a Fourth Hurricane in Haïti

By Glenn Smith
So far this cyclone season, four hurricanes or tropical storms have wrecked havoc on the small country of Haiti.

Seeking Justice and Loving Mercy: Christians for Biblical Equality 2007 Conference

By Mimi Haddad, Chelsea Dearmond and Mary Ann Nguyen
Christians gathered to explore the biblical foundations of gift-based ministry and the biblical and theological basis for gender justice and Christian service.

The Effect of the Dollar on the American Missionary Sending "Enterprise"

By J. Shaw
The devaluing of the US dollar will have at least four effects on the North American missionary sending enterprise.

The Great Commission�”An Exploration of the Old and New Testament

By Thomas Schirrmacher
An overview of the Great Commission and its direct linkage to world missions.

The Prayer of Faith

By John Godson
Faith is the raw material upon which the answers to our prayers are produced.

Together as One: Reconciliation in Serving In Mission
SIM USA offically apologizes for the past practice of not welcoming African American missionary candidates.

Top Christian Leaders Assemble at Call2all East African Congress

By Grace Samson
Leaders from twelve East African nations gather to discuss how to fulfill the task of reaching the "least and the lost" in East African and beyond.

Training and Equipping Grassroots Workers in India

By G. R. Prakash
Equipping Christian workers in India requires strategic empowerment and education.

Visible Christianity: A Call to Consider the Social Implications of Worship

By Enoch Era
The kind of worship the Bible talks about is service to others because of love for God.

Viva Global Prayer Weekend Calls Christians to Stand against Modern Day Child Slavery
World Weekend of Prayer for Children at Risk to be held 2-3 June 2007.

WEA Theological Commission Holds Its Annual Session for the First Time in Africa
More than sixty leaders from around the world gathered for the first ever WEA-TC meeting in Africa.

"Wasted" on Jesus

By Ferdinand Nweke
Every life is being spent on something. The question is, "What will you spend your life on?"

A Mission, a Witch and a Village: The Lasting Effect of Missions

By Graham Johnston
Mission trips do have an impact. Sarah, a former witch in her Kenyan community, is a living testimony of this fact.

Asia Theological Association

By Brian Wintle
A look inside the ATA and the 2007 General Assembly.

Bibles Brighten Lives for Survivors of Hurricane Katrina; Three Quarters of a Million ...

By Roy Lloyd
The American Bible Society (ABS) already has three quarters of a million Bibles and scripture portions for distribution to those who survived the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, with more to come in the days ahead.

Brother Flack: Missionary to India Offers Insight to Younger Missionaries

By Chacko Thomas
A 98-year-old missionary shares with younger leaders the wisdom that he has gained over forty years of ministry.

Changing Campus Ministry in America

By Dave Warn
Fifty-seven American college campus ministry leaders gathered for the Institute of Campus Revival and Awakening.

Contextualizing Western Workers�”Gifts from the Muslim World

By Don Heckman
Muslim interaction can give us at least four contextualized gifts.

Countless Christians to Gather 12 November for the International Day of Prayer for the ...

By Carl Moeller
More than 200 million Christians are being persecuted worldwide for their faith in Jesus Christ.

Effective Prayer

By John Godson
There are many reasons why it is expedient to pray. Here are eight.

Fighting against Forced Child Prostitution in India: How Restore International is Seeking to ...

By Bob Goff
India ranks high on the list of countries where commercial sexual exploitation of underage girls occurs.

First National Consultation on International Students Ministry in Singapore

By Yvonne Choo
Singapore held their first National Consultation on International Students Ministry (ISM) on 1 October 2005 in St Andrews' Cathedral.

From Muslim to Christian: Finding Life in Kenya

By David Munyere
Mohammed Omar is a chaplain to the Somali people in Kijabe Hospital, Kenya. Here is his story of conversion and transformation.

Global Day of Prayer: Sunday, 31 May 2009

By Etienne Piek
Millions of Christians from nearly every nation will unite 31 May 2009 for the annual Global Day of Prayer. Read about the history of the day and what this year holds.

God's Word Holds Brightest Future for New European Union Members Romania and Bulgaria
As Romania and Bulgaria become part of the European Union, Christian leaders in those countries are preparing to spread God's Word far and wide.

How the Unified Church Can Respond to Global Corruption: A Call which Will Impact Millions

By Robson Pereira
Life for a person living below the poverty line is short. This is the terrible conclusion one can reach by looking at indicators concerning human development.1

Islam and Christianity: Why Muslims Dominate and Christians Suffer

By Patrick Sookhdeo
Ever since Islam began in the seventh century, there have been Christian communities living as minorities in Muslim-majority contexts. Their circumstances have varied at different times and in different places, but almost always Christians experience some degree of discrimination or hostility.

Learning from Ants: Intelligent Swarms in Many Settings

By Justin Long
The author asks, "Can we create a missionary swarm, similar to the swarm intelligence found in ant colonies?"

London Soccer Stadium to Be the Focus for Mass Christian Prayer
This year's GDOP, to be celebrated 27 May 2007, will have its UK hub in West Ham football stadium in London, England.

London Soccer Stadium to Be the Focus for Mass Christian Prayer
This year's GDOP, to be celebrated 27 May 2007, will have its UK hub in West Ham football stadium in London, England.

Mission Next: Relating to the Majority World Harvest Force

By Steve Moore
Information on the 2008 North American Mission Leaders Conference.

More Than Dreams: Muslims Coming to Christ Through Dreams and Visions
Muslims around the world are having dreams and visions of the risen Christ. These are being documented and shared with others.

My Hope India: Using Technology and Home Groups to Bring the Gospel to Hundreds of Thousands

By Laurie Fortunak
In a country where nearly ninety-two percent of the one billion plus people profess to be either Hindu or Muslim, Christians in the nation of India are working hard to get the gospel message out to those who have never heard.

Redefining Normal: How to Develop the Future Overseas Missionary Force

By Josh Mann
A recent study reveals that only a small percentage of middle school and high school-age students are seriously considering long-term, overseas missions.

Staying Connected: Worldwide Missionary Evangelism Uses Online Community Tools to Communicate ...

By Vince Farrell
Oikos, a private, online, social networking site, allows missionaries and mission leaders around the world to communicate in a safe and real-time setting.

The Dictionary of African Christian Biography: What it is, How it Began and Where it is Going

By Jonathan Bonk
Biographical resource imagined in 1995 has become a model for similar Christian biographical databases around the world.

Training Evangelists in Manila through the Second Asian Advanced Institute for Evangelists

By Kumar Abraham
Conference seeks to enlighten, encourage and empower the lives and ministries of practicing evangelists from Asia and the South Pacific.

Wayne Pederson Named New President of HCJB Global
Formerly vice president of Moody Broadcasting, Wayne Pederson is HCJB Global's new president.

Will I Go to Heaven When I Die, Too?

By David Sills
Many Christians around the world have little to no theological or biblical training. And therefore have many questions about their newfound faith.

Zimbabwe Today: A Nation in Need of Prayer

By June Dickie
In the midst of massive government corruption, grave illness, and a lack of daily needs, the people of Zimbabwe are crying out to the Lord.

A Billion Souls: The Rise of Global Christianity

By James Davis
For more than two thousand years, the Church has worked to fulfill the Great Commission of our Lord. By 1900, 45.69% of the world was evangelized; by 2000, more than 73.09% of the world has heard the gospel. Yet there are still more than 1.8 billion people who have never heard the gospel of Jesus Christ.

A New Gateway to World Missions at Urbana 06

By Gordon Govier
Nearly twenty-five thousand participants are expected to attend the Urbana 06 conference 27-31 December 2006.

Anthropological Insights for Gospel Communicators in African-Muslim Contexts

By Caleb Kim
Establishing a local church in a traditional Muslim context in Africa requires emphasis on three important elements: the umma, the mosque and the folk traditions.

Book Review: Global Pentecostalism: The New Face of Christian Social Engagement

By Grant McClung
A review of Donald Miller's and Ted Yamamori's book on global Pentecostalism.

Disaster Relief Jesus' Way

By Ginny Feldmann
Hearing of a disaster in your homeland is hard. Watching helplessly on television while your countrymen are suffering is excruciating. This is how I feel when watching news of the earthquake in Pakistan.

Friends of the Disabled in Latin America Impacting Thousands for Christ

By Judy Nuñez
Thousands of individuals with disabilities in Latin America have been blessed through the ministry of FRIDLA and others.

Internet Evangelism Day a Time to Use Church Websites to Reach the World for Christ
Internet Evangelism Day, 29 April 2007, is a time when churches can begin using their websites to reach out to their communities.

Japan's Spiritual Change Over the Past Fifty-five Years

By Kenny Joseph
In the past five decades both the Japanese people and culture have undergone changes.

Jesus. All about Life: Using Prime-Time Australian Media to Tell Others about Jesus

By Martin Johnson
Nicole is in her final year of high school in Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia. She and her family attend an Anglican church which had signed up to be part of the "Jesus. All about life" (JAAL) campaign.

New Publication Examines North American Short-term Missions

By Naomi Frizzell
A new resource for churches and individuals beginning short-term mission work and for those managing others involved in short-term mission work.

Peoples of the Buddhist World CD-ROM: A Resource for Those Ministering in the Buddhist World

By Greg Hamon
The story of the 700 million Buddhist people needs to be told. Christians need to learn about the Buddhist culture in order to effectively pray and minister to them.

Preparing the Younger Generation for Missions in the 10/40 Window

By Bethany Newman
Caf�© 1040 prepares students for a life of service in the 10/40 Window.

StreetLevel 2006: Changing the Course of Homelessness in Canada

By Timothy Huff and Julia Goodhew
Conference for those passionately engaged in finding solutions to poverty and homelessness reaps great results.

Tea for China: Write Short Stories for God with ABC111.net

By John Doe
TransWorld Radio-Asia and ABC111.net are using story to help individuals in China learn English.

The 417 Project and Missionary Support

By Dave Koenig
One missionary uses his abilities as a web programmer to develop a website which helps missionaries raise support.

The Sixth World Christian Gathering on Indigenous People to be Held 11-17 September 2006 in the ...

By Pio Gabad Arce
Christian first nation peoples will be gathering for the sixth WCGIP to discuss issues related to indigenous people worldwide.

Tough Questions Posed at the Anglican "Hope and a Future" Conference

By Doug Henneman
Unanswered questions regarding the social interactions of individuals and entire cultures require us to pause and look deeply at ourselves, our lives and our circumstances.

Urbana 06 Open for Business Conference

By Johnny Chun
The Open for Business track at Urbana 06 is for participants who have a passion or growing interest in business and global missions.

WEA Theological Commission: Social Action and Evangelism Must Not Be Separated
The WEA-TC, which met in Bangkok, Thailand, 23-25 October 2008, has reaffirmed the importance of holistic mission, despite the tragic murder of Christian worker Gayle Williams.

WorldServe Ministries and the Increasing Influence of China and Cuba: An Interview with ...

By Laurie Fortunak
Ted Yamamori, president/CEO of WorldServe Ministries, spoke with LWP about his short retirement and the future of WorldServe, China, and Cuba.

55th Evangelical Fellowship of India's Annual Meeting and Tamil Nadu Pastors Conference

By James Kaiser
Nearly 450 participants and eighty youth leaders attended this year's EFI annual meeting.

Boomers�”The New Wave of Volunteer Missionaries
As thousands of new volunteer missionaries rise from the ranks of retiring baby boomers, they are challenging the status quo of missions.

China's Millions Website

By Tom Douglas
Website seeks to raise awareness and serve as an educational tool for those interested in helping to fulfill God's purposes for China.

Dayasagar and the Life of Christ in India

By John Gilman
Using a culturally relevant film to reach the people of India.

ERF Television: Opening Evangelistic Windows to Europe's One Hundred Million German-speakers

By Glenn Carlson
For the first couple of decades following its founding in 1959, TransWorld Radio's German sister ministry, Evangeliums-Rundfunk (ERF), based in Wetzlar near Frankfurt, kept fairly close to the extended family's radio-only mode.

Freedom to Worship: World Christian Gathering on Indigenous People

By Pio Gabad Arce
Drawing more than five hundred representatives of indigenous tribes from twenty-three countries, the WCGIP was a venue for indigenous peoples worldwide to express themselves freely.

Motives for Mission

By Andrew Kenny
The mission of the Church may be defined as "what God has sent the Church into the world to do." This includes both evangelistic and social responsibilities. Many speak of our mission, but what about our motivations for mission?

National Christian Fellowship of Bangladesh (NCFB): Activities of Board of Mission and Evangelism

By Daniel East
A detailed look at the NCFB and one of the five boards, the Board of Mission and Evangelism.

Portable Dentistry and Proclamation of the Gospel in One Ministry

By Doug Kazen
These are encouraging times for mission organizations and workers committed to serving the health needs of suffering people. Never before have there been more opportunities to reach non-believers with pain relief and the caring gospel of Jesus Christ.

Thousands Prepare for Azusa Street Centennial
World leaders are looking forward to the "Spiritual Experience of a Lifetime" in Los Angeles, California, USA this 25-29 April 2006.

Urban Impact Ministry in New York City

By Larry Holcomb
Countless individuals from unreached people groups come to North America each year. One ministry seeks to reach these individuals with the gospel message.

World Evangelical Alliance Theological Commission to Meet in Africa for First Time
The annual planning and strategy meeting of the World Evangelical Alliance Theological Commission will be held in Kenya 20-24 September 2006.

AIMS Launches Vision to Reach the World through Six International Epicenters
Resource centers in China, the Horn of Africa, India, the Malay World, Tanzania and the United States will be used to create a global harvest force.

Bethany International's GO100�”Multiplying Worldwide Missions Training

By Sara Needham
Globeserve vision seeks to start one hundred missionary training schools in developing nations by 2012.

Chinese Persecution�“Fact Or Fiction

By Carl Moeller
The sixty to eighty million Christians in China remain the single largest persecuted community today.

Commissioner Shaw Clifton Elected Eighteenth General of the Salvation Army

Adam Greene

Finishing the Task Partners Committed to Reaching UUPGs

By Marcus Vegh
World renowned mission agencies have challenged local churches to work with them in Finishing the Task (FTT). This vision, to launch indigenously-led church planting movements to targeted groups around the world, was presented 14-17 November at the Billy Graham Training Center, in Asheville, NC, USA.

Mission Possible in Bulgaria

By Nasko Lazarov
One ministry in Bulgaria seeks to equip local churches for outreach through media, sports and nationwide initiatives.

Missions: A Humble Journey Toward a New Creation

By John Edmiston
Using the metaphor of the new creation as a guiding vision for missions.

Passion for Madurai Glimpses the Spirit of God at Work in India

By Dallas Anderson
The Spirit of God is moving mightily in a land of contrasts.

Tamil Nadu Pastors Conference and 55th Annual Convention

By James Kaiser
The 2006 Evangelical Fellowship of India Annual Conference, 24-27 May, seeks to equip, motivate and mobilize pastors throughout India.

The "Small" Problem of Leprosy is Bigger than We Think

By Zannah Kearns
In the face of devastating diseases such as HIV/AIDS and malaria, and global needs such as poverty and trade injustice, the relatively "small" problem of leprosy can often be forgotten.

Transforming Partnership at the Coalition on the Support of Indigenous Ministries (COSIM) Conference

By John Lindner
Western and non-Western mission leaders met at the recent COSIM conference to discuss how to support and build Developing World ministries.

Unseating "Little Napoleons": Malaysia's Mission Leaders Unite to Tackle Mission ...

By Joshua Snyder
Christian leaders in Malaysia seek to transform their nation through seven projects.

Bible League Announces New Ministry and New Director in Chile
Manuel Diaz named national director of Bible League's newest Latin America ministry in Chile.

Hopegivers Urges Christians to Establish Individual "Prayer Night"
Officials with Hopegivers International are calling on Christians to establish a monthly night of prayer for the persecuted Church.

Institute of Campus Revival and Awakening Set for Yale University

An Institute to help college campus ministry leaders understand revival and awakening biblically and historically—and to help bring revival to their own campuses—has been scheduled for 21-28 June 2006 at Yale University, Connecticut, USA.

By Ghislaine Benney

Mexico City Summit Explores Global Vision for Missions
Church leaders, educators, mission administrators, medical ministry personnel and missionaries will meet to discuss how to implement internationalism for more effective global outreach.

Evangelical Alliance Announces New General Secretary for Scotland
Rev. Fred Drummond named general secretary of Evangelical Alliance Scotland.

International Bible Society: The Bible and HIV/AIDS
The International Bible Society (IBS) is using the life-changing power of scripture in the battle against the deadly HIV/AIDS virus.

On North Korea, a Country Spotlighted During the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted ...

By Carl Moeller
North Korea, which tops Open Door's World Watch List of countries where persecution of Christians is the worst, was one of the countries spotlighted during the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church 13 November.

Second Annual Global Day of Prayer Seeks to Unite Millions Worldwide

By Bob Bakke
Global prayer gathering, held 4 June 2006, seeks to include participants from over two hundred nations.

Tales from the Gulf Coast: American Bible Society Delivers Nearly One Million Bibles and ...
The American Bible Society's response to the need for Bibles for Hurricane Katrina evacuees was swift and coordinated with churches and like-minded organizations throughout the United States Gulf Coast area.

Effective Church Planting is Partnership

By Phill Butler
Butler looks at the importance of relationships and partnership in evangelism.

Making the Most of a Mission Experience Through Journaling

By Donna Thomas
Proper journaling can help short-term missionaries make the most of their time of ministry.

Chinese Christian to lead OMF International
OMF International (formerly the China Inland Mission) has announced that Dr. Patrick Fung will become the tenth general director of the mission. Dr. Fung, a Chinese Christian, is the first Asian to lead the ministry, and succeeds the Rev. Dr. David Harley, who served as general director since 2001.

He Intends Victory a Paradigm for the Acceptance of the Church in HIV/AIDS

By Bruce Sonnenberg
"I really think it's best if you don't come back to church here anymore!" Can you imagine what it's like to hear those words from your pastor?

New President Leads AIMS into a New Era
Daniel O. Crosby is the new president of Accelerating International Mission Strategies.

Respecting Muslims While Sharing Christ

By Keith Swartley
Jesus Christ continues to woo Muslims to follow him. We must be his agents.

Trans World Radio and Kerus Global Education Unite to Mobilize African Youth to Stem the Tide ...
Every day 14,000 Africans become infected with HIV/AIDS. In an effort to counter the spread of this unrelenting enemy on the continent, international Christian broadcaster Trans World Radio (TWR) and Kerus Global Education have partnered to produce character-based radio programming geared toward helping African teenagers make responsible lifestyle choices.

European Evangelicals End Annual Assembly
European Evangelical leaders on Saturday were challenged to live out their "true identities" as "Christian nobodies" by becoming God's catalysts for change.

Global AIDS Prayer Partnership (GAPP)

By Brian Considine
Grassroots movement seeks to unite Christians worldwide in prayer and action toward the reversal and eradication of AIDS.

Guiding a Younger Generation of Church Leaders

By Rick Sessoms
Prioritizing leadership development by connecting, developing and inspiring the next generation of Christ-centered leaders.

Prayer and Action: How One American School Seeks to Combat the Effects of HIV/AIDS in Zambia

By Laurie Fortunak
Students in a western suburb of Chicago commit to help families in Zambia deal with the devastating effects of AIDS.

Consensus-Driven Christians: The G8, the World Summit and How Understanding "Integral ...

By Michael Smitheram
Thousands of Christians seek to do integral mission during and after the G8 Summit.

Third International Orality Network Conference: His Word Must Go Beyond the Printed Page to ...

By Durk Meijer
God will use whatever means necessary, including oral transmissions and auditory messages, to draw individuals and groups to himself.

Global Network for Reconciliation Launched

By Chris Rice
Highlights from the Reconciliation Track at the 2004 Lausanne Forum.

Ethne 06
A global gathering of people, churches and organizations committed to reaching the unreached people groups.