By Tim Høiland | Article
This story is on the connection between deforestation and poverty, and what followers of Christ are doing to "plant the future." It was the July/August 2011 cover story for PRISM,…
By Dr. Sharon Gramby-Sobukwe and Mr. Tim Høiland | Article
This paper was published in Transformation: An International Journal of Holistic Mission Studies, published by the Oxford Centre for World Mission, in April 2009. Abstract: Evangelical ‘mega-churches’ are awakening to the…
By Dr Grant McClung | Article
To facilitate a truly global conversation, we ask Christian leaders from around the world to respond to the Global Conversation’s lead articles. These points of view do not necessarily represent…
By WordTruth authors | Article
Forgiveness is, literally, at the heart of Christianity. Its meaning is not difficult to understand, but “to forgive” as a way of life is not something one does naturally. It is…
By Cody C. Lorance | Presentation
Attached to this post, you should find a copy of the PowerPoint presentation from the panel discussion that I participated in at the Southern Baptist Convention’s 2012 North Central States…
By Andrew Jones | Article
I visited a number of Asian countries in 2011 and was amazed at the dynamism and commitment of the young Jesus followers. One network, in a country that I will…
By Cody C. Lorance | Article
Recently, I’ve noticed a couple interesting posts related to church planting along the lines of “here is why you shouldn’t try to plant a church”. As a church planter and…
By Hussein Wario | Article
While participating in a panel discussion at Moody Church recently, Dr. Erwin Lutzer asked me a question a Muslim man had asked him. He was trying to highlight the plight…
By Peter Houston | Blog
One thing that fascinates me about the story of my ancestor, William Carleton, going down with the Hirano Maru at the end of the First World War was a reference…
By John Boland | Presentation
Members: The Unused Church Resourse Has the modern church and religious denominations left their membership behind? Should seminaries have a course on effectively church growth through the use the…
By Nathan L Hollenbeck | Blog
While thinking a lot on why focus on the orphan and the widow in particular, (with special reference to the work of my organization in Egypt) I went into Adobe…
By Nathan L Hollenbeck | Blog
Is there an Egyptian Diaspora at all? Or is there a just a Coptic One? Jennifer Brinkerhoff has listed “several features common to diasporas” based upon the work of international…
By Bruce C. E. Fleming | Research
Book Summary Together with God in the Garden (Genesis 2-3) Together with Christ in the Church (Ephesians 5-6) Corrected and Restored by Christ (1 Timothy 2-3) with discussion starters after…
By Rev.Mathew N. Musyoki | Article
During the last year of my theological training at Scott Theological College, I had an opportunity to study church growth at some level. I recall one of the class assignments…
By Mats Tunehag | Article
In just 100 years, this country went from ‘unreached’ to ‘churched’, with approximately 90 percent of the population attending church as members. It is the ultimate success story in the…
By Cody C. Lorance | Blog
[The following article was something that I posted earlier on my blog. It was intended as a rebuttal to an article by American church-planting pastor and author Darrin Patrick. Patrick…
By WordTruth and Biblical Counseling Foundation | Article
One of the most vital, yet overlooked, aspects of a church’s life and ministry is the discipline and restoration of fellow believers overtaken in sin. This article lists the biblical…
By Andrew Hawkes | Testimony
I met the swedish NGO worker at the end of the story - as well one of the girls from the family. Being around people whose hearts seem so pure…
By inkling43 | Article
I would like to know how we in the "Western church" can assist the growing church in the South and East, to to fulfill the "Great Commission" as soon as…
By Rev.Mathew N. Musyoki | Article
Along the Kenyan Coast Children are an endangered species. This is due to the early tourism exposure along the beaches amongst other causes. These have led to child prostitution, school…
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