By Lex Loizides | Blog
It is not accurate to merely mention 18th/19th Century missionary William Carey as an inspiration for global mission. His legacy, and the breadth of his involvement and influence in Indian…
By WordTruth authors | Article
Is your understanding of church primarily associated with buildings, programs, worship music, missions, pastors, fund-raising, corporate structure, scheduling, and age-level ministries? If so, then a review of the biblical perspective…
By Phillip A. Ross | Article
Robert D. Putnam and David E. Campbell wrote an article, Walking away from church, for the LA Times (10/17/2010) summarizing their recent book, American Grace. It seems that churches might…
By Dr. Kelly and Dr. Michele O’Donnell | Blog
Virtue does not have to be so painful, if it is sensibly organized. Charles Handy, Understanding Voluntary Organizations How healthy is your church, mission, NGO, etc? Here are five brief…
By nic paton | Blog
It is my observation that the more "successful" you become in anything, the more you have to lose, and the more you start to justify your position, often ignoring the…
By HOMIN | Presentation
QUI SOMMES-NOUS? L’Institut Universitaire d’Études Interculturelles dénommé Holistic Mission Institute of the Nations (HOMIN), est une initiative de Light For the Nations (LFTN) également connu sous le nom de Luz…
By Celia Cook | Article
See Website article Does anyone else feel we live in a toxic world or is it just me because I’m so sensitive? I hope these are helpful thoughts. I’d appreciate…
By Mark Meynell | Research
First given at an Evangelical Alliance/BibleFresh initiative in March 2010, this is a talk which seeks to embrace the culturally alien nature of the Bible rather than avoid or marginalise…
By Mark Meynell | Sermon/Message
It seems to me that the cultural context of ancient Corinth significantly resembles many aspects of the west - and in particular London, where I work. This is a talk,…
By nic paton | Blog
To many in the evangelical fold, certain expressions of contemporary faith, be they "missional", "post-modern", "emergent" or "post-evangelical", may appear irrelevant at best and downright heretical at worst. But what…
By Chris Kidd | Blog
As part of my preparation for attending Cape Town 2010 I’ve been reading the advance papers. The latest is Rediscovering the Gospel of Reconciliation by Antoine Rutayisire. Below are a…
By Jetteke N. | Article
Over the years I have worked with several groups of young people, who were about to step out in evangelism in the Netherlands (and other countries), mainly to be in…
By Shalini | Article
Women are asking questions ….seeking answers… Who am I? What am I worth? Do I have any significance?’ Arpana’ [of OM] reaches out to Christian women to understand their identity in Christ,…
By Craig Sorley | Article
This paper was presented at a Missions Forum at the Overseas Ministries Study Center in December 2009. Craig Sorley is Director of Care of Creation Kenya, sister organization of Care…
By Danny McCain | Article
This morning I received an email from a good friend in the US who asked me two or three questions about the way the prosperity gospel is presented and perceived…
By Leslie Keeney | Blog
There is a common feeling among Christians that modern culture is, as Obi Wan Kenobi said, a “wretched hive of scum and villainy.” These people see society as immoral (or…
By Frédéric Baudin | Article
Qui est Jésus aujourd’hui ? Comment nos contemporains perçoivent-ils Jésus dans nos sociétés post-modernes ? Un article...
By Rod Green | Article
The strategic power and potential of cities was clearly demonstrated by Paul’s strategy of focusing on urban evangelism in his journey from to Athens, to Corinth, to Ephesus, to Rome.…
By Shelley Taylor | Article
We find ourselves today in need of new paradigms for responding to globalisation. From time to time I glimpse something of God’s big picture, see the grand view, catch the…
By RCW | Article
If we seek to apply the biblical axiom ’love your neighbor as yourself’ to ethnic communities, then we can phrase it ’love your ethnic neighbor as yourself’. This fundamental idea…
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