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By Global Children’s Forum | Video
Produced for the Lausanne Movement’s Cape Town Congress in 2010 for use as an advocacy tool, this video highlights the encouraging things that God is doing amongst children today and…
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 John Gilchrist | Article
Muslims have asked me umpteen times about the genealogies of Jesus Christ. One of them persistently asked me recently, “can you answer the two geneologies [sic] of Jesus?” Like many…
By Andrew Hawkes | Blog
See what a 24 year old missionary can do in trips around the world.
By Andrew Hawkes | Blog
Was Jesus a Short Term Missionary? Depending on what church or community you’ve grown up in, this phrase might mean a lot or very little to you. I talk to people…
By Hussein Hajji Wario | Article
What started out as a simple tweet of what I was doing, turned it into a conversation. Thanks to a Qur’an advocacy group. I was texting back and forth with…
By Burtie Matthee | Sermon/Message
A CALL TO ALL CHRISTIAN - PLEASE JOIN HANDS AND LET US FINISH THE WORK It is time to finish the work the Lord commanded us to do. Only if…
By Scripture In Mission | Cape Town 2010 Congress Video
In ’The Love of Jesus Revealed,’ animated scenes from the Bible present the gospel and are illustrated by testimonies of believers. Download Options PC users: Right click a link and…
By CT2010 Drama Team | Cape Town 2010 Congress Video
Dramatic presentations of how the Spirit of God has been active through his people in Latin America. The Gospel brings the message of truth, liberty and peace through Jesus Christ.…
By David | Sermon/Message
An age old problem… is God in charge or man. Most of us who are professing Jesus as Messiah will say ‘God, of course, who else?’ Yet many have put…
By Peter Houston | Blog
Oh venerable elders, can you show us the way, to give us a future that does not end in dismay? Is Africa dark and deserving the name, do we…
By Peter Houston | Blog
There is excitement in much of the Christian world about the Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization, which opened in Cape Town yesterday. Twitter is all a twitter. Activity on…
By Tony Hawk | Art - Media
One of my most important passions... and that is trying to STOP the abuse of God & Jesus’ names being abused in film & everyday life. I am seriously open…
By Mary DeMuth | Blog
I’m reading a book right now that talks about the importance of doing only those things that fulfill you. As I head to Cape Town in a few days, I…
By Chris Kidd | Blog
As part of my preparation for attending Cape Town 2010 I’ve been reading the advance papers. The latest is Local Leaders in the Global Church by Paul Joshua Bhakiaraj. Below…
By Peter Houston | Blog
My wife and I bought a transparent nativity scene that we stuck up on a window to cover a crack. (We took it down the other day because the window…
By Joseph Paul Cadariu | Blog
Following a wonderful worship service at my church this morning, and a challenge from our pastor to stand up for righteousness in our society where boundaries are hazier, truth is…
By Peter Houston | Blog
I remember a few years ago we ran a youth camp over Easter. We had nearly all of our campers sign up for a workshop on “Burnout” run by a…
By Peter Houston | Blog
Our church hosts an interdenominational soup kitchen (because of our location in the city centre). We take it in turns to provide the volunteers and the soups. It was our…
By Peter Houston | Blog
I like being shielded from harsh realities. Newspapers can be read selectively and later used to start a braai (barbecue). TV bulletins can be turned off. Yet there is a steady stream…
