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By TWR | Presentation
An outline of TWR’s approach to turn over the excitement and ownership of Christ’s Great Commission along with the Gospel message; teach the joy and discipline of generous giving as part…
By R. Scott Rodin, Ph.D. | Article
What’s so Christian about the way we do our fundraising? Is Christian fundraising nothing more than secular fundraising with some Bible verses strewn throughout our appeal letters? I have been…
By Fred Smith | Blog
I am going to upset some people now. It’s not intentional but I think there is a good deal of misinformation that has been floating around for years about the…
By Steve Steele | Blog
It has always been interesting to me that in Matthew 28:18-20, Jesus never said when you get resources granted to you, go and make disciples of all nations but rather…
By Bill Sunderland | 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 Vonnie E.L.James | Article
Natural Disasters in the Caribbean
By Hillary Marides & Joni Eareckson Tada | Sermon/Message
Joni interviews her friend Hillary with cerebral palsy about her involvement in disability ministry. Joni: Hi, this is Joni Eareckson Tada and I want you to meet a very special…
By John Boland | Presentation
Conflict: Facing It & Comforting Co-Workers In the workplace, life happens and is lived out. Christians need to be Biblically prepared to address and minister to everyone…
By Carlos Scott - Misión GloCal | Article
The idea of “integrity” is something that is complete. It is whole, without missing parts, full, perfect, with appropriate weight and measure. When referring to a person, it’s about the…
By Mark Greene | Cape Town 2010 Congress Video
Focusing on ministry of full-time Christian workers has limited the church’s impact. By perpetuating the distinction between secular and sacred, disciples are not prepared to minister in the places where…
By Dr.Vimalasekaran | Article
There are many refugees in the world. By definition there are looking for a place where they can find a place of refuge - protection and provision. The Lord Jesus…
By Andy | Blog
Five of my colleagues and many of my friends are heading to Capetown. I chose not to, not because I don’t want to be there, but in part to continue…
By Ted Baehr | Art - Media
The entertainment industry in Hollywood is an influential world force. When I am in my office, I am only about 45 miles north of the heart of the entertainment industry…
By Cody C. Lorance | Blog
"Ministry and frustration go hand and hand. And I was very much concerned that people were interpreting frustration as a sign that this is not where God wants them to…
By Antoine Rutayisire | Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper
Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by Antoine Rutayisire as an overview of the topic to be discussed at the Morning Plenary session on “Building…
By Mary DeMuth | Blog
I wrote about Jesus’ three phases of ministry (obscurity, popularity, and rejection) today at my main blog. I’m curious what you think, but more than that, I am wondering where…
By Mary DeMuth | Blog
Click the link to read a post I wrote about my own struggle with narcissism, and what I observed in ministry in others who battled it.
By SergioLyra | Article
Dr. Sergio Lyra 1. Defining Our Terms Considering that the proper understanding of terms is essential to the understanding, we decided to offer a brief discussion about the meaning of…
By Carlos Scott - Misión GloCal | Article
The Evangelical Latin American Church has grown quickly in the last 50 years. The nationalization of the leadership in the first half of the century and the emergence of national…
By Carlos Scott - Misión GloCal | Presentation
I am sharing a document about Old and New Testament Teaching Which the Rich Find Reassuring of Paul Davies (All Nations - UK). Paul and Wilma Davies were several years in Argentina…
