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By Yana Watson Kakar, Vicky Hausman, Andria Thomas, | Research
’From activists in Egypt to coffee farmers in Colombia, the Internet has transformed the lives of billions of people. It functions as a gateway to ideas, resources, and opportunities that…
By Tim Høiland | Article
This story appeared in the Winter 2011 issue of Flourish Magazine.
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 Paul Batchelor and Steve Osei-Mensah | Article
What part does corruption play in your life? That may seem a strange question to ask an audience such as this. Many may answer that, of course, as Christians, we…
By Jim Harries | Video
This video-link, recorded on 18th Oct. 2010, will be of interest to folks wanting to hear about vulnerable mission from Jim Harries by way of personal testimony. This lecture was…
By Aboutalib | Article
Working toward successful church development among nomads. The goal is to find out what works.
By Mike Schneider | Presentation
I sense a growing interest among the Church to find new ways to integrate both sides of the “Gospel Coin”—the Great Commission and the Great Commandment. New wineskins are developing…
By Jim Harries | Article
This recently published article looks at the necessity for the use of indigenous languages for enabling sustainable development. Its use of missiological and theological terminology has been of necessity minimal…
By Raineer Chu | Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper
Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by Raineer Chu as an overview of the topic to be discussed at the Multiplex session on “Embracing God’s…
By H.Fernando Bullon | Article
I see that the overall logic of the discussions about overcoming poverty assumes, or is framed within, the logic of free market economics. Reading some papers and reactions to them,…
By H.Fernando Bullon | Article
I see that the overall logic of the discussions about overcoming poverty assumes, or is framed within, the logic of free market economics. Reading some papers and reactions to…
By Jim Harries | Article
Abstract The MDP (Millennium Development Project) goals are so admirable as to be difficult to challenge. Difficult questions arise over how they are to be achieved. The secular process of…
By Ravi Jayakaran | Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper
Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by Ravi Jayakaran as an overview of the topic to be discussed at the Multiplex session on “Wealth, Poverty…
By Jim Harries | Article
‘Do you believe in witchcraft’, people ask me every now and then. This issue seems to puzzle the West. They hear that Africans ‘believe in witchcraft’, and are absolutely amazed.…
By Ian Anderson | Blog
The Lausanne movement will be seeking technologies for world church organizations to reach the critical mass, in engaging and transforming lives, and ultimately providing God’s grace through church networks. With…
By Ravi Jayakaran | Blog
As a development practioner I have always been focused on the issue of Poverty and how to fight it. As a Christian , my focus is on the marginalized, the…
By Taylor Holmes | Article
http://taylorholmes.com/2009/08/21/unleash-the-gorilla/
