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By Lucy Bernholz | Research
Philanthropy and the Social Economy: Blueprint 2013 is an annual forecast about the social economy in the US – private capital used for public good. It provides an overview of…
By krish kandiah | Research
I must admit I get nervous when people start telling me that the culture we are living in now is radically different from previous times. At one level nothing has…
By al_lee | Article
If God has put you in touch with speakers of some indigenous language(s) of Latin America you need to know about www.scriptureearth.com. The site is a repository for Scriptures in…
By Joseph Vijayam, Margunn Dahle and Tony Watkins | Cape Town 2010 Congress Video
The Internet is the most powerful, paradigm-changing tool today. Five principles should guide us as we embrace this tool for good. Download Options PC users: Right click a link and…
By Panel | Cape Town 2010 Congress Video
Ron Green (USA) offers practical steps for pursuing outreach to oral learners. He moderates the comments and questions from the small groups. Download Options PC users: Right click a link…
By Chris Deckert | Cape Town 2010 Congress Video
Chris Deckert of Story Runners displays maps where Scriptures are most needed in our world today. Download Options PC users: Right click a link and choose "Save as" to download…
By Nick Pollard | Cape Town 2010 Congress Video
Damaris.org provides resources to accompany feature films designed to guide Christians in using popular media as a tool for outreach. Download Options PC users: Right click a link and choose…
By J. D. Payne | Blog
I was sitting in my study at home in Louisville, Kentucky, USA this afternoon when I read Tim Stafford’s article in Christianity Today titled, "The Connected Evangelical" (http://bit.ly/dcglQN). I could…
By Chris Kidd | Blog
As part of my preparation for attending Cape Town 2010 I’ve been reading the advance papers. The latest is Emerging Technologies and the Human Future by Nigel Cameron and John…
By Various | Cape Town 2010 Congress Video
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By Various | Cape Town 2010 Congress Video
Directions: Click the play button in the video window above to watch all videos from the session in order. Alternatively, you may advance to a specific part of the session…
By Andrew Sears | Article
It was decades before the Web when Martin Luther King Jr. made his famous quote that “Eleven o’clock Sunday morning is the most segregated hour in America.” MLK’s point was…
By Nigel Cameron and John Wyatt | Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper
Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by Nigel Cameron and John Wyatt as an overview of the topic to be discussed at the Multiplex session…
By Andy Sodestrom | Article
Much has been written about the impact of media and technology in current mission strategies. There is an exciting future in the application of these changes to our global kingdom…
By Dr Calvin Chong | Art - Media
I just watched 3 episodes of SouthPark on my computer with a related theme of the impact of the Internet on society. Collectively, the video clips provide uniques insights on…
By Lars Dahle | Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper
Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by Lars Dahle as an overview of the topic to be discussed at the Multiplex session on “Media Messages…
By Dr Calvin Chong | Article
An article that I read recently gave six reasons why pastors should blog.[1] There is value in pastors keeping weblogs because blogging provides them opportunities i) to write, ii) to…
By The Resource Mobilisation Working Group | Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper
Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by Ram Gidoomal in collaboration with the Resource Mobilization Working Group as an overview of the topic to be…
By Sadiri Joy Tira | Article
The word “glocal” was originally coined to express a new interweaving of “local” and “global” in business and communication advertisements. In evangelism and missions, I propose that Christ’s followers must…
By Robby Richardson | Article
For the past fourteen years, I’ve had the privilege of being involved in the exciting area of “digital ministry.” For a number of years, in my position with Gospel Communications,…
