A Tearfund publication to help organisations and ministries to raise financial support
Christian generosity in Europe
Presentation given at European generosity discussion, 20 April 2012
Christian Finance in 2010
An article in the Atlas of Global Christianity focusing on Christian finances
Porn as Mission and Porn in Mission—We Are as Healthy as Our Secrets
Porn as Mission? You bet. In fact, there is a major mult-billion industry whose mission is to convert you into a regular, paying, porn-using consumer. Porn in Mission? You bet too. It’s insidioius, ensnaring tentacles pop up almost everywhere itRead more…
The Return of Christ in our Generation
Greetings, I am not quite sure how this works. I received an email from a friend a few days ago to remind me of the conference coming up, and she urged me to take part in the conference in someRead more…
The Effectiveness of Short-term Mission to Africa
Here is another piece on short-term mission. The problem, it suggests, in short-term mission from the ’West’, is not what they see or feel (we were humble and felt that we helped them …) but what but what those onRead more…
The World Giving Index
My wife often complains that I read too much newspaper. I suppose that might be the case, but yesterday as I scanned the BBC News website, I was quite pleased that I have such an interest. As I tried toRead more…
danger of a hidden prosperity gospel
While reading through articles and commentaries regarding the so called “gospel of prosperity” I recognize 2 different reactions in my heart: – yes, a “prosperity gospel” is dangerous and wrong. It´s misleading trustful children of God and our congress shouldRead more…
Issues with Strings in donated Mission Money
Let us imagine a Westerner having interest in supporting Gospel work amongst a certain ‘poor’ non-western people. In my experience (in work in Africa), if you go to such people as a ‘western missionary’, but do not give things toRead more…
Vulnerable Mission – a biblical approach
In doing ministry in rural Africa over an extended period (1988 to date), I have seen a lot of problems arising from the way the western missionary force carries out ministry using foreign money. I was prompted to go backRead more…