September 01, 2009 by Rick Wood

Editorial Comment

Dear Reader,
It is the greatest need in the world today. It is the most fundamental command that Jesus ever gave us. Yet the Church as a whole is not doing it. The Church and the world are...

Tags: discipleship, tokyo 2010

September 01, 2009 by David Taylor

Discipling All Peoples

Today's Imperative and the Vision of Tokyo 2010

Every year, hundreds of thousands of American evangelical young people lose their faith while attending college: an estimated 65%. Here they are confronted with a secular humanist worldview, often...

Tags: discipleship, tokyo 2010

September 01, 2009 by Paul Eshleman

Getting It Done

Q&A With Paul Eshleman

Q. What are some of the things you are seeing God do today that are accelerating the fulfillment of the Great Commission?

A

1. I believe there is a new sense that God is at work and the Kingdom...

Tags: great commission, unreached people group

September 01, 2009 by Ralph D. Winter & David Taylor

Seeking Closure

The Story of a Movement from William Carey to Tokyo 2010

How close are we to “finishing the task?” The question of “what remains to be done” in fulfilling our Lord’s Great Commission has been a driving force of the missions movement from William Carey to...

Tags: tokyo 2010, william carey

September 01, 2009 by Debra Buenting

YWAM’s Transformation

From Short-Term Missions to Discipling Nations

“We’re a mission organization that is traditional in every sense,” declared Loren Cunningham in a television special celebrating the birth of YWAM. Cunningham was attempting to paint Youth With A...

Tags: discipleship, ywam

September 01, 2009 by David Taylor

His Kingdom Come

An Integrated Approach to Discipling the Nations and Fulfilling the Great Commission

What are we supposed to be doing among the nations?

In many ways, the last ten years of Dr. Winter’s life was focused on this issue. Having spent three decades getting the church refocused on the...

Tags: discipleship, great commission

September 01, 2009 by Steve Holt

Valley of Vision

In the valley of vision are the hearts, minds, and future of a generation. Every generation is faced with a valley of vision. Every generation is faced with a valley of decision. The struggle of...

Tags: american youth, generation, statistics

September 01, 2009 by Chuck Edwards & John Stonestreet

Students Abandoning Their Faith

Why It Happens and What We Can Do

For over 45 years, Summit Ministries has been training students to face the challenges to their Christian faith by helping them navigate the world of ideas, answer the tough questions that often...

Tags: losing faith, student

September 01, 2009 by John Stonestreet

Helping Students “Get It”

In my previous article, I argued that a major project for those of us who work with students is to help them “get” Christianity. While a significant number of Christian students reject Christianity...

Tags: student

September 01, 2009 by Rachel Shivers

The Power of a Biblical Worldview

Insight's Role In Redefining and Solidifying My Faith in Jesus

“I wouldn’t say I follow a particular religion, but I do consider myself a spiritual man,” answered the car salesman in response to my question concerning his faith background.

As I inquired and...

Tags: insight

September 01, 2009 by Glenn Schwartz

What Assumptions Are Driving What You Do?

 The Importance of Assumptions

Afew years ago a bishop in Mozambique told a story about a woman who approached him to buy a Bible. He told her he did not have any left that she could afford. She...

Tags: dependency

September 01, 2009 by Greg Parsons

In Pursuit of Effective Models of Mission

In June, I was sitting with a friend of mine from Asia and he shared this story with me. He is involved in mobilizing and training missionaries from a country there. He had just returned from a...

Tags: mission