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There are some things only missionaries can do best. One of those things is to man a major global center focused on the remaining frontiers of mission.
Sure, we need other people too—and we have...
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Every day our mailbox is full of them—appeals for financial support from various ministries and organizations each hoping to convince us that their...
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I was deeply moved by the article “The Urbana Story” on the Mission Frontiers website. Thanks for the wonderful website, which is a great source of blessing. I am an Indian by...
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A fresh look at our life and our resources in light of the Kingdom.
Believers are called to give of their resources. Most evangelicals would accept that statement as truth, whatever else they...
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Arthur T. Pierson challenges the church of the 1890s—and today—to lay down its materialism in an effort to make the Gospel “speed its way around the globe.”
I am a little afraid that the seeds of...
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A Sri Lankan leader gives challenges and cautions to North American givers.
A s a prominent evangelical leader from Sri Lanka, Ajith Fernando has something...
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A mission executive addresses the sometimes distorted financial picture of missions.
Operation Mobilization has people from about 80 different countries working in dozens of other countries...
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Principles that help the giver avoid unwanted dependency as a result of giving.
For the past several decades I have been concentrating on issues of dependency and self-reliance among...
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Recently I was pleased to hear that a church in Zambia collected a planeload of relief supplies to send to southern Sudan. When the Rwandan refugee crisis occurred several years ago, churches in...
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An exposition of Paul’s teaching and practice of giving.
What would the Apostle Paul say and do if he showed up at your church, joined your missions committee, became a member of your mission...
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The buzzword in missions today is “partnership.” Everybody is writing and talking about it. So much so, that a new term has been coined—the International Partnership Movement (IPM). This movement...
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The English intellect C. P. Snow asked the now-famous question, “Can we do ‘good’ when the foreseeable consequences are evil?” No, but what if the evil consequences are not easily “foreseeable?”...Read The Full Article
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The mission of Joshua Project II is to highlight the peoples of the world who have the least exposure to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Joshua Project II seeks to accomplish this through information...Read The Full Article
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We hear new stories almost every day, coming from all over the globe, bearing evidence that mobilizing children for mission provides both challenges and rewards. Many voices are speaking out for...
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General Education requirements are a chance to grow.
“If any student in this class tries to argue that the Bible had any impact on history whatsoever,” warned my Harvard-educated professor,...
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FeatureFurther Reflections
It was a few weeks before the end of the school year in 1980, and my first mission trip was just ahead. I was heading to Southeast Asia, and the money for the flights was due that week. While I...
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