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Avoiding the “Church Development” Syndrome

July 01, 2010 by Glenn Schwartz

Tags: dependency

The Church of Pentecost was begun in West Africa before the middle of the 20th century. It grew without the unhealthy dependency on outside resources that sometimes characterizes...

Large Churches and Short-Term Teams

May 01, 2010 by Glenn Schwartz

Tags: dependency, resource

There are days, after nearly thirty years of my current ministry, when I wonder who is listening to what we are saying about healthy sustainability for mission churches around the world. And then I...

Do No Harm

March 01, 2010 by Glenn Schwartz

Tags: dependency

Medical people have a basic guideline for the treatment of patients: “Do no harm.” I have often thought about that when dealing with cross-cultural situations. I know by experience that it is easy...

We Can Do It!

January 01, 2010 by Glenn Schwartz

Tags: dependency, giving, local resources

About a year ago I was asked to speak in a small church in Kampala, Uganda. I had been there for other meetings and was asked to preach on a Sunday morning. Normally I decline such invitations,...

When God Is In It

November 01, 2009 by Glenn Schwartz

Tags: dependency

Several years ago, someone gave me a small sign for my desk that reads “When God is in it, it is fun to watch.” I have since concluded that when God is in it, you may find yourself running just to...

What Assumptions Are Driving What You Do?

September 01, 2009 by Glenn Schwartz

Tags: dependency

 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...

Raising Local Resources

March 01, 2009 by Glenn Schwartz

Tags: dependency

What is in Your Hand?

Years ago I had the privilege of meeting a Christian worker in East Africa who told me an inspiring story. She was once assigned to oversee a local congregation that met in...

Raising Local Resources

January 01, 2009 by Glenn Schwartz

Tags: dependency

Gathering Recruits: The Challenge of Growth in the Christian Movement

The Church of Jesus Christ is a vast voluntary society spread across the world. It consists of several billion people who...

Rice Missions and Rice Christians

November 01, 2008 by Rick Johnson

Tags: dependency

As the years passed, I continued supporting myself by working in the construction trade while also studying part-time at a community college and working in Mexico. For a while, I worked at the...

Raising Local Resources

November 01, 2008 by Glenn Schwartz

Tags: dependency

God-Inspired Local Creativity

Since 1961 I have been traveling in Africa, primarily East, Central and Southern Africa. In the past five decades I have heard hundreds of stories reflecting the...

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