Counterfeit Confidence and the Christian Woman’s Identity
Missionary life reveals that the self-help approach to identity isn’t just misguided; it’s a false gospel.
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Why Stay Long?
Longevity in ministry as a missionary, church planter, or pastor should be the rule, not the exception.
Dean Inserra on America’s Most-Underrated Mission Field
Cultural Christians are everywhere—from mainline churches to the Bible belt. But the issue is an evangelistic issue, not just a discipleship one.
Global Missions Requires Global Mobilization
The shifting global center of Christianity means every nation needs to become a sending nation.
How to Measure Church Health
Thad Bergmeier explains how churches in North America can measure local lostness and the spiritual health of their church body.
A City Under a Hill: 5 Problems With Insider Movements
What is an insider movement, and does the Bible support it as a strategy for spreading the gospel in hostile places?
Thinking Through the Missionary’s Influence in a New Church
Modeling healthy leadership in cross-cultural church planting starts with recognizing that the church belongs not to the missionary but to God.
Where Is God in Sri Lanka?
When Christians are publicly persecuted, God is preparing to publicly vindicate them before the world’s watching nations.
Missionaries and Cultures: When to Bend, When to Break
Dr. Kenneth Nehrbass of Biola University explains the connections between global cultures and the image of God.
What Seeking the Welfare of the City Means
Seeking the blessing of our cultural context means more than having general good will towards our neighbors.
4 Things Missionary Kids Won’t Tell You
Parents, supporters, and pastors can gain the trust of third-culture kids by treating them as normal children—because they are.
Do We Need to Redefine Unreached?
Matt Bennett explains why our arbitrary definitions are preventing us from truly obeying our global discipleship mandate.
Good Friday Meditation: A Fitting Crown
Christ’s kingly claim was over the entire creation—and for that, only thorns would do.
What Every Missionary Needs to Know About Lament
Mark Vroegop, lead pastor of College Park Church, explains the lost spiritual disciple of lament and how it’s particularly potent for cross-cultural workers.
From Addiction and Islam to Christian Evangelist
Ashmir Mohammad grew up in a Muslim family in Trinidad, and as a young man turned to drugs and alcohol. But that isn’t the end of the story.
3 Steps to Take Before Pursuing Missions
If you’re considering a missionary calling, realize that you won’t be transformed into a faithful church member and evangelist in midair while riding an airplane.
Gospel Privilege and Global Missions
The true privilege for Christians is not found in the pigmentation of our skin but in our possession of the gospel message which much of the world still lacks.
Shining Jesus’ Light
11-year-old Arwen, battling stage 4 neuroblastoma, shares how God and her missionary family are helping her battle this health crisis—as she brightly shines the light of Jesus for all to see.
