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What Current Events in Hong Kong Mean for Christians

Between 1-2 million people have been taking to the streets in Hong Kong—even singing Christian hymns in their rallies. What can believers learn from this complex situation? In this special episode, Alex Kocman and Scott Dunford—a former missionary i...

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Race, Evolution, and Missions

If missionaries are to carry the gospel across cultural and national lines, it’s critical that they have a thoroughly biblical theology of race and ethnicity. And while much of modern progressive, secular culture repudiates anything remotely “racist,�...

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What Is the Mission of God’s People?

What is the mission of the people of God in the world? Christians often get this basic question wrong. Are the people of God primarily called to social work, church planting, evangelistic campaigns, or all three somehow? This week, Scott Dunford explains ...

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Are Honor and Shame the Keys to Cross-Cultural Evangelism?

In the West, we tend to think in terms of law, justice, guilt, and innocence. Our gospel presentation naturally picks up this flavor. But in many Eastern cultures, honor and shame are the dominant values—and in tribal contexts, it’s fear and power that...

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Team Conflict: the Number One Reason Missionaries Go Home?

Globally, 71% of missionaries who return home each year leave the field for preventable reasons. What might be the biggest factor? We believe it all comes down to team dynamics. What is it about cross-cultural ministry that is so uniquely stressful for ...

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Know God, Then Serve Him

“Be still and know that I am God.” (Psalm 46:10) This familiar passage that calls us to stop, listen, and wait for God, is a missionary passage. Why? Because the psalmist continues, “I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exa...

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Does Business as Mission Really Work?

Tentmaking. Platform. Business as mission. BAM. All terms that are used sometimes interchangeably throughout the missions community—but what do they mean? Is it really practical to use a for-profit business venture as a ministry platform in another cultu...

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T4G Panel: Solving the Global Theological Famine

There’s a theological famine across the majority world. How can we fix that? Are translated English resources the solution? How can we encourage more theological educators to serve overseas? And why does the chasm between the gospel-centered, big-God the...

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How to Understand and Reach Hindus

Of all the world’s religions that are likely to stump Western Christians, Hinduism tops the list. How can Christians make sense of Hinduism’s millions of deities, belief in reincarnation, denial of human suffering, and rigorous caste system? Better yet...

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How Much Contextualization Is Too Much?

Today in missions there’s a lot of talk about contextualization. The “C scale” developed by John Travis makes a case for so-called insider movements—professing believers in the Islamic world who follow Jesus, yet remain culturally and religiously M...

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