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Since news of the killing of John Allen Chau at the hands of Sentinelese islanders became public, the blog and Twittersphere have been ablaze with opinions about the actions that lead to his death.
Since news of the killing of John Allen Ch...
David Brainerd, a close associate of Jonathan Edwards, devoted his life to missions among the the North American Indian tribes before his early death at the age of 29.
Edward’s compilation of Brainerd’s diary has served as the impetus b...
I’m often asked by aspiring missionaries, “What can I be practically doing today to help prepare for my life and ministry on the mission field?” Sometimes they’ll rattle-off ideas:
“Should I begin studying a new language?”
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I was recently asked to describe why our organization wants to send missionaries into new, uncharted, unreached contexts.
The potential answers are many, and rather obvious—to glorify God, to rescue the lost, to go to places of most need,...
Student pastors have a unique opportunity to raise up missionaries from within their student ministries. During the 2019 Student Pastor Summit at Midwestern Seminary, I had the opportunity to address a room chock-full of student pastors on the topic of how...
When planes are grounded and stay-at-home orders keep millions isolated, it may seem like missions has been put on hold.
How can Christians go and make disciples of all nations when we can’t even leave home?
The coronavirus may have shif...
For church leaders, engaging in missions is like “eating right”—it’s something we all try to do, know we should be doing better, and rarely executed with any specific plan or strategy.
But as with diet, exercise, education, finance,...
“Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James[.]” (Jude 1a ESV)
“Familiarity breeds contempt,” as the saying goes. The closer we are to someone, the less likely we are to honor, respect, and appreciate him or her. It is often one...
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This year, Asia Biblical Theological Seminary (ABTS), an ABWE partnering school, celebrated their first class of graduates at its Delhi, India satellite campus.
While many were already impressively educated — an engineer, a social enterprise manager, a ...
