The Strategic Impact of Global Professionals
By David Cross When we look at the Great Commission of Matthew 28.19-20 which starts, “Going, therefore, make disciples” (author’s translation), we should think of…
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Mission vs. Missions
By David Cross What is the mission of God’s people? That’s easy, right? After all, this is Missio Nexus where mission is part of the…
Daniel and His Buds
By David Cross In the first article in this four part series, I shared how Scripture models the Intrinsic Value view of work. Your work…
Tribute to Dr. David J. Hesselgrave
Note: David J. Hesselgrave (1924-2018), premier Missiologist and influential missiological Writer passed away Monday May 21, 2018 at age of 94. Like many others, I…
The Spirituality of Mary Slessor
Mary Slessor was an impressive woman. Born in 1848 near Aberdeen, Scotland, nothing in her early years would have led one to think she would become su…
A Return to Negative Apologetics with Muslims: A Presuppositional Approach
Ambassadors for the King to the Muslim world must be equipped to give an answer for the hope that lies within (1 Peter 3:15). We are taught that we mu…
A Community Survival Strategy Tool: Holistic Worldview Analysis
The Holistic Worldview Analysis (HWVA) strategy is a holistic development strategy that engages closely with a community to understand its survival st…
The Trinity and the Localisation of Mission Issue
I had the good fortune recently to spend a few days of strategic dialogue with regional heads of an international mission agency. One of the major top…
International Students in China: Who Will Reach This Vast and Strategic Yet Invisible Group?
Wearing her hijab, “Mounia” from Yemen heard the gospel and felt the love of God in our international church because of her Rwandan classmate’s …
Discipleship Training: A Non-traditional Approach to Theological Education for the Highland Quichua of Ecuador
I believe a cultural blindness exists at the core worldview level of the western missionary and Quichua student that limits the clear teaching and the…