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The Strategic Nature of International Student Ministry
Many people ask me why international student ministry is such an efficient way to reach the world for Christ. There are three main reasons.
Fanning The Flame in Missouri
In the Spring of 2021, the Western Missouri Operation Andrew Project began with Director of Missions Woody Wilson and churches of the Osage River Baptist Association saying “Yes,” to God’s call to reach their communities and neighborhoods with the good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ through a partnership with International Commission (internationalcommission.org).
5 Ways to Deal With Dysfunctional Team Members When You’re Working From Home
Dysfunctional team members are hard to deal with at the best of times.
Jesus Set Boundaries
We talk with pastors, leaders, missionaries, counselors, parents, and other caregivers who are struggling to be “cheerful givers” (2 Corinthians 9:7). In their helping of others, they’ve become tired, stressed, or burned out. Problems with setting boundaries are a main reason why many pastors, missionaries, and leaders experience overwhelming ministry stress and eventually burnout.
7 Simple, Yet Powerful, Principles to Empower Your Ministry
I’ll be honest. Raising financial support for my ministry is not one of my favorite things to do. I’ve discovered that it is much easier to keep the partners I have than to continually find new ones.
30 Thoughts on Thanksgiving
Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.(1 Thessalonians 5:16–18) Confessing gratitude to God…
Pursuing Partnership: The Blessed Alliance – Week 12
The Blessed Alliance – Just the Beginning
Know Your Audience
Ministry thrives on story to communicate our mission, vision and impact, so we need to share our stories with the world.
Vision Leaks
How do you keep the church’s passion for ministry from deflating?
Pursuing Partnership: The Blessed Alliance – Week 11
The Blessed Alliance, Week 11
Pursuing Partnership: The Blessed Alliance – Week 10
The Blessed Alliance, Week 10
Is Crisis Communications the ‘Redheaded Stepchild’ in Your Crisis Planning?
Crisis Communications is what I call the overlooked “redheaded stepchild” of crisis management.
4 Characteristics of a GREAT MPD Coach
My husband, Mark, and I hadn’t even graduated from college when we began raising our support in 1995. What we lacked in training and coaching we made up for in enthusiasm and youthfulness.
Pursuing Partnership: The Blessed Alliance – Week 9
The Blessed Alliance, Week 9
UPG North America
UPG North America is a new resource to raise up prayer warriors and laborers among the most significant unreached people group communities in North America.
New missions tool: Aviation Effectiveness Research (AER)
The Aviation Effectiveness Research (AER) evaluated the effectiveness of missionary aviation at advancing people’s work in the five basic transportation contexts found around the world.…
Pursuing Partnership: The Blessed Alliance – Week 8
The Blessed Alliance, Week 8
A Third of Us – What It Takes to Reach the Unreached
Marv Newell, new executive director of The International Day for the Unreached (www.dayfortheunreached.org).
Comparing Organizational Fundraising to Personal Partnership Development
A number of years ago, someone put a copy of Henri Nouwen’s booklet “A Spirituality of Fundraising” in my hands. Near the beginning of the piece, Nouwen says, “From the perspective of the gospel, fund-raising is not a response to a crisis. Fund-raising is, first and foremost, a form of ministry.”
Pursuing Partnership: The Blessed Alliance – Week 7
The Blessed Alliance, Week 7
How to Tell a Dangerous Story
“I know how you can tell this story,” I said to a colleague with a smile. “Someone did something that made a positive change among some group of people in some country, and it’s so amazing everyone needs to know about it!”
Pursuing Partnership: The Blessed Alliance – Week 6
The Blessed Alliance, Week 6
4 Myths About Giving
When it comes to giving, we all have our beliefs and opinions. But it’s time to turn some sacred cows about giving out to pasture. As we become more and more inundated with appeals for finances, we must separate truth from myth. Let’s examine what Scripture actually says and doesn’t say about giving.
Ted Esler as Guest Speaker for Moody Radio Network and MissionsToday!
Ted Esler as Guest Speaker for Moody Radio Network and MissionsToday!