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Effectively Engaging Next Generation Leaders
C Suite Webinar Download Effectively Engaging Next Generation Leaders Tim Elmore, Founder and President Growing Leaders The rate of Boomer retirement will force thousands of…
2012 Recalibrate Conference Presentations
All presentations from the 2012 Mission Leaders Conference
While You Were Micro Sleeping: Fresh Insights on the Changing Face of North American Missions
This book is available for $7.95 per copy including shipping to a US address or $54.95 for a team pack (10 copies) including shipping to…
How the Most Effective Leaders Run a Meeting – Part 2
C-Suite Webinar: How the Most Effective Leaders Run a Meeting Research by the London School of Economics in partnership with Harvard Business School says if…
Missionary Effectiveness and Intercultural Competence – Part 2
Presented by Mr. Fred Lewis, M.Div. – Training Coordinator – World View, Portland, OR We will explore intercultural competence as a contributor to missionary effectiveness.…
One Last Word
He lived there two whole years at his own expense, and welcomed all who came to him, proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about…
Creation Care & Taking Care of the Gospel
The pope has weighed in. Maybe you saw Pope Francis’ “Encyclical on The Environment” released last month. Here are some quotes: “The Earth, our home,…
JULY 2015 ISSUE LINE UP…
REGULAR FEATURES A Second Look: From Anywhere to Everywhere — Together! By Gary Corwin Perspectives: Revisiting Ezekiel through the Lens of the Great Commission in…
Starting Missional Churches: Life with God in the Neighborhood
by Mark Branson and Nicholas Warnes, eds. Intervarsity Press. 2014. —Reviewed by Ty Grigg, co-pastor, Life on the Vine, Long Grove, Illinois. There are a…
Missions: Biblical Foundations and Contemporary Strategies
by Gailyn Van Rheenen, with Anthony Parker 2nd ed. Zondervan. 2014. —Reviewed by Birgit Herppich, with Fuller Theological Seminary and WEC International; former missionary in…
Millennials in Ministry
by Jolene Cassellius Erlacher Judson Press. 2014. —Reviewed by Cory Seibel, pastor, Central Baptist Church, Edmonton, Alberta; adjunct instructor, Tabor College School of Adult and…
Leading Multicultural Teams
by Evelyn Hibbert and Richard Hibbert William Carey Library. 2014. —Reviewed by Henry Hyunsuk Kim, associate professor of sociology, Wheaton College. In a world that…
Introducing Christian Mission Today: Scripture, History, and Issues
by Michael W. Goheen Intervarsity Press. 2014. —Reviewed by Allison Norton, PhD student, School of Intercultural Studies, Fuller Theological Seminary. In the past few years,…
Global Diasporas and Mission
by Chandler H. Im & Amos Yong, eds. Cascade Books. 2014. —Reviewed by Tenny Li Farnen, of Chinese descent, born and grew up in the…
Evangelical Postcolonial Conversations: Global Awakenings in Theology and Praxis
by Kay Higuera Smith, Jayachitra Lalitha, and L. Daniel Hawk, eds. IVP Academic. 2014. —Reviewed by Dr. Jared Looney, executive director, Global City Mission Initiative. …
Beyond Literate Western Practices: Continuing Conversations in Orality and Theological Education
by Samuel E. Chiang and Grant Lovejoy, eds. International Orality Network in cooperation with Capstone Enterprises. 2014. —Reviewed by Lynn Thigpen, IMB missionary, Southeast Asia;…
A Trinitarian Theology of Religions: An Evangelical Proposal
by Gerald R. McDermott and Harold A. Netland 2014. Oxford University Press. —Reviewed by Amit A. Bhatia (PhD, Intercultural Studies), adjunct professor, Trinity International University.…
A Practitioner/Trainer Perspective on Orality
While many, espe cially in the West, are just now hearing about orality, it is in fact a significant breakthrough in the global mission movement.
Four Ways to Keep Up with Change
by By Gilles Gravelle These days, many well-established mission agencies and faith-based non-profits operate on the assumption that the funds they raise will achieve good…
The Challenge of Empowering Congregations for Mission
There is an obvious disconnect between the resources being disseminated on the topic of mission, and the actual mission-izing of local churches. Publishers continue to make printed resources available, and conferences and seminars are regularly offered.
Adventures of an Urban Church Planter: The Gospel in the Concrete Jungle
As I was teaching at a local college and seminary in New York, I felt an intense prophetic call to plant a church in the city that would reach urban professionals and university students who were far from God and cynical about Christianity and the church.
Dark Side of Diaspora Missions: Challenges for Korean-Americans
My experience in addition to stories I heard led me to reflect on the difficulties that KA missionaries face on the field. My hope is that by doing so, KA missionaries can be better equipped and the people around them can better understand KAs.
Co-Mission: The Sharing Economy & The Mission World
It was a Christian artist who first got us to think about creating a coworking community. She was preparing to move to Germany to work and minister through a coworking space in the heart of Berlin. We had heard of the coworking movement, but were not very familiar with the concept. Our friend suggested that we contact the founder to learn more. We did, and we were blown away by the vast new possibilities that were before us.
The Workplace PRIEST: Activating Our God-given Identity as Priests at Work
In this article, I look at the God-given role identity of New Covenant priest. I delineate what aspects of following Jesus are particularly priestly and recommend how this can be applied in our workplaces.