How did a persecuted movement that began with a small group of Jews become the most widespread movement in the world today? This sweeping cinematic overview first unveiled at Cape Town 2010 highlights milestone events from nearly 2,000 years of church history, beginning with the...
Christian missionary workers accept living in challenging environments. The missionary life involves above-average levels of stress, loss, and trauma. Cross-cultural workers can learn the effects of these sufferings and how to respond in ways that promote well-being. In order for them to persevere, overcome, and...
Recently, I was in Chile teaching the Storyline mission course and training leaders. I was refreshed and very excited to see the missions fervor in Latin America. We have been working with Movida for almost two years now in helping to mobilize and send latino...
Listen to Andrew and Jody talk about living cross-culturally to be a part of God's global mission but as full-time workers in their careers. They were missionaries in the past but they now recognize a new potential for having full-time jobs while planting a new...
In February I met up with some missionaries in Beirut, Lebanon who are beginning to plant churches all over the country. For many of you reading this, hearing Beirut probably conjures up images of civil war and concrete buildings being turned into rubble. Thirty years...
I don't cry often but after being in Ukraine the last twelve days I couldn't hold back my tears of joy, honor, and amazement about these smart, courageous, and strategic Ukrainian missionaries. Why cry? I spent time with these 'ordinary' Ukrainian missionary heroes. They are serving in some of the...
In this interview between Austin Gillis and Karen you will learn how this El Salvadorian woman becomes a mission mobilizer to the nations. The more she gets to know the greatest servant of them all, Jesus Christ, the more she grows as a servant. The...
We have been talking a lot about the emerging mission force coming out of Latin America, Asia, and Africa. You have undoubtedly heard the phrase from us and other mission organizations, "The mission field is becoming the mission force." This was very evident at our...
I returned from my recent trip to Ukraine with a story that encourages and challenges me. I met a man last week who is the first ever Christian from among his people. The Yezidi people are from the line of Kurdish people living scattered throughout...
Listen closely to this compelling interview with Jim in Moscow about the realities of Russians reaching the unreached in our world who don't know Jesus. Jim has served in the Slavic world of Russia and Ukraine for close to three decades. Jim wrestles with the...