If you hang around people who are excited about missions long enough, you’ll eventually hear this special little buzzword: “mobilization.” You might also hear its close cousin “mobilizer.” These aren’t terms most Christians are familiar with in the church context, but they are terms that...
Last week in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine several of our trained Storyline facilitators met with a group of students to inspire them to join God in His story. The story of God's global purpose to redeem people from every nation, people, tribe, and language. Countries like Ukraine are beginning...
The West Indies is a place where European Empires waged wars for over 400 years. These islands are rich in history, natural resources, and most importantly rich cultures. The island of Tobago changed hands 33 times between European powers between 1498 to 1814. As much...
Emmanuel, God with us. For me, it took a flight over the Sahara desert to a church at the end of a dirt road in Kampala, Uganda to hear the word “unreached.” A tattered map was tacked to the front of the church, pointing to the...
Costa Rica is a beautiful country. In recent years it has become a mecca for tourists, backpackers, and North Americans seeking to retire in the tropics. From the mountains, volcanoes, Pacific and Caribbean coasts, the natural beauty is breathtaking. However, what brought Storyline to this...
What does Jesus say about Mobilization? Today, the word mobilization has become a buzzword in evangelical missions. Rightly so, I would argue. But why is it then that mission engagement in the western church is at historically low levels? Ed Stetzer, in his Christianity Today article,...
Most Christians, when they discover God’s heart for the nations as revealed through the Scriptures, experience a radical shift in the way they view the world. When you grapple with the immense needs of nations who have no Bible, no churches, and no missionaries, it...
School buses are fully awake after summer’s hibernation, while day-by-day brown overtakes the lush green corn fields, unveiling the promise of an approaching harvest. It is autumn in the Midwest. The Caribbean may be a region of forever summer, yet spiritually in Trinidad and Tobago...
INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS CONFERENCE - SENDING UKRAINE The Ukrainian Baptist Union hosted an international missions conference with 1000+ Ukrainian pastors and church leaders. The theme of the conference was 'Let Thy Kingdom Come' and was designed to teach, motivate, and strategically align leaders to the vision of domestic...
Take a glance at the headlines today and you quickly realize that the relationship between Russia, Europe and the West is reverting to Cold War norms. But, despite souring geopolitical relations, the evangelical church in Russian-speaking Eastern Europe is thinking more globally than ever before. Since...