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Missionaries Are My Heroes, But Even Superheroes Need A Chance To Rest

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380SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Most missionaries who live in cross cultural settings are stretched far beyond their capacity. The harvest is vast, and it’s hard to say “no” to the desperate needs witnessed on a daily basis. Our Within Reach Global Staff—a mixture of foreign and local Chinese missionaries—have been working tirelessly to bring the gospel to unreached…

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If Jesus Was Our Waiter, Would We Only Tip Him 10 Percent?

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322SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Skip to 1:45 to hear this rhetorical question: “We tip our waitress 15% to 20%, but God is only entitled to 10%?” This morning I began playing my guitar in chord progression D Bm G A, and the words started coming: We lift our hands in worship We lift our voice and sing We lift…

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Watch What Happens When Chinese Christians Receive Bibles For The First Time

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346SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Too often, we take God’s word for granted. There are a million options for Bible colors and styles, and too many translations to count. But watch what happens when Chinese Christians receive Bibles for the very first time. Watch what happens when Chinese Christians receive Bibles for the very first time. Click To Tweet…

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Underground Training: The 8 Habits Of Highly Effective Cell Group Leaders In China

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394SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List We have always believed in indigenous missions, that is, raising up local Christians to lead church plants and evangelistic efforts in their own country among their own communities and people groups. That’s why we host regular underground leadership training seminars with our partner pastors from around the world. We host underground leadership training seminars w/ our partner…

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