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On Selfless Generosity: Mother Hears Heartbeat Of Her Infant Son From Beyond The Grave

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407SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Let’s start with Mother Teresa. Because she’s the quotable type. “It is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the doing. It is not…

Take Note, Christians: Even Atheists Are Confused Why We’re Not Focused On Reaching The Unreached

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459SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List I have an atheist friend who seems to me to be the perpetual advocate for unreached people groups that I wish all Christians actually were. We met on the…

Why Your Church Should Support Fewer Missionaries

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382SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List I recently read this article after a friend pointed it out to me. It is well written and balanced, evoking again the basis of how I believe cross-cultural missions is…

Indigenous Or Foreign Missionaries: Who Is More Effective? [Video]

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253SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List The engagement is growing during our Missions Blabs! People chatting, leaving thoughtful messages, asking pertinent questions, calling in to share their video screen with us and converse about missions…

Harnessing Tech & Social Media To Propel Christian Missions [Video]

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275SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Another great missions blab with Steve Schirmer from Silk Road Catalyst, Justin Long from Act Beyond, and others! Check out this conversation full of practical ways to Harness Tech &…

Stop Sending Missionaries: Why More Isn’t Always Better [Video]

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259SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List It was an incredibly engaging conversation during our live video missions broadcast on Blab. Check out the replay here. Steve Schirmer, president of Silk Road Catalyst, and I interviewed…

3 Reasons Why Cross Cultural Missionaries Struggle To Be Home For The Holidays

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584SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List It’s happening right now, in real time, live, in the hearts of international cross cultural missionaries all over the world who are visiting home for the holidays. They themselves…

Joshua Project: Highlighting The Unreached [Video]

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208SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List I asked Duane Frasier, researcher at Joshua Project, this question: “Do missions data, numbers and statistics really matter? How do they make a difference?” He did a great job…

Jesus Through The Multifaceted Lens Of Culture [Video]

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236SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List This was a riveting conversation about how culture affects how we see faith and understand God. Here’s my thoughts about this topic, Jesus Through The Multifaceted Lens Of Culture:…

Media In Missions: Multiplying God’s Message Across Cultures [Video]

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264SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List It was a pleasure to converse with Bill Snider, founder and director of Asia Pacific Media, on the topic of media in missions. Our internet connection from Thailand to…

Live Broadcast Replay: Social Enterprise Crowdfunding, Breaking Chains Of Poverty With Love For The Poor

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375SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List At Within Reach Global, we have an incredible partner ministry that we have been working with for many years. The Father’s House at Love For The Poor is home…

Practical Ways You & Your Church Can Care For Your Missionaries [Video]

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328SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List The main reason for this live video broadcast was that missionary attrition is a real thing. Did you know that a staggering amount of missionaries who go to the…

YWAM Create International: Why Quality Media Matters For Missions #Blab

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313SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List You know those conversations that people have with you about stuff you really could care less about? They corner you and start blabbing on about something that simply does…

The Silk Road: Final Frontier Of The Missionary Venture [Video]

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248SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List A free history lesson—not the boring type!—and intriguing thoughts on interconnectedness, travel, missionary living, disciple making and economic bursts in the 10/40 Window. This was a great conversation with…

Thankfulness: The Divine Response Toward Persecution [Video]

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192SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Persecution. It’s a hot topic right now. It seems it always has been. From Foxe’s Book of Martyrs to China’s Cultural Revolution, to present day Isis beheadings and an…

The Shifting Seasons Of The Missionary Venture #Blab

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232SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List I had a great time talking to friend and missionary, Robert Reid, about “The Shifting Seasons Of The Missionary Venture” during a live video broadcast on Blab. It has…

The Trepidation Of Christian Obedience In The Midst Of Persecution (Trip To China/Vietnam Border)

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392SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List In less than two weeks, I will be flying to China, then training down to the China/Vietnam border to officiate the wedding of our local missionaries who were recently…

My Live Video Broadcasts With A Missions Focus

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264SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List I am passionate about using technology to its utmost potential for the sake of the gospel. That’s one of the reasons I call myself a Missional Starter and Creative Artistic.…

We Will Not Forget The Poorest Of The Poor In This Community

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334SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List The core of the gospel is life on life. It’s a sharing of the glory of God to every human being. The core of the gospel is life on…

These Poor Precious People Are Receiving Free Medical Care In China

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295SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Our local Chinese missionaries are incredible! They have recently found a way to provide free medical care for these poor precious people. They live near The Edge outreach center.…

86% of all Muslims, Hindus and Buddhists do not know a Christian (Periscope)

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344SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Follow me on my Periscope profile here periscope.tv/davidjoannes to interact with me live. Stay tuned for my updates and schedule. All my recorded recorded replays can be found on katch.me/davidjoannes and soon I will…

5 Reasons Missionaries Should Communicate Their Passion More Clearly (Periscope)

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260SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Well, it’s official: I’m on Periscope! In fact, I’m not stopping there with thoughts on live broadcasting. I have also set up a Blab account, and will be doing…

Where & What: The 2 Essential Missionary Questions

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281SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List If we truly want to be part of “finishing the task” of the missionary venture, there are 2 essential questions that every missionary should be asking: “God, where are…

The Most Epic Monster List Of Missionary Quotes On The Internet

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2.5kSHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Most of the time when I find an online list of quality missionary quotes, there’s not enough! I’m left longing for just a little more! Needless to say, I’m always…

An Honest Look At My Own Tendency Toward Christian Professionalism And Celebrity

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325SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Sometimes I have a flash of lucidity, suddenly enlightened that my dreams are ever so hollow. Many of my plans and purposes are self perpetuating, self sustained, self absorbed.…

Bid My Anxious Fears Subside (Thoughts On The Missionary Venture)

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296SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List One of my missionary friends to China recently penned his moving musings in a post on Facebook. It started out with these words: When I tread the verge…

God Shows Up At Yet Another Powerful Underground Training

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233SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Last month, our foreign and local missionaries joined together to pull off yet another incredible underground training at 26 Tribes outreach center. These discipleship trainings are a focal point…

Christian Ministry: Creating A Culture Of Releasing People

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228SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List “This is a great article that may help ministries better understand why some people won’t stick around, and also as they let them go, it is actually a good…

6,000 Gospel Booklets From Gospel Outreach Mission And World Missionary Press Given Away At Myanmar Acquire The Fire

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404SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List On July 21, 2015, Gospel Outreach Mission led by Martin Lalthangliana, provided nearly 6,000 booklets from World Missionary Press to be distributed at the first ever international Acquire the…

170 Orphans And Underprivileged Children Experience God’s Glory

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253SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List The orphans and underprivileged children at Orphan Home outreach center are so incredibly important to the heart of God. They have names. They have dreams. They are precious in…

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