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Missions Pulse 4: Asian Rough Rider

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128SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List In a missiological context, church planting may be defined as “initiating reproductive fellowships who reflect the kingdom of God in the world.” When this happens with rapid growth, it is generally known as a church planting movement or disciple making movement. In his book, Church Planting Movement, David Garrison…

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Missions Pulse 3: Craig Greenfield

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107SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List The driving force of our conversation is based on Luke 4:18-19. The Message says it this way: God’s Spirit is on me; he’s chosen me to preach the message of good news to the poor, sent me to announce pardon to prisoners and recovery of sight to the blind,…

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Shocking Stats on Missions Giving

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632SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List How much money do Christians pull in and where does it go? As a cross-cultural missionary focused on the 10/40 Window—the final frontier of missions efforts—I am always thinking about the misallocation of Christian giving. I say “misallocation” because the numbers are completely lopsided. Here are a few numbers…

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2019 World Watch List

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268SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List The 2019 World Watch List has just released. If you’re not familiar with it, the Open Doors’ World Watch List is a comprehensive report ranking the 50 most dangerous countries to be a Christian. Their researchers spend months tracking the data, pouring over reports and numerous hours preparing this…

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