#CommunityDevelopment
“One of the biggest mistakes that North American churches make—by far—is in applying relief in situations in which rehabilitation or development is the appropriate intervention.”
“One of the biggest mistakes that North American churches make—by far—is in applying relief in situations in which rehabilitation or development is the appropriate intervention.”
“The beauty and glory of Christianity is that we believe God works in all different languages.” —Dana Roberts
“Throughout history, those left without the ability to read the Word on their own have been put in a place of dependence on ‘religious leaders.’
“If one should think it worth his while to write my life, I will give you a criterion by which you may judge of its
“Bible translators quite rightly get excited about the Bible. However, we need to constantly remember that Jesus did not write a book, he called a
“Our vision is so small compared to the Lord’s. Where we imagine a hole in the ground—a hole that we might not even get to
“Bible translation is not an optional missions strategy; it is essential. It is assumed, as we have seen, in central missions paragraphs of the New
“[Congregations] exist where many of the believers have a Bible in their own language, carry it to church, and sleep with it on their chest
“Each culture develops a world view only complicated enough to explain all of the experiences and information they will encounter in their setting. Missionaries and
“The Bible begins with a tremendous demonstration of God’s ability to create. He miraculously formed the marvelous, orderly universe we see today from a cosmos