#CommunityDevelopment
“The measure of our compassion lies not in our service to others but in our willingness to see ourselves connected to them.” —Gregory Boyle
“The measure of our compassion lies not in our service to others but in our willingness to see ourselves connected to them.” —Gregory Boyle
“Undoing Babel would imply eliminating linguistic difference and giving everyone a single language to speak. In fact, the gospel does something quite different—uniting people in
“It is not sufficient for the Church to attend to tactics: she must attend first to truth.” —Lesslie Newbigin
“When we think about the gospel and the Great Commission, it’s all about coming and going. Come is the invitation. Go is the imperative. Both
“If you are going to be a missionary (or a pastor, or a Christian) your priority needs to be to get to know Jesus and
“When a European has been living for two or three years among strangers, he is sure to be fully convinced that he knows all about
Theologian Gustavo Gutierrez challenges us: “So you say you love the poor. Name them.” A name is a good place to start, a meal is
“Jesus did not say that the whole world should go to church. Essentially He said that the church should go to the whole world.” —Greg
I often hear an objection: “Wait a second. Are you saying missionaries shouldn’t try to share the good news about Jesus until they reach a
“Mission flows from fullness, not emptiness. We seek not so much to draw in as to give out. We don’t ‘gain converts’, we offer Christ.”