"Love is the most powerful apologetic. It is the essential component in reaching the whole person in a fragmented world. The need is vast, but it is also imperative that we be willing to follow the example of Jesus and meet the need." —Ravi Zacharias
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"According to John 17, the deepest desire of Jesus is to create a community of disciples who participate in and manifest the unity of God, who continue the mission of God, and who will one day know the full glory of God." —Michael J. Gorman
“No one can penetrate very deeply into the minds and hearts of the people till he has learned to speak to them in their own mother tongue. A missionary is incapable of knowing the thoughts, ambitions and deepest throbbing of the native heart without first knowing his manner of speech”. —John G....
"Developing countries are littered with the bones of abandoned projects, nearly all of them started by well meaning, well financed Westerners. In every case the facilities, equipment, or infrastructure proved impossible for local people to maintain without access to the same funds, services,...
"Little by Little the enemy wants to pull us away. Instead of your relationship with the Lord being the priority of your heart, other things—ministry, people, responsibilities—now occupy the center. If the sanctuary of your heart becomes a marketplace of business that is a frightening spiritual...
We cannot zap Jesus back by completing the great commission, as soon as the last tribe hears the last word of our good news presentation in their language. Mission is about far more than gospel presentations, [Bible studies], or responses. The great commission speaks of teaching people to obey...
“The Scripture printed in my language give me understanding and wisdom. I love it because it helps me to become more deeply rooted in my knowledge of Jesus” — A pastor in West Africa
"Such is the paradox we live in today: an extravagant banquet of Bible translations available in languages of wider communication (like English) but Bible poverty among almost a third of the world’s language groups." —Chris Tachick
"Scripture teaches us to go out and meet people's felt needs, to open the door to the Gospel. And then someone goes to train, then they train them to be trainers, and then they start teaching other people." —Steve Saint, founder of ITEC https://www.itecusa....
“True evangelical faith is of such a nature it cannot lie dormant, but spreads itself out in all kinds of righteousness and fruits of love.” —Menno Simons