Why Our Mission Starts with the Church
One of the primary ways God intends to reach the world with the gospel is through the love and witness of the local church.
Why Our Mission Starts with the Church
One of the primary ways God intends to reach the world with the gospel is through the love and witness of the local church.
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore, we will not fear, though...
—by Adam Boyd
When translating the New Testament, the key question we are always asking ourselves is, HOW do we translate the Greek text into the target language. But there is a secondary question that we must also take into consideration at times, namely, WHICH Greek text do we...
Suppose you are sent to a people who have never heard the Gospel. What would be your plan from the day you arrive? What sort of projects would you undertake?
Follow this story of two men, both assigned to unreached areas.
Mr....
Discovering the Indigenous Church Planting Principle
Steve Sanford tells how the Joti (HOE-tee) believers, after being taught the Scriptures about communion, came to him saying, “We’re planning to do that eating-and-remembering thing.”
“May I join...
Discovering the All-Nations Vision
The Bible shows that God desires to dwell among His people and display His glory through them. After Adam’s fall, all the way to Revelation 22, we see our Creator’s passion to dwell once again with humanity,...
THE BIBLE SAYS HE WILL INHERIT ALL NATIONS.
I was reading in Psalm 82 this morning and a few verses stood out to me.
“Defend the poor and fatherless; do justice to the afflicted and needy.
Deliver the poor and needy; rid them out of...
Our missionaries working overseas in the harvest are not alone. They have families that work alongside them. Husbands, wives, and children are engaged in the work of learning a new culture and language, translating the scriptures, helping locals build businesses that better support their...
As we hiked in the jungle to the distant community these words kept coming to my mind:
Trying to walk in the steps of the Savior,
Trying to follow our Savior and Guide.
Shaping our lives by His blessed example,
Happy, how happy, our place by...
Did you know that in many places Christianity is unwelcome? Some governments are wary of foreigners, and some religious sects strongly oppose the influence of Bible translation and church planting.