“When churches are dependent upon the care of foreign superintending missionaries any graces which the new Christian community shows can be ascribed to the influence of the foreigner and his direction. Only when the non-Christian population is face to face with a change in their neighbors and an...
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May, 2020
"Ultimately, the Holy Spirit, working through Peter and the disciples, wanted all those who were assembled to hear the mighty deeds of God in their own languages. It was good news for them to embrace themselves and for them to take with them to their own communities in turn."
"As the...
May, 2020
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.
May, 2020
"From the standpoint of the mission of the Church, the task of translating the Bible must be considered as basic and fundamental; it is the cornerstone that supports and nourishes all the dimensions of a holistic mission. ... A people cannot come to a full knowledge of God without having access...
May, 2020
by Aaron Crider, with a response by Steve Sanford
This writing was provoked by the book Don’t Sleep, There Are Snakes, where former Bible translator Daniel Everett tells about his life and language work among the Pirahá people in the Amazonian...
May, 2020
"That Jesus requires His disciples to observe all that He commanded—not just some easy-to-understand concepts in a foreign language—further suggests the enterprise and necessity of Bible translation." —Chris Tachick
May, 2020
"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." —Steve Corbett
(from the book WHEN HELPING HURTS)
April, 2020
“The beauty and glory of Christianity is that we believe God works in all different languages.” —Dana Roberts
April, 2020
“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.’ . . . Millions have been deceived [and led to] to a Christless eternity.” —Matt and Starr Arnold
April, 2020
“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 correctness. If he gives me credit for being a plodder, he will describe me justly. Anything beyond this will be too much. I can plod. I can persevere in any definite pursuit. To...
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