Once while I was living in Uganda, I watched my Bible college students destroy an old termite mound. It looked to me just like a pile of...

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In this article I want to convince you of two things: that missions decisions can exhaust you, and that missions convictions can refresh...

I have the privilege of serving as the Lead Pastor at Cornerstone Church in Ames, IA. When this church was planted in 1994, the founding...

The following is an excerpt from the Tradecraft Workbook. Spanning twelve weeks, Christians will learn to both reflect upon and practice...

A few months ago, I had a conversation with the editorial director of one of today’s most highly trafficked Christian websites. I thanked...

The discussion of the sending church may cause some leaders and churches to feel left out. Many of the churches touted as sending...

A turning point in our education came during a conversation with Upstream Collective about an element we lacked called Missions Convictions

While it can be said there are no perfect Sending Churches, we do see some common practices of healthy Sending Churches.

Suffering comes in all shapes and sizes on the mission field, so we must consider it and call sent ones to it when equipping them.

The best way to learn to share Christ is by doing it. The challenge is to anchor our faith in Christ and step out by faith.

All of us already have gifts, talents, resources, and experience given us by God that we can use to glorify Him and serve others.

Leaving home is always emotional, especially during a time of global crisis. But crisis does not negate Jesus's Great Commission.

The process of establishing missions convictions begins with a church leadership team coming together and searching the Scriptures.

We were not prepared for a pandemic to shake the foundations of our host country and the world. But God knew and he knew what we needed.

There is a lot involved with becoming a sending church. Here are some resources to help you.

To put it simply, the reason missionaries identify as sent from their local church is because it is the local church that sends.

We should embrace missions as a grace-given role of joining God as his ambassadors in the mission he both initiated and will complete.

Our obedience to the Great Commission is only possible because Jesus has supplied everything we need to obey it.

There is a need for resources, focus, and energy spent on ministry in small towns. Enter "Small Town Mission" by Aaron Morrow.