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“The task is too urgent … forget about training, let’s just get going!” “These training schemes are not biblical … you don’t see Paul...

“How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how...

Business as Mission (BAM) is becoming a popular strategy in countries around the world today. BAM is a holistic ministry model that...

Church leaders should recruit like coaches. Successful coaches know what type of players they want, and instead of waiting for them to...

Have you ever heard of a “truncated icosahedron”? If not don’t worry—you’re not alone. I’m informed it’s a “bitruncated order-5...

Rarely do children wake up and say, “I want to move across the world and leave my home and friends so my family can tell people about...

The following is adapted from Your Focus on the World by Catalyst Services. This book includes guidelines on building church-to-church...

Establishing partnerships is one of the most important things a church missions leader will do in their role. For most churches,...

Cross-cultural missional partnership is a kingdom-oriented relationship of culturally diverse groups of believers who share common values.

Gleaning insights from popular leadership books and then applying them in the worlds of church and missions is no novel idea. Books on...

Parents are God’s kind provision to infants and children who have no concept of personal safety and cannot provide for their own basic...

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.