In the last eight years of the twentieth century, the goal of Christian mission should be to preach the gospel, and by God’s grace, to plant in every unchurched segment of mankind—what shall we say—”a church” or “a cluster of growing churches?”
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On our planet live over 6.7 billion people within approximately 24,000 of these nations and languages and peoples. Some of these 24,000 peoples have heard the gospel. Some haven’t.
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A Jewish rabbi in Los Angeles has thrown down the gauntlet to wayward Westernized Jews. He claims that his own Orthodoxy is the only genuine form of the Jewish faith.
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This series of case studies is a representative sample of contemporary church planting among classically defined unreached peoples.
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The key reason for developing “perspective” as a World Christian is to see the world as God sees it. But a razor-sharp biblical perspective is not a static thing you possess.
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You were excited. You were accepted as a missionary. The church held a big farewell in which you were center stage when all your life you had sat only in the pews.
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James Michener’s austere Abner Hale, a missionary in the novel (and movie) Hawaii, has become the archetype of an odious bigot.
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God’s promise to bless all the “families of the earth,” first given to Abraham 4,000 years ago, is becoming a reality at a pace “you would not believe.”
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How can a seconded assignment to the USCWM benefit you and your members?
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What does it take to be an effective worker for the Kingdom of God?
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How do you develop a mission-minded church or mission program?
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College students around the world used to be bowled over by Marxist thought. One powerful reason was that Communism had a “long look.” Communists claimed to know where history was heading, and that they were merely following inevitable trends.
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Many people ask, "How do I become a missionary?" Getting involved in missions can be a confusing or uncertain process. Here we hope to give you some ideas and direction to equip you on your journey of obeying God's call for your life.
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When you decided to sign up for the Perspectives class, you may not have realized what you were getting into—that it is not so much a class as it is an introduction to a movement.
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Some basic resources to build your understanding of Mission.
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What is a "people group"? We provide a basic explanation of what people groups are and how they are significant to the missions movement.
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You will be appalled by the story I am about to relate to you. Appalled, that is, if you have any kind of social conscience.
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Not since World War II has America seen all out mobilization of the general population to support the cause of attaining victory over what was almost universally acknowledged to be a great evil.
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The Bridges of God appeared in 1954, and it has since become known as the classic summons for missionaries to utilize the “bridges” of family and kinship ties within each people group, thereby prompting “people movements” to Christ.
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Man has virtually erased his own story. Human beings as far back as we have any paleological record have been fighting each other so much that they have destroyed well over 90 percent of their own handiwork.
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We, members of the Church of Jesus Christ, from more than 150 nations, participants in the International Congress on World Evangelization at Lausanne, praise God for his great salvation and rejoice in the fellowship he has given us with himself and with each other.
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Millions of people in today’s world are extremely hostile to the Christian missionary enterprise.
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Most people interested in missions are staggered by the unusual span of concern and mission strategy reflected in Carey’s pioneering ministry in India.
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In recent years, a serious misunderstanding has crept into the thinking of many evangelicals. Curiously, it is based on a number of wonderful facts.
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We are all familiar with Acts 1:8: “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
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Our Lord sends us to disciple every “nation” (people group) by training them to obey all His commands (Matt 28:18-20).
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The Bible is basically a story about God. When we turn to the Bible as a self-help book, we end up bored or frustrated with what seems to be a rambling collection of stories.
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It is the thesis of this article that whether Christianity takes on Western or Asian form, there will still be two basic kinds of structures that will make up the movement.
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When my interest in Christian mission first awakened, I was too old to be acceptable to my denomination as a candidate.
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It is a huge intellectual task to give a brief but fair summary of the last two centuries. In this period more people by far lived, did more things and did more significant things for the Kingdom of God than in all previous history.
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Pete is a missionary to a tribal culture. He has become extremely concerned with the problems of polygamy, betel nut chewing, and smoking.
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Learn more about Buddhism and how we as believers ought to respond.
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Hinduism is more of a culture or civilization than a religion. It is much too divergent to be considered one religion. Only in Western thinking is it the common understanding that it is one religion.
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Learn more about the Muslim faith and how we as believers ought to respond.
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Learn more about Tribal groups and how we as believers ought to respond.
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