Tag: Christian missions
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God’s Glory Among the Nations: What’s it Worth to Us?
by Rick Wood As evangelical Christians, we often speak of living to glorify God. I usually sign my columns here with, “For His Glory.” But what does that really mean in our everyday lives? How does this desire to glorify God affect the way we live, the commitments and sacrifices we make, and the price…
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Tears of the Saints
This moving video was sent to me by one of our missionaries serving among the Hindus, Sikhs, and Muslims living in England. It is a powerful reminder of the need to intentionally and strategically prioritize the planting of churches among the Unreached Peoples of the world. To learn more about each of the Unreached People…
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Haitian Hope
The eyes of America are turned toward Haiti, and hearts are going out to that poorest country in the Western Hemishpere, too. Like many, it is with great interest I am watching the news and hearing of all the tangible aid that is going to the people who were tragically impacted by that 7.0 eathquake. I am glad to…
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Global Missions is Not For SuperChristians
Missions is not just for Super Christians. The Great Commission will be accomplished by ordinary people, who posess a heartfelt faith in Jesus Christ, and who are faithful to follow Jesus’ instruction to go into all the world to make discples. Simple, right? Well, the concept is simple. Even the decision to oby or not obey is…
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Perspectives
One of my driving convictions is that every Christian is to be actively involved in the advancement of the Kingdom of God throughout the world. It is not a task assigned to only a select few. The question for any of us is: “What role will I play?” Obviously not all are called to a career of…
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Are We Declaring a Defective Gospel?
by Rick Wood, Managing Editor Mission Froniers Magazine U.S. Center for World Mission Is the Gospel message that hundreds of thousands of missionaries are proclaiming around the world defective? Have hundreds of millions of people bought into a message that is, at its heart, unbiblical? If true, this would be like Bill Gates sending…
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Global Missions Glossary
Adherent: A follower of a particular religion, church or philosophy. This is the broadest possible category of such followers and includes professing and affiliated adults and also their children (practicing and non-practicing) who may reside in a given area or country. Adoption (of an unreached people): Making a commitment to an unreached people until there…
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A Mind for Missions: Global Evangelism
With our church having just come through the front end of our first missions conference in at least a generation there are a number of people who are sensitive to what God is doing in the world, and hungry to explore what part he has in mind for us – the average Christian. Wanting to take…
