A blog designed to develop missional leaders
By: Cathy Spangler “We rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us” (Romans 5:3-5; ESV). The Grand Canyon had... Continue Reading →
By: Jorge Baños “C. René Padilla, father of the “Integral Mission” model that prompted evangelicals to see social action and evangelization as “two wings of the same plane” passed away earlier this year. Christianity Today published a note on its website in tribute to this great Latin American evangelical leader. Dr. René Padilla, who distinguished... Continue Reading →
By: Dave Hane Nearly 3,500 years ago, God confronted a nomadic Hebrew shepherd with a simple but profound question: What's in your hand? In Exodus 4, God has just informed Moses that he has been chosen by God to lead the children of Israel out of Egyptian slavery. And Moses has just informed God that... Continue Reading →
By: Emily Armstrong I recently had the opportunity to spend a little bit of time in Portland, Oregon in the USA. There is something about Portland that I love, and honestly, I can’t quite put my finger on it. During the weeks before my time in the city, when I would tell someone that we... Continue Reading →
By: Rev. Milton Gay Acts 8:26:40 Acts 8:35 – “Then Philip, beginning with that very passage of Scripture, announced the good news about Jesus.” One of the important characteristics of Philip was obedience to the Holy Spirit and the angel of the Lord, as they guided him where he needed to share God's grace with... Continue Reading →
By: Dr. Louis Bustle “For it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose” Philippians 2:13. Today I talked with a fellow believer from Argentina who has come to us from another denomination. We talked about the reasons that he has chosen our denomination. He told me... Continue Reading →
By: Brett Clemmer The following article was originally posted on the blog https://maninthemirror.org/category/blog/ Many guys who grow up in the church do not continue attending as adults. There are vast numbers of dechurched (people who used to attend church but no longer do) under 40, and the fallout from COVID-19 this year has made it... Continue Reading →
By: Daniel Sperry Mario and Irma Martinez had been faithfully serving the Lord for many years in Argentina when they began to feel restless. Mario had already served in numerous roles, including as a pastor, faculty member at Nazarene Theological Seminary–Southern Cone, and as a district superintendent, all at a young age. “I was the... Continue Reading →
By: Heather Zempel The best discipleship occurs within the context of real life. I disciple a handful of leaders at National Community Church in Washington, D.C., and most of my discipleship meetings happen over a great breakfast at my favorite restaurant. In a moment of insanity, I once let one of my young leaders convince... Continue Reading →
By: Dr. Doug Carter This article was taken from https://holinesslegacy.com/ After I gave my heart to Christ as a teenager in the 1950's in Alma, Georgia, my pastor invested countless hours in me as we studied the Word of God together. In the spring of my senior year in high school, he asked me to... Continue Reading →
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