A blog designed to develop missional leaders
*This is part two of the article published in the previous post. As ministry leaders, the perfection impulse already looms large—resisting the desire to look, preach, lead, and think like other successful people is vital, but also quite difficult. Here are five practical tips for combating comparison in your life and ministry: Raise your awareness.... Continue Reading →
By Amanda Fowler There are so many cautionary tales in the Bible about comparison—beginning with the very beginning. The serpent in the garden suggests to Eve that she compare herself to God. If only she will eat fruit from this one tree, it tells her, she could be like God in her knowledge of good and evil.... Continue Reading →
By Howard Culbertson People today use the word “missionary” in at least four ways: – As a description for all Christians; – As a label for people doing any kind of ministry anywhere; – As a specialized category for anyone with cross-cultural ministry experience, whether that be long-term or for only a few days; --... Continue Reading →
By Scott Armstrong Have you ever heard of V. Raymond Edman? Except for graduates and employees of Wheaton College, probably not. Edman was an American minister and writer who served as the fourth President of Wheaton College in Illinois from 1940 to 1965. Recently Ed Stetzer, the Executive Director of the Billy Graham Center for... Continue Reading →
By Rev. Ken Childress "No one had eaten for a long time. Finally, Paul called the crew together and said, Men, you should have listened to me in the first place and not left Crete. You would have avoided all this damage and loss. But take courage! None of you will lose your lives, even... Continue Reading →
By Ken Childress "Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who... Continue Reading →
By Charles W. Christian Lent is the approximately forty day period leading up to Easter Sunday. It is meant to be a time of preparation and reflection that is patterned after Jesus’ forty days in the wilderness at the beginning of His earthly ministry (Mark 1:12-13; Matt. 4:1-11; Luke 4:1-13). As we have entered this... Continue Reading →
Did you know today is the last day of our 40 Days of Prayer for the cities of Mesoamerica? In Genesis, we start every year by dedicating ourselves in intercession for the urban populations in our region. We have prayed that God would give us his vision for the city. We have prayed that God... Continue Reading →
By Scott Armstrong "Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will... Continue Reading →
In the Global Mission Regional Office, we recently received the annual report from the “Border Initiative” ministry in Mexico, and we are praising the Lord for the results! We’d love to share some highlights of that report, written by the coordinator, Rev. Manuel Molina. The northern border of Mexico has a population of 24,800,000 people... Continue Reading →
Transform the Globe 