A blog designed to develop missional leaders
As the GENESIS ministry in the Mesoamerica Region, we have been preparing our annual Prayer Campaign, focused on interceding for the cities of our nations. We deeply thank Carlos Castro and Sugey Barrón, and also a team of translators who have worked hard on this project for several months. This year the reader will notice... Continue Reading →
Sometimes I need a brilliant mind to cause me to reflect deeply on the world and on things that matter. With 2023 coming to a close, and with a hopeful look at 2024, here are 10 quotes from Albert Einstein himself that continue to challenge me in life and in leadership: “Everything should be made... Continue Reading →
By: Rev. Chris Gilmore Some days get lost in the shuffle. Days like the Feast of the Holy Innocents. While some of us return to work and return unwanted gifts and continue pretending we’ll start resolutions next week, the historic Church has chosen this week (various branches observe it on different days) to remember the... Continue Reading →
By: Rev. Chris Gilmore *The following article was originally published at iamchrisgilmore.com I’ve been radicalized to believe that “good news of great joy that will be for all people” is actually true. That what God wants to do in the world and for the world is truly good. For everyone. Too often we hear only... Continue Reading →
A beautiful, yet provocative, sonnet for the season… We think of him as safe beneath the steeple, Or cosy in a crib beside the font, But he is with a million displaced people On the long road of weariness and want. For even as we sing our final carol His family is up and on... Continue Reading →
Last week I read the following Advent devotional that a friend and colleague in ministry had sent me. It deals with the elderly Simeon of Luke 2. And it deals with waiting. For many years I have been fascinated about Simeon. The devotional from Christianity Today and Pastor Monty Waldron will help describe a bit... Continue Reading →
This article was originally published through the Evangelical Immigration Table in December 2020. By: Joel Tooley It sounded like a door closing loudly. Or was it the neighbor’s dog barking? Maybe it was the teenager across the street coming home late with his loud pickup truck in the middle of an otherwise very quiet night... Continue Reading →
A reflection on thanksgiving by General Superintendent David Busic Over the last couple months, people around the world have celebrated thankfulness in a variety of ways. It has often been said that Thanksgiving is a time to count our blessings. I do not disagree with that sentiment. We all have so much for which to... Continue Reading →
As Mobilization coordinators, Emily and I encounter many young (and young at heart!) people who are called to cross-cultural missions. It is one of the best parts of our job! As we see the call grow and begin to bear fruit, we also see how the desires to date and eventually marry and form a... Continue Reading →
One of the great and underrated parts of home assignment as a missionary is sharing with a whole lot of different people from different backgrounds and cultures and places. Emily and I have had the privilege in the past three months to eat and laugh and worship with hundreds of faithful and generous people. We... Continue Reading →
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