- 3/31 ~ CAST THE VISION ~ Upcoming Perspectives Coordinator Workshops (perspectives.org)
The Perspectives on the World Christian Movement course has made huge steps forward this past year with their new and increasingly robust web site, a monthly newsletter, a meticulous effort to update and upgrade the Perspectives Reader (to be completed before fall classes) and a national gathering of coordinators, task force members and instructors. If you're a Perspectives' alumnus, there's no better time to attend a coordinator training workshop to help start a class where one doesn't exist, or join a team currently pulling together an upcoming class!
- 3/29 ~ ISLAM / BOOKNOTES ~ Pillars and Prophets - Helping Western Christians Understand and Love Muslims
by Carl Medearis with Phillip Strople (davidmays.org)
"Since 9/11 the whole world wants to know what Muslims believe. Who they are? What's their agenda? And how can we bridge this terrible chasm that has developed between the Christian West and the Muslim East. This book seeks to answer those questions for the average American church-goer." (back cover)
- 3/28 ~ RESOURCES ~ Resource Reviews: Web sites, articles to read, events, and more by Marti Smith (Missions Catalyst E-Magazine)
» READER REQUESTS - Learning about the World, Country by Country
» ARTICLES - Telling the Story, Kids with Power
» EVENTS - 247 (Unengaged Muslim Peoples) to Go...
» EVENT, BOOK, COURSE - Engaging Hindus, Too!
» EVENT - Are You Ready for the Global Day of Prayer?
- 3/27 ~ REFUGEE HIGHWAY ~ World’s Largest Resettlement Effort (Nepal - USA)
by Tom (refugeehighway.com)
"The U.S. has offered to resettle 60,000 of the estimated 107,000 Bhutanese refugees of Nepalese origin now living in seven U.N. camps in southeastern Nepal — their home for the past 17 years. Six other nations — Australia, Canada, Norway, Netherlands, New Zealand and Denmark — have offered to resettle 10,000 each." (Note: Heads up to the Church ... this article lists New York City; Syracuse, NY, Chicago, and St. Louis as among the targeted cities for placement. To read the original story from CNN, click here. To learn more about how your church can bless refugees, click here.)
- 3/26 ~ PRAYER GUIDE ~ Ten-Day Prayer Guide for the Global Day of Prayer (waymakers.org)
"Join with millions of Christians world wide who will pray for the ten days leading up to Pentecost, the Global Day of Prayer. This guide includes scriptures from the book of Acts and prayer points for each day. Also includes the "Prayer for the World" which will be read in unison on Pentecost Sunday, May 11, 2008." (Note: Further down you'll also find a poster and resource DVD to prepare your church or fellowship group for quality involvement in this year's GPOD)
- 3/25 ~ KIDS ON MISSION ~ Kids with Power by Ellen Livingood (catalystservices.org)
"Are we aborting the next generation of Western missionaries by failing to challenge children to consider cross-cultural service? Have we spurned many of our jost potentially powerful prayer partners because, like the disciples, we have dismissed the importance of children?"
- 3/24 ~ ISLAM ~ The Big (Untold) Story in the Middle East by Joel Rosenburg (The Joshua Fund)
Muslims converting to faith in Jesus Christ in record numbers—2008 Update
- 3/22 ~ TRIBUTE ~ Tribute to Romulo Saune (Faith Comes by Hearing)
"Romulo was one of the first people to record and distribute the Audio Bible among the Quechua people of Latin America. He is truly a modern day inspiration for the cause of Christ. Hear how a pioneer in Audio Bible evangelism was martyred for his faith in God and a deep love for his people."
- 3/21 ~ PRAYER AWAKENING ~ Prayer Sweeping through the Salvation Army in the USA by Major Janet Munn (24-7prayer.com)
"The reports that continue to come in from the Salvation Army, regarding the prayer that is sweeping the nation through all four SA territories, are astounding. This article is a must-read: If you are uncertain as to whether God is really moving, reports of day-and-night prayer among hundreds of groups across the nation will shock you into belief. Pay special attention to the Year of Prayer across the Southern Territory, which will continue ad infinitum ..."
- 3/20 ~ VISION CASTING ~ The Global Center
Samford University and Beeson Divinity School in Birmingham share what's called The Global Center, dedicated to bringing visibility and priority attention to the great commission. Click on the link above and take a tour. Question #1: Why aren't centers like this found on every Christian campus? Question #2: Are you in a position to see such a center established on your campus?
- 3/19 ~ TRENDS AFFECTING MISSION ~ Dollar Woes: Part of a One World Government Conspiracy?
by Marilyn Barnewall (Christian Business Daily)
"Daily Connections doesn't spend much time reviewing politically-charged news, but this article was written by someone with major banking experience, she's done her research and it's packed with a significant amount of reproof for careless and extravagant spending habits participated in by much of the Church. The main thing to learn from it is not how to stop the global trend towards one-world government (something God ultimately is in control of), but to be wise stewards, advancing the kingdom while we have the opportunity to do so."
- 3/18 ~ PERSECUTION ~ State Dept. Drops China from Rights Violators' List by Stacie L. Harp (persecutionblog.com)
"I just finished reading the following paragraph and aljost fell off my chair. 'The U.S. State Department recently removed China from its list of the world's worst human-rights violators. No reason was given for the removal, although the State Department said last year that China's overall human-rights record remained poor.'"
- 3/17 ~ TRENDS ~ Webinar: What's Changing and Why it Matters review by Shane Bennett (missionscatalyst.org)
"Dr. Scott Moreau, editor of the Evangelical Missions Quarterly and professor at Wheaton, pulled back the curtain on some interesting missions trends: the changing pace of mission projects, travel, and communication; the changing nature of mission-related goods and services; and the changing profile of mission agencies and missionaries. I'd like to spotlight a few of his key points - and, with you, flesh out the implications for mobilizers."
- 3/15 ~ GLOBAL TRENDS / BOOKNOTES ~ The Elephant and the Dragon by Robyn Meredith (davidmays.org)
"This is the story of how the rise of India and China are changing their destinies and reshaping our world."
- 3/14 ~ MISSIONARY CARE ~ 15 Ways to Serve Third Culture Kids by Tia (Desiring God)
"Third Culture Kids (TCKs) are children who grow up in a culture other than their parents’. Their “home” culture is the first culture; their “host” culture, the second. And they live in the middle, the “third” culture.”
- 3/13 ~ MISSION HISTORY ~ Ravi Zacharias tells the story of David Livingstone
(youtube.com)
What stands out jost to me from this video was that David Livingstone caught the missionary vision from his father reading to him from missionary biographies. You can follow Ravi's video with a well-written mini-biography of Livingstone from Glimpses of Christian History. How about taking some time this week to watch and read these entries with your children or grandchildren?
- 3/12 ~ URBAN CONFERENCE ~ Dwell: Urban Church Planting Conference ~ NYC 2008
(Redeemer & Acts 29 Network)
Scheduled for April 29-30, Dwell is already sold out. Peruse their line up of speakers and you'll see why. It'll be back next year and according to the Acts 29 Network office, you can tap into conference mp3's at their web site just a few weeks after this year's event has been completed.
- 3/11 ~ RECLAIMING A GENERATION ~ NYC BattleCry Follow-up by Ron Luce (Christian Post)
"A rally in Times Square is only a spark; more passion must be unleashed. This is why after the rally, we implemented a monumental event, pulling over 13,000 people from the Greater New York City region entitled BattleCry: ReCreate. God used Teen Mania to penetrate and revolutionize the lives of each individual who came. All weekend, we continued to hear things from teenagers and youth leaders such as, “We’ve never had an event like this in New York City before,” and “We’ve never seen all these churches work together to do something so big for young people.”
- 3/10 ~ TRENDS ~ The Shortening of Missions by Justin Long (Momentum Magazine)
"... Scott Moreau recently shared some presentations he was making on trends. Two things struck me, amidst all of the interesting factors he has documented: first, the increasing “shortening” of our involvement in missions; and second, the increasing divide in our willingness to walk a long road with other people of other cultures."
- 3/08 ~ REFLECTIONS ~ The Productivity Myth by John Edmiston (Lausanne World Pulse)
"...many of the prophets and apostles did their greatest work while in prison or in exile. These men of faith did not have corporations—instead, they had deserts and disciples."
- 3/07 ~ MISSIONARY RECRUITING ~ Profile of Students Today: Preparing for Missionary Service by Marvin Newell (EMQ)
"While some mission agencies are now focusing on recruiting new missionaries directly out of churches, the numerical and spiritual potential of undergraduate and graduate students cannot be ignored."
- 3/06 ~ TRENDS / AFRICA ~ Theological Trends in Africa: Implications for Missions and Evangelism by Gideon Para-Mallam (Lausanne World Pulse)
"I have not written this article to put down my continent or to let others use this to discredit what God is doing in Africa. I am sharing our struggles as we forge ahead with a new wave of God’s movement across the continent. Like every renewal movement, there are bound to be excesses. These must be addressed in context. Old African stereotypes within missiological circles will not foster better understanding of the continent nor appreciate the substantial contributions Africa will continue to make to Christendom."
- 3/05 ~ TECH ~ Tech News for March, 2008
» VIDEO ~ Information R/evolution (Digital Ethnography @ KSU)
» STAYING ORGANIZED ~ Jott converts your voice into emails, text messages, reminders, lists and appointments
» BROADCASTING~ Intelsat, iDirect and World Vision to connect jost remote regions of the world (World Vision)
» SAFETY ON THE NET ~ 72 Tips for Safer Computing (Christian Business Daily)
» CHURCH & THE WEB ~ Churches across the nation to hold Web Focus Day on April 27 (ANS)
» TOOLBAR EVALUATION ~ 14 Popular Browser Toolbars Reviewed - The Worthwhile and the Worthless (seomoz.org)
- 3/04 ~ RESOURCES ~ Resource Reviews - February 27, 2008 by Marti Smith (Missions Catalyst E-Magazine)
» WEB SITE - Help for Hosting Dinner Parties with International Flavor
» EVENTS - 2008 Year of Prayer for Bosnia
» BOOK REVIEWS - Let David Mays Be Your Guide!
» EVENT - Conference on International Student Ministry in May
» PERIODICAL - Have You Subscribed to Catalyst Services' Postings?
» ARTICLE - Mobilization: The Key to World Evangelization?
- 3/03 ~ CHURCH TRENDS / USA ~ New Statistics on Church Attendance and Avoidance (The Barna Update)
"The fact that millions of people are now involved in multiple faith communities - for instance, attending a conventional church one week, a house church the next, and interacting with an online faith community in-between - has rendered the standard measures of "churched" and "unchurched" much less precise. The latest national surveys by The Barna Group address these new behavioral patterns and provide a different approach to evaluating church participation."
- 3/01 ~ LEADERSHIP TRAINING ~ March/April 2008 Webinars for Church Missions Leaders (themissionexchange.org)
(Note: Webinar listings under this link are subject to change as it keeps up with the jost current listings)
March 13: Re-Branding Ministries: Why, When and How To Reposition your Organization
— Sherri Heintz Kerr, President, Cahoots Communications Inc.
April 3: Leading Multicultural Teams: Catching the Wave
— Steve Hoke, Vice President for People Development, Church Resource Ministries
April 10: On-Site Facilitators: The Pivotal Link for Global Church Partnerships
— Ellen Livingood, Founder and Director, Catalyst Services
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