- 5/28 ~ SHORT-TERM MISSIONS ~ Leveraging Social Media to Multiply a Missional Team (fulleryouthinstitute.org)
"So, how do you transition from just going on mission trips to ongoing missional living? By leveraging social media we can help students go from a one-time mission trip to a multiplying movement of missional living."
- 5/27 ~ ORALITY/SEMINAR ~ The OneStory Partnership Seminar in Orality & Storying and Cross-Language Storycrafting ~ Waxhaw, NC ~ August 13-21, 2009
This seminar is for Cross-cultural workers involved in a people group or language group work, as well as staff of various agencies or churches who desire to gain a familiarity with storying and orality via the OneStory approach. (OneStory.org)
- 5/26 ~ ORALITY/WEBSITE ~ Orality Strategies (oralitystrategies.org)
"Our passion is to help you communicate the Gospel effectively. We strive to provide you with resources that help you communicate God's truth to those who learn best by oral means." Note: This web site is loaded with great resources. Dig deeply!
- 5/25 ~ PASTOR'S ONLY ~ Reaching the Summit ~ Critical Prayer for a Critical Time ~ Ft. Worth, TX ~ August 4-6, 2009 (prayersummits.org)
"Reaching the Summit is a partnership of three national prayer ministries passionate about the need to be praying now as we never have before. For the third time International Renewal Ministries, Strategic Renewal and National Pastors’ Prayer Network will join together for a National Pastors’ Prayer Summit designed to provide pastors the life-transforming experience of a Prayer Summit, while equipping them to use this model in their own churches."
- 5/22 ~ MASSIVE GLOBAL PRAYER INITIATIVE ~ Global Day of Prayer this May 31st (globaldayofprayer.com)
In preparing for this year's Global Day of Prayer, check out the various prayer and follow up tools, including great promo videos, Ten Days of Prayer materials (currently running) and 90 Days of Prayer, immediately following the Global Day of Prayer.
- 5/21 ~ TRIBUTE ~ John Piper’s Personal Tribute to the Late Ralph Winter (desiringgod.org)
Ralph D. Winter, whose research and visionary leadership jump started the global Unreached Peoples movement, was received into the arms of Jesus last night. It's early yet, but so far none has summed up his impact like John Piper.
- 5/20 ~ VIDEO ~ Tears of the Saints (historymakers.info)
A division of AsiaLink, Historymakers was established to call forth and mobilize young people for reaching the unreached peoples of the world. Tears of the Saints is just one of a number of powerful videos they have created for this purpose. Visit Historymakers site ... check out their great downloads ... including a great magazine you can subscribe to and order additional copies for your youth group (see left panel on the first page) Pray for their success ... and pray about getting involved! (Note: Thanks to Peter Armstrong of mdat.org for the heads up on the video)
- 5/19 ~ REDEEMING THE TIME ~ The New Global Currency Franchise (persecutionblog.com)
As Daily Connexions also monitors trends that affect missions, this insightful article should motivate us to work all the harder and wiser in obedience to Christ's admonition to "work while it is day, for the night comes when no man can work."
- 5/18 ~ PERSECUTION ~ The Big Picture: An Overview of Evangelism Explosion People Group Services (persecutionblog.com)
Evangelism Explosion, initiated under the late D. James Kennedy, has been doing some serious retooling for today's generation, as well as providing contextualized discipleship and evangelism training opportunities for new church plants around the world. I especially appreciate the extensive testimonial page for EE's People Group Services.
- 5/15 ~ PERSECUTION ~ Real Suffering Only Lasts a Minute (persecutionblog.com)
"I purified my heart of the fear of men, and I learned to see God.”
- 5/14 ~ STUDENT MOBILIZATION ~ Upgraded SVM2 Web Site Worth a Thorough Visit (svm2.net)
Student Volunteer Movement 2 has been doing some serious work behind the scenes, building additional training tools and "ramps' for involvement in mobilizing students and campus ministries for finishing the Great Commission.
- 5/13 ~ RESOURCE REVIEWS ~ They Signed Their Companies Away to God ... Exploring the Land ... & Outreach-Oriented Video Clips by Marti Smith (Missions Catalyst)
» ARTICLE - Twelve Business Owners Sign Away their Companies to God
» EVENT - Exploring the Land Training Goes to Kentucky
» VIDEOS - Outreach-oriented Video Clips for your Next Presentation
- 5/12 ~ CHURCH PLANTING ~ Church Planting Bibliography by Ed Stetzer (edstetzer.com)
"I get a lot of requests for book recommendations, especially as they relate to church planting. In recent years we've seen a great increase in the number of books written on the subject. Here are books (along with some of my thoughts) that may be helpful to those thinking through church planting."
- 5/11 ~ PERSPECTIVES ~ Why Church Planting Movements Don’t Happen in Christianized Lands - So Far by Floyd McClung (floydandsally.org)
"There are massive movements taking place all over the world right now. North Africa. Iran. India. China. Africa. Millions of new believers are coming to Jesus. Five million among the Bojpuri in India is just one example. Believers are suffering for their faith and the church is being born in unimaginable sacrifice. Why are we not seeing the same results in the Christianized West? Three reasons: ... "
- 5/09 ~ BAM ~ Business As Missions: How Do Church and Agency Connect? by Ellen Livingood (catalystservices.org)
"Catalyst conducted separate interviews with three highly regarded business as missions (BAM) practitioners and compiled their answers in this article. We were particularly interested in the intersection of BAM with the local church and agency."
- 5/08 ~ ONLINE DIRECTORY ~ A Directory of Missions and Ministry on YouTube (ministrytube.blogspot.com)
This online tool might end up most blessing mission agencies not yet on Youtube simply by their perusing this directory for its best practices and following their lead.
- 5/07 ~ IF MY PEOPLE ... ~ National Day of Prayer - Involvement Opportunities (ndptf.org)
"Every year, the National Day of Prayer mobilizes millions of people to gather to pray for America. This page you will help you find several ways to get involved and be a part of this ministry to our nation"
- 5/06 ~ WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE? ~ 1,500 Farmers Commit Mass Suicide in India (The Independent)
Recently, "Over 1,500 farmers in an Indian state committed suicide after being driven to debt by crop failure ... Bharatendu Prakash, from the Organic Farming Association of India, told the Press Association: "Farmers' suicides are increasing due to a vicious circle created by money lenders. They lure farmers to take money but when the crops fail, they are left with no option other than death." QUESTION: Has any church or ministry taken up this tragedy in prayer and outreach?
- 5/05 ~ BAM ~ Is Business as Mission Mixing Oil and Water? by Bob Kuhlman (Business As Mission Network)
"Remember the experiment you did as a kid in school, pouring a cup of oil into a bottle of water? No matter what you did, the oil sank below the water. They just don’t mix. ... At first glance you might think mixing business and missions would have the same result. After all, the goal of missions is to get people into heaven. And the goal of business is to make money. It looks like the only way they fit is when the business person gives money to the missionary to save souls! Obvious realities. Natural conclusion. Right? Well, let’s take a harder look at this."
- 5/04 ~ BLESSING THE NATIONS AMONG US ~ A Canadian Case Study in Diaspora Missiology by Charlene de Haan (Lausanne World Pulse)
"Statistics in Canada predict that visible minorities, mainly South Asian and Chinese, will be majority populations in Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal by 2017. This is already true in one community in a little-known neighbourhood where thirty-five apartment buildings house thirty thousand people—ninety percent of them Asian. A small group of Christians intentionally moved into the neighbourhood in order to share the love of Christ with this strategic diaspora community."
- 5/02 ~ EXAMINING PRIORITIES ~ Critical Ministries Study by Ed Stetzer (edstetzer.com)
“LifeWay Research recently finished a survey that reveals the ministry priorities of pastoral leadership in churches of various sizes in the SBC. The study, "Critical Ministries and Their Leadership," surveyed 801 Southern Baptist pastors about what they believed were the most critical ministries in their churches, whether those ministries have effective leadership in place and how they relate to those ministry leaders." NOTE: The reason for posting to this particular article is because prayer is listed as the lowest priority. May God grant us grace and focus to pray ongoingly for the restoration of prayer in the lives and ministries of our pastors. To add "feet" to your prayers, see the Praying Pastors Project.
- 5/01 ~ LEADERSHIP ~ The Seven Laws of Leadership Selection by Floyd McClung (floydandsallie.org)
"I have been learning about leadership selection for more than forty years. I was selected by men and women who believed in me at a very young age, and from them, and the example of Jesus and Paul in the New Testament, I have learned the seven laws of leadership selection. Perhaps “laws” is too strong a word. Maybe “truths” or “biblical principles” is a more accurate way to describe what I have learned. I draw these truths from the life of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke. I practice these laws. Others have modeled them to me. I study them in the lives of effective leaders. I hope they help you on your journey."
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