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Missions
A Wake-up Call for Blasé Believers
Christians, says Richard Stearns, have everything they need to finish Jesus' mission—except the willpower.
May 14, 2013
What Can Christians Learn From the Surge in Mormon Youth Missionaries?
Experts weigh in on how to engage young people.
May 13, 2013
Will New Guidelines Solve Wycliffe's Two-Year Bible Translation Controversy?
Updated best practices point the way forward for missionary-Muslim interactions.
May 10, 2013
How Missionaries Are Changing Medicine
Why we'll see more impressive discoveries in the field.
May 7, 2013
My Top 5 Books on Missions
Books to remind us that holistic mission is not evangelism or justice, but always and forever both.
May 7, 2013
First Language First
Christians make real education possible for 21 million Filipino students.
April 19, 2013
God Among the Roma
Dreams, visions, and healings spur new disciples among the 10-12 million Roma in Europe.
April 9, 2013
Rick Warren's Final Frontier
Saddleback wants to bring the gospel to the world's 3,400 unengaged people groups. Why it just might work.
April 5, 2013
Black Churches' Missing Missionaries
Black churches are booming. Why they are not sending.
April 2, 2013
Remembering Edith Schaeffer, the Evangelical in Pearls and Chanel No. 5
She helped us see art and beauty's place in Christian life.
April 1, 2013
The Gospel Hand-Off
After a setback due to illness, one missionary couple had to give their ministry away. Why they're happy about it.
February 22, 2013
How Can Short-Term Missions Best Advance God's Mission?
Author Brian Howell says we should start with a robust reconciliation theology.
February 7, 2013
The Foreign Mission Field Two Minutes Away
Mass migration to the West is destroying old missions distinctions.
October 24, 2012
Lee Grady Opens the Door for Women
The 'Charisma' editor says today's women should stop waiting for Prince Charming and get out into the mission field.
October 17, 2012
Good Eats and Evangelism: A Whole-Gospel Restaurant Serving Pittsburgh's Soul
Chef Nikki Heckmann's Bistro To Go offers tasty ingredients to revitalize Pittsburgh's North Side neighborhood.
August 16, 2012
Should Churches Abandon Travel-Intensive Short-Term Missions in Favor of Local Projects?
Three missions experts weigh in.
June 25, 2012
Viewing Immigration from the Low Places: Ministry Leader Speaks Out on Controversial Law
Political sound bites lose their power when you get to know immigrants through flesh-and-blood ministry.
June 18, 2012
Steve Saint Partly Paralyzed Testing New Missionary Tech
Son of martyred missionary Nate Saint invented flying car to advance indigenous missions.
June 13, 2012
Amid Bribery Scandal, Wal-Mart Contest Attracts Christians
T. J. Foltz says his clean-water nonprofit works because 84 percent of Americans shop at the superstore chain.
April 25, 2012
Kony 2012 and the Golden Rule: How Do 'We' Tell 'Their' Story?
Six principles for communicating Christians.
April 24, 2012
What Burma's Chin Refugees Need Beyond Aung San Suu Kyi
Will the church in eastern India help the refugees fleeing from neighboring Burma?
April 2, 2012
How Global Christians Build Bridges around Down Syndrome
Ministries recognize that those with Down syndrome are as valuable as anyone else.
March 21, 2012
Tsunami Aftermath: Second Chances in Japan
One year after disaster, sacrificial giving gains churches new credibility.
March 9, 2012
The Church Is the Solution? Show Me the Stats
Why I haven't changed my mind on fighting poverty and the job of the church.
March 8, 2012
The Local Church's Neighbors Are Everywhere
The church isn't just a network of institutions trying to stretch across the globe.
March 8, 2012
Poverty Has Many Enemies
The solution does not require a choice between individuals and institutions.
March 8, 2012
The Biggest Poverty-Fighting Tool: Job Creation
Employment for the poor restores their dignity and keeps them off their knees.
March 8, 2012
We Can't Do Everything
But we can change systems to protect the poor, and that requires cooperation on all fronts.
March 8, 2012
What Do You Mean by Poverty?
Overcoming poverty is possible and proven. But superficiality has paralyzed the church.
March 8, 2012
Focus on Solving the Poverty of the Soul
Our aid to the poor should always address their area of greatest need.
March 8, 2012
Christians Really Do Reduce Poverty
Government change often can't get to the root of the problem of poverty. The church does.
March 8, 2012
Cost-Effective Compassion: The 10 Most Popular Strategies for Helping the Poor
Economists rate impact.
February 17, 2012
Sex Offender Misstep Illustrates Outreach Difficulties
A law prohibiting convicted sex offenders from living near a public-school bus stop created complications for one ministry.
February 16, 2012
The Best Ways to Fight Poverty—Really
The government is by far the best institution to raise the poor's standard of living. The church does something more important for them.
February 10, 2012
Chinese scholar to Americans: Let go, and let the church develop in its own way
Missionaries have often tried to recreate their version of church abroad. But for Christianity to flourish in another land, it must adapt in its own way, says Xi Lian on Christianity in China. (Faith & Leadership)
Going undercover, the evangelists taking Jesus to Tibet
Chinese authorities said to be selectively tolerant of Christian missionaries, seeing them as a counterforce to Buddhists. (Guardian)
IMB's shift in medical missions has led to broader influence
In each successful transition, the hospital found a partner with the right strengths. (BP)
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