Book Review: Africa to the Rest
Africa is the most Christian continent in the world today. The year 2018 was the first year in history when more Christians lived in Africa than on any other continent. This groundbreaking book celebrates this momentous occas...
Read MoreProgress in people group missions
Adeoluwa Olanrewaju, missionary in northern Nigeria and head of the Research and Strategy Department for the Nigeria Evangelical Missions Association (NEMA) reports: “A review . . . in the first quarter of 2021 shows that 65% of the 72 i...
Read MoreTips from Harriet Ngugi: a call to prayer, humility, training, and hope
Reverse mission has sparked a great deal of interest, ranging from excitement and passion to skepticism and dismissal, both in Christian and secular spaces. A BBC television programme aired a few years ago featured some r...
Read MoreAfricans in the West: seasoned missionaries share their insights
The Church in the West for decades has been declining, making it a fast-growing mission field with many young people choosing to be atheists or non-religious. As African missionaries serving in the US since 1995 through SIM and ECWA, we have learn...
Read MoreAbdullah’s call out of Africa; into America
Persecution and economic necessity led Abdullah to flee his home country, but the call of God followed him.
When he arrived in New York airport, Abdullah insisted to the immigration official that he was a pastor. But his Muslim name...
Read MoreEuropean Christians are calling, “Come over and help us!”
A careful reading of the history of missions – one that pays attention to the development of the movement of the followers of Jesus not only from 1800, not even from 1500, but from the very beginning of the story in the book of Acts – shows us...
Read MoreCalled: Paul Akinola
On the wall of Willesden Green Baptist Church in London hangs the portrait of Charles Spurgeon, one of England’s most famous preachers. It’s not just antique décor, this church was founded by two of Spurgeon’s students and dedicated...
Read MoreReverse missions
Throughout history, migration and Christian missions have gone hand in hand. In the book of Acts, we notice that the persecuted believers in Jerusalem started sharing the gospel as they migrated (Acts 8:4). Andrew Walls notes that:
It is ea...
Read MorePeople Groups: the Afar of Djibouti
The Afar people have been in the Horn of Africa for centuries, their lineages reaching back to the Arabian Peninsula. Language scholars tell us that they were some of the first people living in the Horn of Africa. Djibouti is home to about 300,000...
Read MoreFinancial integrity and the AfCAA
A church was given a sum of money to build a Sunday School building, but when the time came to start building, the treasurer reported the funds were gone. What happened? Over time, the needs of the church ate away at the money. The pastor had to t...
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