People Groups: Ebola survivors
In March 2014 the news of an outbreak of Ebola virus in northern Guinea surprised the world, because Ebola had never been identified in the region before. The number of people who contracted the disease quickly mounted, as it spread into n...
Read MoreThe Pastor’s role in developing a missions-minded church
Working among an unreached people group is so important in developing a passion for mission in pastors and church leaders. Someone has said that we will not have a burden for the lost until we experience a “holy discontent”. And that only happ...
Read MoreHow our small church grew a big heart for mission
As pastors we can, to a large extent, help to shape the direction of our churches. It is a major part of our responsibility to exert Godly influence on the life and direction of the people under our care. That’s why we are called leaders...
Read MorePastors: The key to a church’s missionary vision
God has chosen pastors to direct his church. It is the pastor’s vision and example that will steer the church and its participation in mission. If you lead a church, your role is to help your congregation understand and accept its respon...
Read MoreAntioch revisited: are the shepherds listening?
Acts 13 describes a church far away in Syria that became the first to officially commission cross-cultural foreign missionaries in the New Testament Church.
Now there were at Antioch, in the church that was there...
Read MorePeople Groups: The Displaced
Today the African continent, along with many other parts of the world, is witnessing global migration on a staggering scale. Driven by economic distress, political and social upheaval, war or natural disaster people are taking to the road....
Read MoreMANI 2016: hearing and obeying God in times like these
More than 560 delegates from over 50 countries gathered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 7-11 March for the third consultation of the Movement for African National Initiatives (MANI). We met in the African Union Centre, where heads of African states a...
Read MoreWe do whatever it takes to start new churches!
When going into a village, town or city to share the good news of Christ and plant a new church, it is important to first look for a “person of peace.” This is someone who is open to the gospel. We normally try to engage them using the story m...
Read MoreEngaging Africa through disciple making movements
Among other topics, MANI 2016 emphasized Disciple Making Movements (DMM). Not a programme, strategy, technique or curriculum, DMM is resulting in strong, obedient churches in Africa and globally. Key elements include:
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Africans and God’s mission
When it comes to God’s global mission, Africans are often considered newcomers to the table. It was not too long ago that Africa was described as the “dark continent,” not because there was no electricity, but because the life-giving light o...
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