Giving from the beginning
Founded in 1927, the Ethiopian Kale Heywet Church (EKHC) has almost 12 million members in over 12,000 local congregations. From the church’s inception, local congregations were expected to share the gospel as soon as they began to follow...
Read MoreFinancial integrity and accountability in missions
At a training for all our project managers in SIM Burkina Faso, we found Paul’s advice about managing and distributing raised funds very valuable. The churches in Jerusalem were in need because of a serious famine. Over time, Paul raise...
Read MoreFunding ideas
Tim Welch’s book, New Funding Models for Global Mission, Learning From the Majority World, shares creative ways to fund missions....
Read MoreA letter to the African Church
If missions is God’s heartbeat, then his Church’s budget must reflect same in the allocation of funds. However, this is not the usual case, especially in Africa.
Doing missions cross-culturally has major cost components such as ...
Read MoreA partnership between God and man
Talk to African missionaries and they will tell you that their biggest stress is money. I know several missionaries who left this vocation due to many years of lack. Shouldn’t African missionaries enjoy the blessings of sufficient support like m...
Read MoreCalled: Baba Adamu Akawu – no excuses in missions giving
Most people wait until they have it all figured out before they engage in missions, but not Baba Adamu Akawu. Born in 1949, Baba Akawu, now 75 years old, is a living testimony that serving God in missions is a heart matter.
God’s vision meets God’s provision
In an attempt to unify the country after Nigeria’s civil war, then military head of state, General Yakubu Gowon, introduced the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme in 1973, deploying graduates of higher institutions to serve ac...
Read MoreMissions funding in Africa
Bongo, his wife, and five children serve as missionaries in remote north-western Kenya. As Bongo stared into the 47°C sweltering afternoon, he had many questions about financing missions. He recognized that God is indeed raising an army of missio...
Read MorePodemos adorar a deus com nossas habilidades
O SENHOR Deus disse a Moisés: Eu escolhi Bezalel, filho de Uri e neto de Hur, da tribo de Judá, e o enchi com o meu Espírito. Eu lhe dei inteligência, competência e habilidade para fazer todo tipo de trabalho artístico.”
“Escolhi ...
Read MoreGrupos de pessoas: Bosquímanos de Angola
Os bosquímanos são os mais antigos habitantes da África Austral, com cerca de 100.000 pessoas espalhadas pela Namíbia, África do Sul, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zâmbia, Lesoto e Angola. Em Angola, concentram-se principalmente em áreas remo...
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