The Importance of Planting Churches
Throughout all my life of 23 years, my parents’ full-time job has been to plant churches. Back home in South Korea, my house was the only church in our town.…
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Reaching Unreached People Groups – You’re Qualified!
Unreached people groups. We hear this phrase talked about often in Christian missions circles, but it seems so distant. What if it was not? What if you could reach the…
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Church-Planting Movement Teams: How Many Missionaries Does it Take?
The answer is: none. No one can start a church-planting movement without God. And God does not even need us to begin one. But he does use us. And often…
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Bible Storytellers and Mission Trips
What does Bible storytelling have to do with mission trips? Plenty! As long as there have been fire pits, there have been stories. From the very earliest history of man, people…
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Long-term Missionaries Needed in the US? CRAZY!
You probably agree that the need for long-term missionaries in the US is crazy. You probably agree that most Americans have heard about Jesus during their lifetime. I have been…
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What is a Church Plant?
What is a church plant? Good question. Twenty years ago I would have said it is a fake tree in the corner of a church. The word church plant is…
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Are Short-Term Missions Worth the Effort and Money?
A question is circulating in the proverbial missions water cooler. Are short-term missions worth the effort and money? The real question is what does the short-term mission trip hope to…
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Becoming a part of God’s Plan – Whom shall I send?
Becoming a missionary is not always easy. David Byrne once asked, “How did I get here?” It is a question I have asked myself several times in the last few…
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Long-term Missionary – Are You One?
What comes to mind when you hear the word “long-term missionary“? Jungles? Tribal people? Taking off in a ship without knowledge of when you will return? Super-Christians? The word missionary brings…
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Biblical Church – Are We All Just a Bunch of Rocks?
If you have spent any time in or around church, odds are you have heard talk about spiritual gifts, fellowship and the body of Christ. Newcomers to Christianity have…
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