When we operate under old assumptions—especially as they relate to the developing world—we miss the most effective opportunity to minister to a 21st-century audience. Craig Groeschel, senior pastor of LifeChurch.tv.—known for the innovative use of technology to spread the Gospel—says: “To reach people no one is reaching, we have to do things no one is […]
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It’s amazing to me how the Internet is heightening our awareness of what is going on in the world to a whole new level. Happenings from around the globe that have been cloaked in obscurity for hundreds of years are now coming to light….many of them taking center stage in mainstream media. Take for instance Sudanese Meriam […]
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Despite the ubiquity of the Internet, not everyone is a specialist. As a missions futurist, I often share what I know about global macro trends in order to help churches and organizations be smart and prepared now for what ministry is going to look like a year, five, or even a decade in the future. […]
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As a member of the trustee board at Oral Roberts University (ORU), I was invited to share a devotional at the December Globalization Task Force Summit. I felt called to share on a very personal level about Christmas and its importance to the holistic life education students at ORU are blessed to be receiving. The tragic […]
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Islam and Christianity have long been at odds as two dominant expansionary world religions, but geography has allowed some distance between the two faiths. As population increases and our world becomes more globalized, it is inevitable that the two religions will be swept toward each other with its devotees forced to face off not […]
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Because we do follow-up research after launching a program or distributing a product, we gather not only statistics, but also inspiring stories that keep fueling us to do what we do. Here is one of them. “For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to […]
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