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Feature Church Planting

3 Hills Worth Dying On

In a missions world that idolizes speed and results, Scripture gives us alternative methods.
Oct 11, 2019
Article Church Life & Ministry

10 Ways to Get Your Congregation Engaged in Missions

When missions is given center stage, every other ministry of the church enjoys the benefits.
Oct 4, 2019
Feature Church Life & Ministry

What Is a Healthy Sermon?

Not all missionaries will be pastors or church planters, but all missionaries should be able to discern sound preaching.
Sep 25, 2019
Article Bible & Theology

Did the Reformation Recover the Great Commission?

Although the Reformers aren’t known for missional zeal, their aim to plant true churches helped birth modern missions.
Sep 6, 2019
Article Missionary Life

6 Essential Traits For Missions Agencies

A healthy mission board neither demands unreasonable conformity to obscure “doctrines” nor denies the fundamentals of the Christian faith.
Aug 22, 2019
Feature Church Life & Ministry

9 Marks of Healthy Missions

The best thing believers can do for missions is to build healthy churches at home.
Aug 8, 2019
Feature Bible & Theology

Why There’s No Such Thing as African Christianity

Conrad Mbewe shares why fixation on cultural divisions drives fissures into the church, especially in missions.
Jul 10, 2019
Article Field Stories

When a Gospel-Centered Home Produces Missionary Children

Growing up in a gospel-centered home laid the foundation for Patrick Tayne’s calling to missions.
Jun 21, 2019
Podcast Culture & Worldview

Your Questions Answered: The Missions Podcast Mailbag Episode

How can a missionary change sending churches? Can I start a family on the field? Is missions easier as a single? Scott and Alex dive in.
Jun 17, 2019
Podcast Church Planting

Faithfulness or Pragmatism? Andy Johnson on Ministry Methodologies

In missions and church planting, are we free to try “whatever works”? Andy Johnson of 9Marks answers.
May 31, 2019
Article Church Life & Ministry

You Can’t Love Missions Without Loving the Local Church

Service in global missions and service to the local church aren’t opposed to each other—or at least they shouldn’t be.
May 28, 2019
Feature Bible & Theology

Why Do ‘Baptist’ Missions?

Although the church’s global mission forces us to think beyond our tribes, baptism matters deeply in missions.
May 15, 2019

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