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Article Church Life & Ministry

3 Questions Every Church Leader Must Ask

Pastors and lay leaders alike should know how to partner with missions agencies.
Aug 5, 2021
Feature Church Life & Ministry

Why Apologetics Needs Missionaries

The missionary spirit is the solution to our toxic Christian celebrity subculture.
Jul 27, 2021
Article Church Life & Ministry

Return, O Wanderer: An Open Letter

It’s time to come back to the local church.
Jul 9, 2021
Podcast Church Life & Ministry

Sending Well: Paul Davis, Chad Vegas, and Barry Brown Discuss

Pastors and leaders at the 2021 Radius Missiology Conference share lessons learned on how to send—and not send—missionaries.
Jul 5, 2021
Podcast Church Planting

Trends in Missions Panel Discussion With Paul Davis, Chad Vegas, Brad Buser, and Wayne Chen

Speakers at the 2021 Radius International Missiology Conference discuss what’s most shocking—and encouraging—in contemporary missions.
Jul 1, 2021
Article Church Life & Ministry

When Your Church’s Missions Heartbeat has Flattened

How a congregation can revitalize its heart for the Great Commission.
Jun 23, 2021
Article Church Life & Ministry

Send Missionaries and Inspire Senders

Your church can become a staging area to send gospel workers to the least-reached.
Jun 1, 2021
Podcast Evangelism & Discipleship

Matthew Ellison and Denny Spitters Explain Why Every Christian Isn’t a Missionary

If everything we do counts as “missions,” then nothing does.
May 17, 2021
Article Church Life & Ministry

Love the Sojourner: First Steps in Refugee Outreach

The nations are coming to us, and the local church can act.
Apr 29, 2021
Feature Church Life & Ministry

Let the Nations Be Glad in God: A Pastoral Prayer

There are times when the word of God exposes our blind spots: in this case, our forgetfulness about missions.
Feb 18, 2021
Article Field Stories

How a House Church Is Using Bible Storying to Flourish and Grow

A young church in the Philippines is taking strides to multiply itself.
Feb 9, 2021
Article Missionary Life

The ‘Oatmeal Cookie’ Test and Missions

One’s perseverance through boring church committee meetings might be a better litmus test for missionary readiness than a college degree.
Feb 8, 2021

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