Yesterday I recorded an interview with Mark Dorey, a really good friend who came to faith relatively late in life as a result of God’s amazing providence. Mark leads one of the house groups with Temple Baptist Church in Pontypridd (Wales) and he’s also one of eight people on our teaching team. His story highlights [...]
[See previous article, "Short-term missions in a post-modern culture" in this series on missions.]
Apart from short-term mission teams (STMT) parachuting into a foreign mission field for seven to ten days, what are the alternatives for Christians who want to explore other cultures and employ their gifts in service to our King? Shouldn’t we demystify “missionary [...]
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Posted 10 April 2008
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Christian life § Daily Scribe § Great Commission § Missions § North America § United Kingdom § Wales
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Tagged: America, cross-cultural missions, foreign missions, Great Commission, making disciples, missionary service, reaching the marginalized, short term missions, short-term mission team, United Kingdom, Wales, why go overseas
In spite of the weaknesses of evangelical Christianity in the United States, it does appear much more healthy and robust when placed alongside the average congregation in Wales, the only principality in the United Kingdom where this author has gained sufficient experience to make any credible observations. The average congregation in the valleys of South [...]
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Posted 08 April 2008
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Culture § Daily Scribe § Great Commission § Missions § United Kingdom § Wales
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Tagged: acts of kindness, choirs, clowns, cross-cultural missions, evangelical Christianity, evangelistic events, holiday Bible clubs, housing, logistics, meals, postmodern culture, puppets, short term mission teams, sports missions, street evangelism, tract distribution, transportation, United States, Wales
Not sharing your faith like you should? A little too shy to tell your classmates and coworkers about Jesus? Whatever you do, make sure the Evangelism Linebacker doesn't overhear your confession of weakness regarding your part in the Great Commission! [I know this has been around for awhile, but I just discovered it yesterday.]
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A couple of days ago, I met with a young Welsh church planter who has moved his family into a hilltop "council estate" (American translation: "government housing project") that needs a tangible, relational, relevant proclamation of the gospel in their needy community. This couple has actually purchased a home in the middle of the estate, [...]
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Posted 19 November 2007
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Church Planting § Daily Scribe § Prayer Requests § Wales
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Tagged: Church Planting, council estate, Dai Hankey, good news, Gospel, Pontypool, rapper, Reformed, Trevethin, UK, Wales, Waleswide
There's a great story, told in the first person, about a young woman in San Diego who was baptized as a child in the Mormon faith, became an atheist through her college years, and softened to agnosticism. While she was pursuing her interests in evolutionary psychology, she began listening to Dr. Laura Schlessinger on the [...]
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Posted 26 October 2007
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Christian life § Culture § Sexuality
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Tagged: agnostic, atheist, barriers, biblical sexuality, Christian sexuality, Christianity, Evangelism, evangelism barriers, Jesus Christ, premarital sex, sexual boundaries, unbelievers
