A network of Reformed believers who want to see an increasing number of Christians, pastors, and missionaries in Southeast Asia grounded in a Reformed worldview and able to apply the Scriptures faithfully to life and ministry in Southeast Asia.
At the Southeast Asia Reformed Network (SEARN) Conference this month, the first two sessions will address specifics about what a local church should look like and how it should function. The final session will place all of our variegated, local churches
“Making disciples, cultivating healthy churches in Southeast Asia.” That is a great title for a conference, yet an even greater challenge to be put into practice in a Muslim context. Through tears and in the midst of great sacrifice people
Summarizing our last discussion regarding what constitutes a church, we can say genuine churches are those visible, physical groups of disciples of Christ who agree to submit to the authority of Scripture and meet consistently in a particular location. These
Jim and Tara have been serving as missionaries in Southeast Asia for the past 10 years. They are grateful for the opportunity to not only proclaim the gospel in the city they are living in but to also serve the
What’s the best method for discipling a goat to become a sheep? What’s the best strategy for discipling a pig to behave like a man? What book should we use in discipling the lame to walk, the blind to see,
“What is the Church?” “What is a church?” In some ways it’s easier to answer the first question because we can keep it theoretical. The second question is messier. It is more specific and conditioned by our experiences of actual
A 50th year is often called a Jubilee. Did you know that the term is found in the Old Testament of the Bible? Today, it is commonly used for marking 50th birthdays, wedding anniversaries, years of corporate history, or –
We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for this year’s Southeast Asia Reformed Network conference. Many Christian workers in Southeast Asia are involved in ministries aimed at making disciples and planting churches. Therefore, the issue of how
“Making Disciples, Cultivating Healthy Churches within Southeast Asia” – this is the theme for the 2015 Southeast Asia Reformed Conference, which will be held on November 12th to the 14th in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It is very exciting to be hosting the conference
In the world of missions today, it is rare to find a missionary who is solely funded by their home church, let alone sent out by their home church with respect to who directly funds their ministry. Even the Southern