Missions

Witness is Proclamation

Part 2 of a series on “My Witnesses”. In two previous posts (here and here) I laid out my intention to bring some clarity to the role of Mercy Ministry in the Church’s mission. In my last post, the first

“My Witnesses” and Mercy Ministry

Part 1 of a series on “My Witnesses”. In a previous article, I argued that the ministries of Word and deed are distinct and inseparable. I tried to show in what ways they are distinct and then, because of Christ’s

Why Missionaries Need Teams

If you had 12 missionary families (or pairs of singles) and an unreached people group numbering millions of people spread over a large geographic area, how would you place them for optimal church planting effectiveness? Would you pick 12 key

Mercy Ministry in Mission Strategy

Frequently in mission endeavors, we encounter those who are not only destitute of gospel witness but also are suffering severely – materially, physically, and psychologically. How should this suffering impact mission strategy? Issues of Mercy and Justice have captivated the

100 years of the Gospel in Hanoi, Vietnam

There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call— one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and

In Praise of Prayer Groups

This article was first published at the SYZYGY website. Its author is Alex Hawke. J.O. Fraser, missionary to China with OMF in the early part of the 20th century1, learnt much about prayer while reaching out to the Lisu people,

J. H. Bavinck: A Missionary you Should Know

I’m sure we’d all agree that our missionary and evangelistic methods should be derived scripturally. However, how many of these methods have actually considered the nature of the world religions from biblical perspective. Surely, this must be one of our