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With input from more than 50 church and mission leaders from 36 nations, The Journey Concept encourages leaders within church and mission movements to move beyond the popular and highly influential strategy models founded in military, industrial-age, and competitive thinking.
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"In a rapidly changing world,… the central missionary vision of the church must be constantly renewed, lest its foundations become lost in the confusion of change or its practices trapped in missionary models of the past."
In this second edition of Missions, long-time missionary Gailyn Van Rheenen revises and updates his classic text on Christian missions, laying sound theological and strategic foundations for the missionary of today and tomorrow.
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In this collection of the author's personal missionary stories, you will cross oceans, learn how to live in other cultures, taste foods that you may never have imagined, find out what it's like to live in the middle of wars and famines, raise four happy children, and see God do miracles that change lives for eternity. You will be face-to-face with fanatical fighters, gangs of thieves, and hopeless people. Your job is to learn how to hear God's directions...
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"Walking the Tightrope: Civilian Pastoral Ministry and Armed Forces Chaplaincy" offers an in-depth exploration of the challenges, responsibilities, and blessings that come with a dual vocation as a civilian pastor and military chaplain. Dr. Michael A. Milton, drawing on his extensive experience, unravels the complexities of managing time, family life, and professional obligations in both realms. The book is framed by Paul's biblical admonition for...
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Jephthah – one of the most baffling figures in the Bible. Ultimately, it is a story of child sacrifice. Nothing to do with contemporary Christian life, then, you might think. But you would be wrong, because the Jephthah Inheritance lives on in the missions and church organisations of today. For, just as Jephthah made God a promise that had never been required of him, sacrificing his daughter's life, many missionaries, pastors and full-time Christian...
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How can we embody the values of love, grace, and justice? As faith communities, how can our collective embodiment of these values shine even brighter? The answers to these questions must always unfold right here, right now, exactly where God has planted us. Neighborhood Churchacts as a resource to inspire churches to become a vibrant and engaging community partner with the families and neighborhoods living around them. The need for transformation...
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Then Jesus came to them and said: All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations... Matthew 28:18-19a.As disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ, we face the challenge of the unfinished task of the evangelisation of all nations. There are still many people groups that are yet to be reached with the gospel of salvation. And as members of the body of Christ, we, the people of Christian Missionary...
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Are you passionate about sharing the gospel, but struggle with the practicalities of effective soul-winning?Victorious Soul-Winning by Prof Z.T. Fomum is a practical guide to evangelism that will help you to overcome the obstacles and reach the lost for Christ. Backed with the experience of one who has been in the art of soul-winning, Prof Fomum shows you how to prioritize evangelism, develop a personal relationship with Christ, and overcome spiritual...
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Do you want to help bring people from all the nations into relationship with Jesus as he intends? Sadly, there are multiple mission approaches today that are ineffective or even counterproductive to reaching that goal. If that concerns you then join this journey through Scripture, mission history, and contemporary experience to find direction to redeem the nations. We will explore what Jesus intended missions to be, what it certainly is not, why it...
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DedicaciónEste libro está dedicado a todos aquellos que tienen un corazón para la guerra espiritual, que desean caminar en el poder y la autoridad de Jesucristo, y que anhelan ver Su Reino manifestado en la tierra. Que estas páginas sirvan como guía, fuente de aliento y catalizador para una intimidad más profunda con Dios al participar en las batallas del reino espiritual.Que este libro les traiga esperanza y seguridad a aquellos que han sentido...
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Howard Lamb is a trial lawyer--bright and accomplished, with a home adjacent to one of Alabama's most prestigious country clubs. He also believes he is an apostle of Jesus Christ. Without telling anyone, Lamb takes to the streets of Birmingham, seeking to bring "good news" to everyone he meets. But he soon discovers that his message of love and forgiveness is misunderstood by friends and foes alike. With his efforts increasingly thwarted, and his...
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What does it mean to be filled with the Holy Spirit? How can believers experience the transformative power of the Spirit in their lives?This book, In the Power of Another, is a treasure trove of divine wisdom and insight, birthed out of the author's intimate relationship with the Holy Spirit. Although Z.T. Fomum often acknowledged his human frailty, his life and ministry were transformed by the mighty power of the Holy Spirit.Through his personal...
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This book is strange because it speaks of the divine transactions of Professor Zacharias Tanee Fomum with the various persons of the Godhead or Deity-the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. This book is strange, but true, in that it talks about the author's encounters with the triune God and the angels, and his reactions and actions in response to these encounters.His giving to God, its divine connotations, his obedience to God, his goals in giving,...
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In 1943, nineteen-year-old Arlene Schuiteman began keeping a journal, which she continued her whole life, including thirty-four years of nursing and teaching in three African countries: South Sudan, Ethiopia, and Zambia.
During a particularly trying time, she recorded ninety "whispers from the Lord" in her personal journals. The four years during which Arlene recorded these messages (1975-1979) were among the most difficult years in the history of...
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You Have a Purpose. God Has a Part for You to Play in Something Big.
You were created by God, called to follow Christ, and commissioned to make disciples. When Jesus gave this commission, it wasn't a last-minute thought before he ascended into heaven. It was a mandate for all his followers to participate in a movement of God already in motion.
What is God's will for my life?
Where does my life fit into God's purpose?
If the idea that you have...
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The Cape of Good Hope: The Chaplain as Missionary to the Secular Age is a book comprised of chapters first conceived as lectures in graduate school. This work is a testimony to the possibility of profundity in brevity. The Cape of Good Hope is an exploration of the evolving role of chaplaincy in today's increasingly secular world. Pastor-scholar-and Chaplain-Michael A. Milton considers the paradoxical nature of Gospel ministry within the secular sphere,...
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In 'No Wastelands: How to grow seedbeds of Shalom in your neighbourhood,' Ash Barker shares his personal odyssey of serving on the front line of urban poverty on three continents. Through stories, scriptures, and insights, Ash challenges readers to release the unique potential of their local communities and see lasting change happen. This book is for those who deeply love their neighbourhoods but feel stuck, as well as those just beginning their local...
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Born into humble circumstances in nineteenth century Scotland, Mary Slessor's path seemed determined as she began work as a child laborer in a textile mill. Short of stature, blue-eyed, red-haired, and with a fiery personality to match, Mary was made of tough stuff. Even though she worked twelve hours per day, she faithfully attended night school, even bringing books to work, stealing glances as she could. Her homelife was full of conflict and want...
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During his time at Oxford, a friend asked Paget Wilkes one day, "I say, Paget, do you tackle everyone who comes into your rooms about his soul?" "Yes,' answered Paget, "if he comes in alone." Wilkes was convinced that even the humblest Christian is responsible for bringing men to Christ. "If we have been forgiven and know it, if we have been made new creatures in Christ Jesus, then we…are commissioned to minister this same salvation unto men and...
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African-Americans have long confronted the challenge of dignity destruction caused by white supremacy. While many have found meaning and restoration of dignity in the black church, others have found it in ethnocentric socioreligious groups and philosophies. These ideologies have grown and developed deep traction in the black community and beyond. Previously found primarily in urban communities and conscious Hip-hop songs, now that we are in the Internet...
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