This Thursday I will leave for O’Hare airport in Chicago and fly to Asia to visit two countries in Asia. In one country I will be meeting with leaders I saw this last summer. We will be mobilizing a group of churches toward missions involvement among at least 14 unreached people groups throughout several countries. Then I will fly to Tokyo where I will take part with about 30 leaders at the Church Multiplication National…
Many years ago, our mission leader continually reminded us that “Missions is Relationships.” Before I heard it, I had already embraced the meaning. Missions is connecting us with both God and other people. More profoundly it is connecting our partnering churches, other missionaries and believers, national workers and local leaders, all to fulfill the Great Commission of “Making Disciples of all Peoples.” We are in the “people business” even though we do strategy, planning, resources,…
In July, John was in Chicago at the Moody Bible Institute for the 50th anniversary conference on the Perspectives on the World Christian Movement. John has been involved with Perspectives for over 40 years, but not on this side of the ocean. Now that we are based in the US, we thought we would use our gifts to help mobilize, recruit, and prepare more missionaries for completing the Great Commission. Many mission agencies partner with…