Getting Relational

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,…

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Perspectives on the World Christian Movement

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…

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Doing Well, Doing Good

How are you doing? How was your last trip? How’s ministry going? We are often asked. Lately the answers are we are doing well, in fact, quite well. Physically, emotionally, spiritually, we are doing well. And our ministries are doing well too. Elaine’s Bible studies and small groups continue to be lively, and people are growing in their followership of Christ. John is doing well with developing leaders here, near, and far and just came…

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Focus on Japan – June 2024

John was back again in Japan last month and met with the Deeper Collaboration Group. This group are the key leaders of the largest mission agencies in Japan that began meeting at a CPI Conference 5 years ago. This time we decided to have a retreat and for each leader to invite a younger leader so that our leadership influence would extend further. The group worked together on Achievable Objectives that could help Collaborate in…

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