Calling
What God Can Do Through a Short-Term Trip
Wheels up. Goodbye America. I had never experienced the strange realization that the next time my feet were […]
Blog
Great Commission
Returning Is Part of the Missionary Journey
The Sent Life · Returning Is Part of the Missionary Journey – EP160 Missionaries inevitably come home, and […]
Diasporas Missions: An Opportunity in Waiting
The movement of people around the world is not a new phenomenon. This movement is known as diaspora […]
Evangelism
Stories of the Sent: Gospel Seeds Take Root in South Asia
Great Commission
More Than a Cup of Coffee: The Church’s Guide to Receiving Back Missionaries
Arriving on the field, I was eager to learn my new local culture. There, morning coffee was made […]
Evangelism
Gospel Conversations in the Car: Rethinking Everyday Evangelism
If I were to ask you where your most personal, deep, and meaningful conversations have happened, what would […]
Equipping
Fruit That Lasts: Abiding in Christ for Mission Impact
Over the years, I have read books and listened to teachers discuss tools and best practices for ministry […]
Essentials of Partnership Between the Local Church and Mission Agency in Missionary Care
Field Day was always an exciting day as an elementary student—from the water balloon toss to the three-legged […]
Missionary Care
Summer Lecture Series: Missionary Resilience and a Theology of Risk
It’s undeniable that missionary work is hard work. It comes with a unique set of challenges and trials […]
Stories of the Sent: Pray for the Persecuted and Their Persecutors
Evangelism
Purpose of Listening in Evangelism
Today, we live in a culture where everyone desires to be heard, but not everyone wants to listen. […]
Language
Persevering in Language Learning
I held a small paper cup filled with warm spiced chai. I sat around a faded blue plastic […]
Short-Term Missions: Opportunity for Deep Discipleship
Short-term mission trips hold all kinds of opportunities. If you are planning to join a mission trip with […]
Great Commission
Summer Lecture Series: Is Missions Colonialism?
The Sent Life · Summer Lecture Series: Is Missions Colonialism? – EP158 “Isn’t missions colonial?” Some have made […]
Tales of Home under the Mulberry Tree
Under the Mulberry Tree I look up and see our friends have swarmed a nearby, ordinary-looking tree. They’re […]
The Fall Illustration: A Visual Tool That Refuses to Water Down the Gospel
Leave the Jar: Living on Mission Like the Woman at the Well
Holding the Rope: How the Local Church Can Care for Its Sent Ones
Calling
Our Circumstances Changed, Our Calling Didn’t: When Health Forced Us to Leave
The Sent Life · Our Circumstances Changed, Our Calling Didn’t: When Health Forced Us to Leave – EP157 […]
Equipping
Rooted and Restored: How the Church Supports Third Culture Kids
“Satan attacks the vulnerable. And he will use anything, even damaging your children, to discourage you.” Those words […]
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