Local churches engaged in global missions–regardless of size (Part 1)
Close to twenty years ago, I was invited to be the co-speaker at a missions conference held in…
Avoiding missionary burnout–the gift of a sabbath rest
Although there are a variety of definitions for burnout, one of the simplest and most descriptive is this:…
Understanding and giving the Gift of Debriefing
In the same sense that understanding more and more of what those who serve in the military actually…
Short term teams–why some level of “transformation through aviation” really happens
“How many of you serve in the children’s ministry of your home church?” It was a question that…
A lesson from Moses for discouraged missionaries
When I was serving on the mission field and in the midst of the challenges of trying to…
Missionaries: Going, Bearing Fruit….and Asking
You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear…
Missionaries and self-care
Staying spiritually and emotionally healthy on the field is a major challenge for most missionaries. Living day to…
Five reasons you should consider financial partnership with a missionary
When God calls a person or a family to leave everything familiar and comfortable behind and relocate to…
Business as Missions
There are different models of missions emerging as people think through how to reach the Nations for the…
Healthy home church connection: Seven characteristics of missionaries that have it
A number of years ago, a small missions agency created a survey and distributed it to all of…
