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The global Church is shifting South

The global Church is shifting South

Today, I am thank­ful for the shift in the global Church from the Global North/West to the Global South. As Chris­t­ian belief declines in the North, it is thriv­ing in places like Africa, Asia and Latin America. And these regions are increas­ingly sending their...
Mekdes Haddis: Our role and God’s role in missions

Mekdes Haddis: Our role and God’s role in missions

The power of Char­ac­ter: A clos­er look at Acts 1:8 shows us the clear instruc­tion and swift strat­e­gy Jesus gives to his dis­ci­ples for mak­ing an impact around the world. It’s a sim­ple and pow­er­ful yet heav­i­ly over­looked mod­el in West­ern...
MRN: “Why it may be time to stop using the word Missionary”

MRN: “Why it may be time to stop using the word Missionary”

1. Calling people mis­sion­ar­ies can com­pro­mise the safety of global workers in high-risk con­texts. To quote someone on MRN’s staff, “If we don’t change our lan­guage, we are going to get someone killed.” On a gov­ern­men­tal level, being a mis­sion­ary is a...