Preaching Towards Mission: Which Salvation?

A man with an exceptionally large house decided to invite others to come and live with him. He had the space, in fact he had quite a mansion with many wings, apartments and rooms, extensive gardens and forests all around and a huge estate beyond these, and an amazing diversity of stimulating possibilities for fulfilling […]

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Profile of an Effective International Church Pastor

The International Church (IC) is a collection of God’s people with a multi-everything kaleidoscope of backgrounds from across the globe. Together they serve God, serve one another, and serve in mission. An extended definition and description of an IC can be found at http://micn.org/defined/. For IC’s strategic positioning read “International Church for a Global World” […]

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Preaching Towards Mission: Which Hope?

The civil war continued sporadically. My friend took me to see the community development project he managed in a village about two hours North of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. But for a long time, nothing much had changed. The village was caught between two opposing forces and they were unsure which way the outcome would turn. […]

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Preaching Towards Mission: Which Gospel?

Sarah, a good friend, has stopped attending church. This was not a matter of a loss of faith or a desire to rebel in some way. An intelligent and well informed university graduate in her thirties, the reasons she gave were these. The church in its life, culture and preaching had nothing much to do […]

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OCD and Other Realities

My friend has OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder). He has also been an effective missionary for about 20 years. He has recently emailed a large number of friends and colleagues to make known his OCD which mostly till now he has kept hidden. Notice that I did not write that he is OCD. He is not […]

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FORMATION

FORMATION: We challenge and equip international Church leaders to effectively engage with God in his global kingdom restoration movement. Forming is the idea of flexing to fit a required shape. How do you become God’s shape to effectively engage with God in his global Kingdom restoration movement in your city, country and continent? Who and […]

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