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Alliance World Fellowship

Ron Brown — Tue, 15 May 2012 02:40:20 +0000

Some 250+ Alliance leaders from 45 member nations are in Toronto this week as part of the quadrennial Alliance World Fellowship gathering celebrating the 125th anniversary of the Christian and Missionary Alliance.

Canadian born, Albert B Simpson, birthed the CMA in 1887 as a movement to bring the good news of Jesus around the [...]

Practice makes Perfect

Tim Beadle — Mon, 07 May 2012 19:30:38 +0000

By Tim Beadle

‘…that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.’ (1 Col 1:28)

The thought of being made ‘perfect’ in Christ seems elusive to most believers. As soon as we see that word ‘perfect’ our daily experience readily appeals to our reasoning that as we will never become ‘perfect’ until our arrival at the [...]

Missionaries you should know: Donald McGavran

Ron Brown — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 21:24:38 +0000

Known worldwide as perhaps the foremost missiologist, Donald A. McGavran was born in India of missionary parents and returned there as a third generation missionary himself in 1923, serving as a director of religious education and translating the Gospels in the Chhattisgarhi dialect of Hindi. He founded the School of World Mission at Fuller [...]

Missionaries you should know: Dr Helen Roseveare

Ron Brown — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 04:35:53 +0000

When I was eight years old my younger brother David was born; my mother a WEC missionary in the Belgian Congo had earlier gone to Dr Helen’s house to await his birth. Dr Helen Roseveare was one of the most colorful and later to become famous missionaries that I grew up knowing in our missionary family. [...]

Where Do Leaders Come From

Ken Demaere — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:13:42 +0000

Last week I had the privilege of sitting in on a “Leadership Think Tank” where a group of our district’s leaders were gathering to talk about and think about developing quality leaders for the future of the church.

As I sat in on the discussions, I found myself thinking about how we in the church [...]

Recognizing the Voice of God . . .

Don Neufeld — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 15:44:20 +0000

Recently, my fellow colleagues and I were engaged in a conversation regarding hearing the voice of God. Obviously, Jesus clearly implied that as His followers, we could expect to hear His voice. “The shepherd of the sheep . . . calls his own sheep by name and leads them out . . . He goes [...]

Helping international workers go the distance

Ron Brown — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 00:53:15 +0000

This week I’m in southern France just outside Geneva for the annual International Governing Board meetings of the Mobile Member Care Team. I’ve been associated with this member care ministry since the year 2000 serving both in the area of governance but also as a workshop facilitator in diverse places like Nairobi, Cairo, [...]

The Presence of God

Ken Demaere — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 06:14:59 +0000

I heard a story the other day about a wedding where the groom at the last moment decided not to show up. Instead he just took the honeymoon tickets and went to Jamaica or wherever it was, by himself. The bride on the other hand was faced with a wedding and a reception and a [...]

Missionaries you should know: C. T. Studd

Ron Brown — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 22:46:23 +0000

I remember putting my bony little leg up on the cement slab as I stood with my father beside CT Studd’s grave at Ibambi. My Dad was explaining as best he could to an 8 year old mind the story of this great pioneer missionary to the Congo.

Charles Thomas Studd, often known as C. T. Studd, was [...]

A New Approach to Understanding the “Women in Leadership” Issue . . .

Don Neufeld — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 21:10:37 +0000

In anticipation of our upcoming General Assembly discussion, I read a few months ago Slaves, Women & Homosexuals: Exploring the Hermeneutics of Cultural Analysis by William J. Webb. I’ve been percolating and mulling over the implications of his thesis ever since. Quite frankly, it’s threatened to revolutionize my own biblical hermeneutic. Like many, I was [...]