Rethinking Youth Ministry
...the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some" (1 Corinthians 9:22). The successful...
...the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some" (1 Corinthians 9:22). The successful...
...on, they became a regular feature of our teaching life. Some of my teammates loved them; however, because I’m not a great conversationalist, I came to dread them. Furthermore, I...
...their situations neatly. It is necessary to look at individual cases. Returnee ministry is a global-church need and is related to the global-church movement. Returnee ministry doesn’t fit into one...
...I couldn't communicate because of the language barrier. Even though I saw the need for ministry, I couldn't serve with my language limitations. Then I began to realize that God...
...need most in the future is in the area of building mission platforms. Both agreed that the Chinese church’s greatest future contribution to the global church would be in this...
...three important trends: the government’s need for and emphasis on social stability; the government’s emphasis on rule by law; and a generally more pervasive anti-Western sentiment. On March 1, Brent...
...painful. He said, “You don’t need to take medicine. You’ll get better after I pray for you.” I said, “I am not here to ask for your money and I...
According to Dictionary.com, a Sinophile is “a person who admires or has a strong liking for China, the Chinese, or their culture.” After 25+ years in China, I guess I qualify;...
...I love what my kids are getting out of this experience. I love what is being built into them. I love who they are becoming . . . but I’m...
...place the blame on Gugu, the army, Yuan Sai, even Renmei herself—that is what I did for decades—now I understand with greater clarity than at any other time that I...
...Jet) I’ve swum with the sharks and run with the bulls— but nothing prepared me for China. Whatever preconceptions you might have of the country, put them aside. A few...
I have been to Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region twice. The first time was in 1992; a teammate and I took the train. Back then it...