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28 Oct 24
by
Mike Pettengill

9 Practical Ways to Prepare for Missions

While waiting to go to the field, don’t be idle. Take time now to increase the probability of success as a future missionary.

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11 Apr 19
by
Mike Pettengill

Missiology Through Scripture: Declaring God’s Perfect Rule

The Lord has called his missionaries to go into the world and proclaim God’s perfect rule always has and always will be in place.

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21 Mar 19
by
Mike Pettengill

Missiology Through Scripture: The Mountains Melt Like Wax

The purpose of the missionary is to help the lost uncover the truth which God has already placed within them.

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31 Jan 17
by
Frank*

Addressing the Problem of Dependency

Local believers said they hadn’t felt listened to, they'd just been told what to do. When we saw them in a new light, everything changed.

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10 Jan 17
by
Mike Pettengill

Demonic Activity and Missions

The mission field is not just a field for harvest, but also a field for battle.

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25 Oct 16
by
Mike Pettengill

9 Ministries That Satisfy the Great Commission

The Great Commission is more than just evangelism. It's about making disciples who make disciples.

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27 Sep 16
by
Mike Pettengill

What Jonah Can Teach Us about God’s Sovereignty in Missions

Jonah isn't really about a big fish and a reluctant missionary. It's a book about God and His sovereignty.

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08 Sep 16
by
Mike Pettengill

Predestination and Missions: The Perfect Match

If salvation is determined, do we still need to do missions?

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23 Aug 16
by
Mike Pettengill

Taste and See That Missions Is Good

Now, when the world is moving away from Christ, His obedient disciples must strive to serve Him even more.

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16 Aug 16
by
Mike Pettengill

9 Ways to Care for Your Family on the Mission Field

You are the human who can most positively impact the struggles of the ones you love.

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09 Aug 16
by
Rebe McReynolds
in
Adoany Madagascar Missiology Reflection

Do You Have Any Absolute Non-Negotiables?

What if God asks you to give up the things you've decided are non-negotiable?

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04 Aug 16
by
Mike Pettengill

You're Back From A Short-Term Mission Trip, Now What?

Most mission trips result in an elevated enthusiasm for missions, but then life happens. How do you continue to feed your zeal?

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14 Jul 16
by
Mike Pettengill

9 Must-Read Books on Missions

Any disciple of Christ who wishes to expand their understanding of missions should have these books in their personal library.

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05 Jul 16
by
Eowyn Stoddard

Why Prayer is Critical to Missions

The only thing that our lost friends truly need—namely the Holy Spirit’s divine intervention to bring regeneration—is what we do not have...

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20 Jun 16
by
Mike Pettengill
in
1 percent Church planting Missiology Reflection

Send 1% of Your Church Members

What would happen if every church in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) sent 1 percent of its membership to cross-cultural missions?

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16 Jun 16
by
Mike Pettengill

A Biblical View of Financing Missions

American churches are the richest in history not so they can have softer cushions for their pews, but so they can finance global evangelism.

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02 Jun 16
by
Mike Pettengill

The Insufficient Missionary

The daunting task of glorifying God in another culture seems too much to bear when all you see is your own sin and insufficiency.

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16 May 16
by
Tom Austin
in
Adoany Madagascar Missiology Reflection

Ministering to Oral Cultures in the 21st Century

An estimated 5 billion people are oral learners. As a result, an orality movement is emerging globally in Christian missions.

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03 May 16
by
Mike Pettengill

Missionary Classism

Most of us are guilty of it. Senders and goers alike participate in it. Most of us judge missionaries and missions work on the wow factor.

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13 Jan 16
by
Heidi Harrison
in
Athens Germany Greece Mercy

Why We Should Love Muslim Refugees

As I pondered the story of the enemy-loving missionaries killed in Ecuador, I couldn’t help but see an opportunity to examine my own heart.

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14 Dec 15
by
Lloyd Kim

What Does "Making Disciples" Really Look Like?

Knock, knock, knock. There stood a woman with her four young children, a family that our Peruvian national partner was reaching out to.

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13 May 15
by
Chery Flores

The 5 Types of Stress Every Missionary Faces

Missionary Chery Flores knew what stress on the field felt like, but at a recent retreat she learned she was not alone.

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02 Mar 15
by
Mike Pettengill
in
Honduras La Ceiba Missiology Reflection

How Could God Use A Missionary Like Me?

Daily I look at my life and find nothing that points to the fact that I can be a good missionary. Yet I have seen lives transformed.

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24 Mar 14
by
Brent Kooi

Why Are the Japanese So Resistant to the Gospel?

We hear of the explosive growth of the church in China, India, Africa, and even in the Arab world. Why not Japan?

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09 May 13
by
Paul Henry

Why We (Missionaries) Need Your Prayers

How amazing it was that the Lord had him praying for us at the moment when I was wishing that I could tell people to pray!

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01 Jan 13
by
Dr. Nelson Jennings

The Tapestry of Contextualization

As a concept, contextualization is on the one hand quite simple and straightforward. However, its wider connections and...

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