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Andrew Shaughnessy

Andrew Shaughnessy is a long-time word slinger who spent nearly six years as MTW’s staff writer, gathering and telling impact stories from missionaries across the globe. These days, he’s off working as an analyst and editor in the publishing industry, writing fiction, and mountaineering. He holds a B.A. in history and English literature from Covenant College, and an M.S. in political science from Portland State University.

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Andrew Shaughnessy 24 MAY 18

Peace and Perspective: A Life Leveraged for the Kingdom

David Castor always reminds the other bus drivers, "Hey, if something happens to me on the mission field, know that I died happy."

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Andrew Shaughnessy 22 MAY 18

Sending 1%: How Would the World Change?

The 1% Challenge has allowed missionaries to dream—to look at the people, the neighborhoods in need of churches—and imagine what could be.

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Andrew Shaughnessy 10 MAY 18

Co-Working Spaces: Sharing Space and Sharing Christ in South Asia

A new Business as Mission enterprise in South Asia is aiding church planting and building community.

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Andrew Shaughnessy 03 MAY 18

In Cambodia, Cows May Hold the Key to Sustainable Church Planting

When a rural Khmer church realized they were too dependent on outside funding, they began to think creatively. They began to think of cows.

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Andrew Shaughnessy 05 DEC 17

The Unexpected Church

These days, Harbor City Church in Sydney, Australia is a model example of a successful church plant. But it wasn't always this way.

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Andrew Shaughnessy 28 NOV 17

When Church Planting Is Perilous: South Asia

In part two of our two-part series, we look at the danger and opportunity of church planting in South Asia.

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Andrew Shaughnessy 21 NOV 17

When Church Planting Is Perilous: East Asia

In part one of our two-part series, we look at the danger and opportunity of church planting in East Asia.

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Andrew Shaughnessy 14 NOV 17

Country Church, City Church

How an MTW church plant in middle-class South Asia is multiplying and making waves

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Andrew Shaughnessy 02 NOV 17

How to Build a Denomination: Blazing the Trail for Reformed Churches in Uruguay

With no Reformed denomination in Uruguay, the Calls’ task is bigger than starting a church. It's to build an entire denomination.

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Andrew Shaughnessy 24 OCT 17

A Common Vision: The Birth and Growth of a Church Plant in Ethiopia

It started as a ministry for people affected by HIV/AIDS, but a vital piece of the team's holistic vision was always to plant a church.

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