
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.

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."

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.