Jesus was born to be King for all nations. Even within a few verses of his birth in Matthew 2, he was honoured by wise men from the East (2:11), and taken to Egypt for a while (2:14), whilst the king of his own people tried to kill him (2:16). It is clear even from […]
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Newfrontiers is a group of apostolic leaders partnering together on global mission, joined by common values and beliefs, shared mission and genuine relationships. It was founded by Terry Virgo, and the name ‘Newfrontiers’ was adopted for the ministry in 1986. In 2011, it was redefined as a network of apostolic spheres worldwide, and fifteen different
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For the past two years Israel Olofinjana has been involved in a book project with two other editors (Usha Reifsnider and David Wise). The book is called Polyphonic God: Explorations of Intercultural Theology, Churches and Justice. The book launch is on the 7th of August 7pm UK time online. For details of how to register please
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Featuring voices from the margins, Margins 2 Mic is back with a new season! Join us for the continuation of this series, which seeks to amplify diverse voices from the global church on mission, justice, and faith. This new season will feature the following speakers and topics: 1: Dan from Thailand. “Jesus and His Church
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This video was published by AIM Stories, which is a ministry that seeks ‘to share stories of God’s redemptive work all over Africa in the hopes of seeing Christ-centered, reproducing, culturally-appropriate churches formed among African Peoples.’ They are a ministry under African Inland Mission. You can read a transcript of the video here. Lucky Mogakane
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Andy McCullough leads the team that leads the Unreached Network, which facilitates good practice conversations in cross-cultural mission across the Newfrontiers family. I recently had the privilege of visiting a brand-new church plant on the island of Penang, Malaysia which is part of the Regions Beyond family. At the same time, I’m aware of numerous
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The following stories were shared on the Asia Harvest website. Asia Harvest is a non-denominational Christian ministry working throughout Asia to see effective churches planted among unreached people groups. Below are testimonies of how God has been supernaturally moving in Asia. You can read these stories, and many more, here. Mongolia: How We Came to
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At the start of the month we gathered on Zoom to hear from 4 speakers share their experiences and lessons learnt on the journey towards build intercultural local churches. Tex Chettiar hosted the meeting and set out some aims and definitions. The aim of the meeting was to enrich our practice by creating a more
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What does it mean to love your neighbour? A look into who and how we should love, according to what the Bible has taught us through both the Old and New Testaments. On one occasion, an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal
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For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders.And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9:6) Starting from 1st December, join us for ‘Joy to the World’, an international collaboration celebrating the run up to Christmas! Christian brothers and sisters from 24 different
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This was a transcript of Jay Matenga’s contribution to the “Gaps in Lausanne’s 25 Great Commission Gaps” discussion, published on the World Evangelical Alliance Mission Commission website. The speaker Dr Jay Matenga is a contexual theologian of Maori heritage, and Executive Director of the World Evangelical Alliance’s Mission Commission. You can read the original post
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“The beauty and power of praise that will come to the Lord from the diversity of the nations is greater than the beauty and power that would come to Him if the chorus of the redeemed were culturally uniform.” John Piper, Let the Nations Be Glad, page 222, published by Baker Books You can read
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Pentecost was a prophetic sign of the destination of the gospel in all cultures and languages through the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. In Acts 20-21, Paul wants to show that the seeds sown 3 decades previously in Jerusalem are indeed bearing fruit among many cities and ethnicities.
“You look a right mess – you can’t go on stage like that!” It was a key night in our faith centre’s yearly calendar and I was due to host and lead our evening programme. Presenting in my second language, I’d spent hours working on the text, ensuring I wouldn’t make any grammatical mistakes. I
What Matters Most? Church Traditions, NT Practices, or the Commands of Christ? This article was first published by Cynthia Anderson on Tuesday, June 21, 2022 You can read it here. Can a layperson or woman baptize? Are baby dedications important or should we baptize the babies of Christian parents? Do pastors need to wear a tie when they
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Last year, The Oak Church in Leeds hosted a ‘Nowruz’ party for displaced Farsi speaking people in their local community
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All Things to All People. To conform or contextualise, that is the question.
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By Gavin Bissessar As recently as 1950, roughly 85% of Christians lived in Western Europe and North America (the West) whilst the massive ‘global south’ remained largely unreached by the gospel. Fast forward to 2021 and those figures have nearly reversed. The church is growing rapidly in sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean and Asia
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