‘Stepping in, holding on’ Are you exploring a call to cross-cultural mission? Are you already serving cross-culturally? Are you passionate to raise up and send God’s people out into the nations? We invite you to join us in Penang from the 10th-12th March 2026 for our ‘New Nations‘ conference, hosted by Cornerstone Penang together with […]
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Diwali, sometimes called Deepavali or Deepawali, is a Hindu celebration, which is often also celebrated by some who believe in Sikhism or Jainism. It is known as the ‘festival of lights’, and symbolises the victory of goodness, light, and knowledge over evil, darkness, and ignorance. This year (2025), Diwali celebrations will be observed from the
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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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This article was posted on the Relational Mission website. The author of this post is Alex Hawke, who has served cross-culturally in several countries, including Cambodia. He now serves as the UK Director for the mission organisation SIM (Serving In Mission) and loves to encourage people to play their part in God’s mission. You can read
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Rosh Hashanah is a Jewish festival celebrating the New Year. The dates of this holiday vary from year to year, but this year it falls from the 22nd-24th September. It is the first of the days of Yamim Nora’im (High Holy Days or Days of Awe), which also include Yom Kippur, following ten days after
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Mission people, because they have lived in multiple spaces and belonged to multiple groups, because they are meaningfully connected to a number of communities but not deeply connected to any one primary group, and because they bring outsider objectivity to all their groups, are natural cluster busters.
Written by Preethi Matthew and originally posted to her blog, Broken Beloved Beautiful. Shared here with permission. Originally a 5th-century chapel, outside ancient Constantinople, it was transformed in the 14th century with stunning frescoes that reflect the Eastern Church’s view of Christ. Converted into a mosque after 1453, the building’s art remains a quiet witness
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This article was posted on the New Ground blog. New Ground is one of the Newfrontiers spheres and operates globally, especially across Europe. You can find out more about New Ground and their work here. You can also find the original post here. This article was written by Jim Partridge, who is Senior Pastor at
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Some say that up to 8 out of 10 people in the MENA region report having had a dream of Jesus. Even if this figure is generous, across the Middle East and North Africa, people from all backgrounds—many of whom have never read the Bible or met a follower of Christ—are encountering a mysterious man
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This article was posted on the Relational Mission website. The authors are Stuart and Sue Anderson, who spent 15 years living in South Asia, where Stuart worked as an engineer building hospitals, irrigation, and water supply projects. They have now returned to the UK and have become involved with Friends International. You can read the
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This article was posted on the Entrusted to the Dirt blog website. The author is a self-described adult ‘Third Culture Kid’ who now serves in Central Asia. You can read the original post here. In the 1800s, most missionaries who worked in the Muslim world worked among the ethnic Christians of the region. The theory
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This blog series flows out of our What Are We Learning? Spring Seminar Series—three sessions focused on key areas where the global Church is being stretched, challenged, and invited to grow. In March, we explored the dynamics of building intercultural local churches. In April, we turned to the vital work of supporting and sustaining those
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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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Pete & Miriam Williams: We are a family of four living in Taipei, Taiwan, on mission for God. We enjoy good food, being in the mountains, and our 2 girls love playing in parks. We are very thankful that Taipei has all of these in abundance. We are Weak, but He is Strong Living in Taiwan,
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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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‘Activate’ is a 1 year part-time internship program based in Japan, designed to equip, strengthen, and release believers to fulfil the great commission by making disciples and forming healthy church communities. You can learn more about the internship, and how to apply, here. About The Activate internship is a fantastic opportunity for you develop as
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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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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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This article was published on the Shababeek website by Jennifer Killpack. Jennifer Killpack is the founder and program director of Shababeek Center for Intercultural Development. You can read the original post here. How to Avoid Fossilization and Embrace Mistakes When You Learn Arabic in Jordan When you decide to learn Arabic in Jordan, you’re embarking
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‘This is the only hope we have… we have nothing we can do, except wait for God to move.’ Pretty striking words when you read them from Rafat Samir, a Sudanese church leader, in an interview last year for Christianity Today. But they hit differently, when you hear the same sentiment repeatedly – over drinks
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Recently we visited some friends who are part of a team hoping to see new churches start in a North African city. We spent a few days getting to know the team, and I don’t mean to be rude when I say that I was struck by how very slow they all are. They shared
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A printable resource for your church, prayer room, home group or home. With content taken from the Joshua Project, there is much to learn and plenty to pray for with this helpful resource. There are 13 prayer cards here. And 9 prayer cards here. We would love to hear your feedback on these cards. Have you used
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How the British church is perceived within the global Church, and how individual missionaries are received within unreached spaces is, like it or not, one of the small realities upon the ever-shifting terrain of global perception and reception of Britain more generally.
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