Susie Howe presented God’s wonderful plan for restoration and integral mission when she spoke to our interns about the work of Bethany Children’s Trust. You can find out more about the work of Bethany Children’s Trust at www.bethanychildrenstrust.org.uk You can find out more about the Unreached Network Internship at www.unreached.network/internship
Join an online Prayer4Movement to pray for several locations around the world this Ramadan.
What We Are Learning About Best Practice For Sending Churches. Sending Churches Forum February 2024 Andy McCullough shares at the Sending Churches Forum on ‘A Scattered Influence.’ What can we learn from the tribe of Levi as we think about good practice in our sending churches among the Newfrontiers family of churches. To connect with …
The Unreached Network is pleased to commend these excellent upcoming training events hosted by our friends at the Christian Medical Fellowship. Whether you are a healthcare worker working cross culturally, or a local church supporting refugees, you will find these courses relevant and the connections you make invaluable. Some of these trainings will also be …
Could Africa become the global Christian centre of gravity for the latter half of this century and the source of Christian leaders, theologians, and missionaries?
Chartered accountant Sarah Crowhurst was so moved by the plight of refugees, after witnessing first-hand the desperate situation they faced in Greece, that her family, including two children aged 11 and 13, have moved to Athens to provide permanent support.
is the Word of God really without error or fault?
We loved this guest post written by Bradley Bell in 2022. It was first published here on The Upstream Collective blog.We are grateful to be able to reproduce it here with his permission. Being part of The Upstream Collective means learning from sending churches around the world. Honestly, it means I do a lot …
Her death is a tragedy that has startled the world in profound ways, but it has also caused passionate conversation about the way we manage religious differences.
For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to preach …
They extracted all they wanted from the art. The stripping reminded me of the stripping of Christ before he walked to the cross.
Decolonisation must be by evolution, not revolution. An evolution, however, punctuated by moments of revolution, of revelation. This is a journey both systemic and deeply personal. I’m sitting in the airport on my way home from 10 days in a Middle Eastern context where the very things that have been discussed here are being wrestled …
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Part One Part Two Part Three Any review of apostolic mission must consider the way money is used. There are just so many ways in which the use of money can perpetuate structural power imbalances in the global Church. In this post, I seek to frame the conversation positively by proposing three questions which apostolic …
Part One Part Two In this series of blog posts I am asking the question, “what would it take to decolonise the doctrine and practice of apostolic ministry today? In today’s post, I look at two reasons why apostolic ministry as it is currently taught and practiced needs decolonising. Let’s remind ourselves of Merriam-Webster’s definition …
In this series of blog posts I am asking the question, “what would it take to decolonise the doctrine and practice of apostolic ministry today? Read Post 1 in the series. A key aspect of decolonisation is the bringing near of authority. Post-Soviet decolonisation in Central Asia has resulted in a flourishing resurgence of local …
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I love Newfrontiers. I am a Newfrontiers boy through and through. And I’m arguing for a process of reflective decolonisation of apostolic ministry. One of our contributions to the global missions conversation is a robust theology and practice of apostleship. We believe that Biblical language (elder, shepherd, evangelist, apostle, etc.) is more meaningful in a …
Sharo & Lex Ahmedi are back in London and would love to have you join them for an evening to celebrate the work of their charity Hope for Communities in Kurdistan.
Nabil Costa shares his personal journey to advocate for his son, Christopher, and reflects on how Lebanon has changed over the past decade to more inclusive.
There’s an opportunity to change mindsets that will create ripple effects in communities.
In this guest post, ‘Partners for Peace’, Chloe shares how her views on Palestine have changed over time.
We wish to find Jesus at the centre of everything we do and to make his life our life. Which means finding courageous love for Palestinian Arabs and Israeli Jews alike.
Why buy from a stranger, when you can borrow from a relative? On planting churches cross-culturally, mission agencies, cross-cultural best practice and the Newfrontiers family. Andy McCullough. April 2022. Historically, when church planting internationally, Newfrontiers churches have generally preferred sending cross-cultural, long-term workers via a direct send model, rather than via mission agencies. The primary …
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Hope for Communities are looking for Trustees to join our team, do you share our vision and have the skills that our team need to help us bring hope to communities. Hope for Communities is a UK registered Charity that was founded in 2018 by Sharo and Alexis Ahmedi. Sharo and Alexis live and work …
Dear Friends, As the news from Ukraine continues to shock us, please do continue to pray for peace and for our brothers and sisters affected by this crisis in the Ukraine, Russia and the surrounding nations. Al Gregory and Richard Wightman recorded a number of videos last weekend on a visit to Kraków, Poland. These …
