City Refugee Welcome Newcastle
We have been praying as a church for opportunities to serve our local community, and in October we were approached by a local council asking if we could co-ordinate services
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David Lyall
David is part of the leadership team at City Church Newcastle, a church family with a passion for serving and empowering the nations, the poor, including refugees and people seeking asylum, those in food poverty and debt, prisoners and ex-offenders and those in recovery. He is married to Jill, with three sons and two grandchildren.
Mission
Global Humility on Broadcast
The aspect that needs training, more than any other, in cross-cultural workers, is attitude. But there is a particular perspective, a certain capacity, without which entering a new culture
Global Humility- A Book, A Challenge, A Prayer
Global Humility- A Book, A Challenge, A Prayer This post was written and published by Marilyn. It first appeared on ‘A Life Overseas‘ and is used here with her permission.
Events
Unreached22. Gather. Exchange. Scatter.
Reaching the unreached with the gospel should be, and is, a multi-polar endeavour, a conversation enriched by numerous perspectives, diverse voices, Christ-exalting stories and powerful examples of contextualisation, from brothers and sisters all over the world.
Launching: The Internship and Internship Mini 2022/3
Dear friends of the Unreached Network We are so grateful for your friendship, partnership and prayers. This post is about our 1-year cross-cultural internship programme. Now’s the time of year
Being Part of a Collective: Singleness Marriage and Family. Part 3: Singles Support and Sending
In Parts 1&2, Hayat shared some of her experiences as a single female living in an Arabic speaking part of the world, then shared some wisdom from Romans 12 on
Being Part of a Collective: Singleness Marriage and Family. Part 2: Belonging to each other
One family here have taken me in and consider me to be one of theirs. I’m expected to celebrate Eids with them, to come over for iftar (the daily breaking
Being Part of a Collective: Singleness Marriage and Family. Part 1: Being Single in the Arabic Speaking World
One of my favourite things about the Arabic speaking world is the high value placed on hospitality and the extended family. Living in this part of the world, it is
Christian Living
Dealing with loss in cross-cultural service (resource)
While loss is an unavoidable part of life this side of eternity, many have noted that cross-cultural living comes with more loss than usual. Moving to a new culture, whether
Interviews
“We Are Not The Hero.” A Review.
Jean Johnson, We Are Not the Hero: A Missionary’s Guide For Sharing Christ, Not A Culture of Dependency. Sisters, Oregon: Deep River Books, 2012. A Review by Susie Howe. When
Mission
Resetting and Rebooting Mission: Reflections on Unreached21
By Nigel Ring and Susie Howe ‘Reset’ and ‘Reboot’ are words we hear frequently these days as we move through the Covid pandemic and its consequences. We recognise there will
Christian Living
And there is hope.
There are many times when we have heard devastating stories from people’s lives. I have been learning how to respond with love, faith, empathy and compassion. Writing poems helps me
Christian Living
An Ordinary Multitude – Reflections on Unreached21
“We are never going to see a world saved with an extraordinary few, we are going to see a world saved with an ordinary multitude.” This is a quote from
Christian Living
I just can’t do it anymore
An honest account of a church-planter who came to the end of herself and why it was just what she needed Pulling my mask aside to sip my coffee, and
Christian Living
Jacob “The Patchwork Man” Baradaeus
I’m really enjoying Moffett’s History of Christianity in Asia, and am struck by this paragraph summarising Jacob Baradaeus (Yaqub al-Barada’i) and his extraordinary church-planting impact. Here’s the paragraph: “Jacob never
Christian Living
Pantaenus: The Unreached Need Theologians Too
Here are some quick lessons from the life of Pantaenus. Never heard of him? That’s why it’s so important that you learn from him! The greatest cross-cultural witnesses are, of
Interviews
The Bethlehem Story: Mission and Justice in the Margins of the World, by Andy McCullough
Andy McCullough’s new book is coming out soon. Below is a sample from the story of Rahab. Jericho. One of the oldest cities in the world. City of palms, where
Events
Unreached Network Conference 2021: Join the Conversation/ Find your Place
We are really delighted to announce the online Unreached Conference for this year, 25th-26th June. Join the Conversation: stories and best practice in crossing cultures, planting churches, and sharing the
Interviews
Interview with Harvey Kwiyani
Multicultural Kingdom: Ethnic Diversity, Mission and the Church by Harvey Kwiyani. Buy it here Harvey will the Keynote Speaker at our online UNREACHED CONFERENCE 25th-26th June 2021. Details here