The following text was originally intended as a short booklet with which we could communicate to our friends and partnering churches the basic Biblical context for missions that has helped to motivate us to take part in cross-cultural ministry. This is the fourth of a four part series. In Part 3 of this series I made theContinue reading “The Biblical Context for Missions – Part 4”
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The Biblical Context for Missions – Part 3
The following text was originally intended as a short booklet with which we could communicate to our friends and partnering churches the basic Biblical context for missions that has helped to motivate us to take part in cross-cultural ministry. This is the third of a four part series. I argued in Part 2 that the blessing God pronouncedContinue reading “The Biblical Context for Missions – Part 3”
The Biblical Context for Missions – Part 2
The following text was originally intended as a short booklet with which we could communicate to our friends and partnering churches the basic Biblical context for missions that has helped to motivate us to take part in cross-cultural ministry. This is the second of a four part series. In Part 1 I made the claim that the rootContinue reading “The Biblical Context for Missions – Part 2”
The Biblical Context for Missions – Part 1
The following text was originally intended as a short booklet with which we could communicate to our friends and partnering churches the basic Biblical context for missions that has helped to motivate us to take part in cross-cultural ministry. Since a document sitting dormant on my hard drive for three years (that will likely never seeContinue reading “The Biblical Context for Missions – Part 1”
Recommended Reading: Prophecies of Pale Skin
Note: From time to time we read books that we think are worth sharing. These typically relate to the things we are passionate about, namely missions and missions mobilization. Check out our Recommended Reading category for more, and of course, we invite your feedback and suggestions! I just finished the book Prophecies of Pale SkinContinue reading “Recommended Reading: Prophecies of Pale Skin”
Hudson on a Mission
I am excited to announce my new book, Hudson on a Mission, available for pre-order today through CMM Press. This has been an exciting project for me, because its a natural outflow of our ministry as parents, missionaries, and mobilizers. My desire from the beginning has been to produce a book that will be aContinue reading “Hudson on a Mission”
Reflections on Moving On (again)
For the past four years the majority of my free time has been spent in the company of Jared Weichert and Noe Martinez. Half a year ago – upon the completion of our NTM missionary training – Jared and his family packed up and left for the green pastures of California to begin the nextContinue reading “Reflections on Moving On (again)”
Thankful for Phonetics
One of our classes right now is Phonetics. In the upcoming years we will likely be learning an unwritten language, so we have to be able to recognize, as well as reproduce, many sounds that we English speakers are not used to making. Jim and I both really enjoy this class, so we want toContinue reading “Thankful for Phonetics”
Delicious Cake
I mentioned in an earlier post that NTM missionaries have begun teaching chronologically through the Bible in the Akolet tribe of Papua New Guinea. They started on January 4th, and have taught 5 days a week for about an hour each day. If you have not already done it, I’d encourage you to check outContinue reading “Delicious Cake”
The Teaching Begins
The teaching is about to begin! Pray with us for the Akolet people of Papua New Guinea as they will hear God’s word taught in their own language for the first time. Follow along at http://www.martinpng.com.
Jim & Rachel 