Category Archives: Missions

Re: “Glocal Church Ministry”

Posted on August 9, 2007 by Michael| 1 Comment

Here is an interview of Bob Roberts a pastor and church planter by Mark Galli. I read this in the July 2007 issue of Christianity Today during lunch yesterday and I believe that it is a must read article particularly for those involved in pastoral ministry or church planting.

Bob Roberts has been involved in planting over 100 churches and is the senior pastor of Northwood Church in Keller, Texas. He proposes that for the church to be really alive and fulfilling its mission, local churches should be not only involved in ministry to the local community, but also actively involved in church planting and Globally in world missions. He encourages all of his church members to be involved in some form of outreach or another.

Some great ideas here that remind me of the church in the book of Acts. *Top

Posted in Missions

Go Into All The World -Even Europe?

Posted on June 11, 2007 by Michael| 2 Comments

Here is an interesting article about thousands of missionaries from the third world taking the gospel back to Europe. The domestic denominational churches of Europe are basically dead and empty on Sundays and have been for some time. The foreign missionaries are reaching out to the Europeans in new and fresh ways:

Churches in countries such as Nigeria, Ghana, South Korea and the Philippines have sent thousands of missionaries to Europe to set up churches in homes, office buildings and storefronts. Officials from the Redeemed Christian Church of God, a Pentecostal church based in Nigeria, said they have 250 churches in Britain now and plan to create 100 more this year. Britain’s largest church, run by a Nigerian pastor in London, attracts up to 12,000 people over three services every Sunday.
The trend is vivid in Denmark, where charismatic preachers from Africa, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, India, Iran and Latin America have set up vibrant Protestant and Catholic churches.

What a fascinating development. Thousands of missionaries from different countries and churches? Something like this can only happen if it is a genuine move of God. I have read at least a dozen articles recently which claim that Europe is going to be Muslim in 20 years. Maybe God has a different plan? *Top

Posted in Missions, News Commentary

The Shifting Center of Christianity: An Example Observed in the UK

Posted on February 18, 2007 by Michael| Leave a comment

I noted in a previous post that there was an on-going shift in the center of Christianity. I stated that soon we may see missionaries coming to Europe from former missions: from African, South American, and Asian churches.

J. Lee Grady notes that this is already happening in the UK, in a recent post of Fire In My Bones: See: Archives 02-16-07 The New Face of British Christianity. A very interesting article.

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Posted in Missions, Revival

Observing the Shifting Center of Christianity

Posted on February 10, 2007 by Michael| 1 Comment

The following article that I posted on one of my other blogs continues in the same frame as my recent posts on the Korean Church. I believe that it is helpful and essential for Western Christians to acknowledge and observe the growth and increasing maturity of the Christian Churches in Africa, South America, and Asia. See: The Shifting Center of Christianity

This continuing development is quite encouraging and I believe that it sets the stage for an eventual World-Wide Revival. A Revival that could see the former ‘missions’ sending missionaries to Europe, North America, and other Western countries. This should really be interesting.

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Posted in Missions, Revival

Re: South Korean Missionaries

Posted on February 10, 2007 by Michael| Leave a comment

See the following article/interviews on the South Korean churches and their missionary efforts particularly to help those fleeing the North. Very interesting and uplifting. The churches in South Korea are sending out thousands of missionaries to nations all around the world. Particularly to Asian countries. I had no idea of the scope of their efforts. Quite encouraging.

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Posted in Missions, News Commentary, Praise Report

Update: Prayers for North Korea and a New Revival

Posted on February 6, 2007 by Michael| 1 Comment

This is actually a far larger story than the article in my previous post indicates. While I was working today, I ran into a fellow sales rep. who is a Korean-American Brother. I told him that I had read about the 1907 Revival in Pyongyang. He explained to me that it was the capital city of Korea at the time and a jumping off point for missionaries traveling to northern China. He said that Korean Christians in the South and in America look to that event as the beginning of the Church in their country.

Then he told me that all the Korean churches in America had gathered together in January on the same day at the same hour across the entire country to commemorate the centennial and to pray for Revival to come once more to the North. He said that in So. California thousands had gathered at Staples Center in L.A. Praise God! I had no idea. The Spirit is moving right now in so many different places, among so many different churches, and in so many different ways that it is truly amazing.

If you would like to join our Korean bothers in intercession for North Korea, here is a website.

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Posted in Intercession, Missions, Revival

“There Is Always Enough”

Posted on September 7, 2006 by Michael| Leave a comment

:”-The Amazing Story Of Rolland And Heidi Baker’s Miraculous Ministry Among The Poor”By Rolland & Heidi Baker (Kent, UK: Sovereign World Ltd, 2003, 188 pgs.)

Rolland and Heidi Baker tell their own incredible story in this book, starting at the beginning, how they met, their education and preparation (both completed their BA & MA degrees at Vanguard University, and Heidi has a PHD in Systematic Theology from King’s College, University of London), how they were called to missions, serving first in Hong Kong, and then how they eventually ended up in Mozambique serving the poorest of the poor. Read more »

Posted in Book Review, Evangelism, Healing Ministry, Miracles, Missions, Revival, Witnessing

Important Articles To Read:

Posted on July 22, 2006 by Michael| Leave a comment

Besides the main article on Uganda that I mentioned previously (Below), the July 2006 issue of Charisma Magazine has two more articles of note:

“The Harvest Is Ready” by Howard Foltz, D.Min. -This article talks about the importance of gaining God’s vision for spiritual harvest.

“The Passion of Spiritual Intimacy” by Matt Sorger -The importance of close fellowship with God. The major ingredient in true Revival.

See: Charisma Website (These articles are not on-line)

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Posted in Christian Living, Missions, Prayer

The Deaf Healed and Hundreds of Moslems Come To Christ

Posted on July 7, 2006 by Michael| 2 Comments

A Must Read: See the latest post from Heidi Baker in Mozambique (July 1, 2006), I found it on The Revival Blog. Also take the link provided there, to the website of Iris Ministries and view the whole site. Heidi in her letter gives us the incredible highs along with the sickness, death and opposition that they continue to face. Remember to pray for Rolland and Heidi.

Note: These folks are for real! We have been fortunate at VCC Laguna Niguel (my home church) to receive ministry from Rolland and Heidi three times in the last 2 years (actually, they both came once for a conference, and then separately 2 times while visiting family near by) Each time was a memorable occasion. Actually, each time the Holy Spirit downloaded a little more Revival ‘DNA’.

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Posted in Healing, Missions, Revival

“End of The Spear” (PG13)

Posted on April 28, 2006 by Michael| Leave a comment

This is still the best film that I have seen all year (besides Narnia). I am glad that I saw it before I was exposed to all the controversy about one of the actors. Turns out that the producers did not know before hand, that their main actor was homosexual. Here is what I wrote to one of my friends about the film after seeing it in January:

” I saw a great movie this week while I was out of town–’End of the Spear’–a story of five missionaries who went with their families to Ecuador. It is a true story that demonstrates the true strength of Christianity. It really does show that the gospel & the Kingdom is more than just wisdom, philosophy, and scholarly study–but there is a reality in the power of God that transcends time. Christianity is the greatest scientific experiment of all history–duplicated in every generation with the same results–angels, miracles, healing, inspiration, sacrifice, repentance, faith, redemption & changed lives. What a great movie, like the Book of Acts only with airplanes! It is told from the perspective of the tribe. If you see it, make sure you stick around for the credits–the real people are shown at the end.”

It really is a shame that the controversy over shadowed what is a movie celebration of a really famous story & triumph in Christian missions. Critics have conclusively been shown to be wrong in their assertions that the producers knowingly cast the actor. It would be a shame if Christians did not support this film when it comes out in DVD. Especially since a portion of the proceeds goes to the actual mission.

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Posted in Missions, Movie Review, News Commentary