My father was an ordinary Italian man, nominally Christian and devout to Saint Antony, but with little grasp of basic gospel truths. One day he was visited by a couple from the local evangelical church. They asked if we were Christians. His answer…
Read MoreMy parents were pastors in a little town in Cuba where I grew up. When I was three years old, my father was arrested because he was a pastor. He was released three years later, and that was the first time I remember seeing my father…
Read MoreAfter completing my engineering degree, I responded to God’s call to become a pastor. The first eight years…
Read MoreFor far too long, I lived under the strong impression that worship was an exclusive, two-way relationship between Christians and God. My idea of worship was…
Read MoreIn 1517, Martin Luther knocked his Ninety-five Theses onto the church door in Wittenberg, Germany. In 2017, we…
Read MoreAs a coach who specializes in training church planters, I tend to hear a few recurring statements from people starting new congregations. They’re statements like…
Read MoreSoon after my husband and I planted a church in the center of Tokyo, I was…
Read MoreEvery pastor has heard this response to the suggestion that their church look outwards and talk to some unbelievers about Jesus. In fact…
Read MoreAfter graduating from college, I worked for a year. I came to this church when God led me to Beijing to prepare for graduate studies abroad. At that time…
Read MoreWhile Paul delivers at least six speeches in the book of Acts that work as models of good preaching, his discourse to philosophers in Athens (Acts 17) usually gets…
Read MoreInteracting with culture is crucial to doing ministry in major cities—but it must be done with biblical wisdom. Even if we live in our native country, we are surrounded by groups and generations who are culturally different from us. This is especially…
Read MoreContextualization is adapting the expression and practice of biblical truth to people of a particular culture, so it is as understandable and compelling to them as possible, without compromising…
Read MoreFirst, the bad news is that we are separated from God. This is evidenced by the fact that we are all (even non-religious people) trying to save ourselves by…
Read MoreIt is not just our media which is becoming social. An increasing number of voices are pointing out that the extraordinary success of Facebook, Twitter and the like are actually a visible symptom of a much larger trend…
Read MorePastors, finding one topic your congregation can identify with is usually pretty simple—it’s their work. But how often do you talk about their careers from the pulpit? Despite clear data that…
Read MoreHan Baolong, a Chinese pastor living in Canada, once said, “We suffer from different things in our lives and we believe God’s will is behind all of them.” Sometimes God’s will is known to…
Read MoreSince the day I turned to Christ I knew I wanted to serve God. What I did not see myself doing, however, was becoming a pastor. I had thought about it, but…
Read MoreAs City to City says goodbye to former Vice President of Asia Pacific and Latin America Operations Jay Kyle, church planters from Asia are reflecting what his tireless work meant to them. As many…
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