Why The World’s Poorest Women Are Chronically Hungry
When I feed the hungry they call me a saint. When I ask why so many people are poor they call me a communist. ~Dom Helder Camara~ World Hunger is a scandal. The earth produces enough food to feed all its inhabitants, yet hunger has reached chronic proportions across the world especially in Asia and Africa. It is a fact that women are the primary producers of all the food the world consumes. Moreover,… [more]
Remembering The Hungry Beyond World Food Day
World Food Day is observed on October 16 each year. It is a single day in Hunger Awareness Month that reminds us of global food scarcity, and resulting hunger crisis. While "hunger rights" are brought to our attention today, what happens after today is even more critical. How does your church address global poverty, world hunger and the growing food crisis? So Jesus said, I was hungry and you gave… [more]
Short-Term Mission Trips Or Summer Vacation?
Short-term summer mission trip plans are in high gear in many places. I am already preparing to receive two mission teams this Summer. This is the third time we are receiving short-term missioners from this particular Christian body. So far, each trip has been of great benefit to all of us. I believe this is because we share the same theological understanding of mission and approach to mission partnerships. Therefore,… [more]
Christian Mission: The Age Of Mission Partnerships
Christian Mission And Social Justice Christian mission as primarily Evangelism in its traditional understanding as solely winning souls is becoming a thing of the past. Today’s church is becoming more and more aware that Christian mission and evangelistic outreach cannot ignore social justice issues. The understanding of Christian mission in relation to social justice varies within the Christian… [more]
Ideas On Ministry
Church Growth And The Expansion Of Christianity
So neither the one who plants or the one who waters is anything, but only God gives the growth.(1 Cor 3:7 NRSV) Church growth has somehow come to be understood by some Christians as synonymous with the growth of Christianity. Yet, given the controversies surrounding deliberate efforts on the part of churches to grow, especially [...]
Church Growth Through Small Groups
Church growth and small groups sound like swear words even to some Christians. Still present today, are the long standing concerns, about the so-called Church Growth Movement said to have emerged out of a school of thought that promoted deliberate and aggressive efforts at growing church membership. This contemporary Movement has been associated with an [...]
Church Communication
Downloadable Movie Clips For Church Presentations
As more of us become comfortable with the use of technology we realize how a picture can make a huge difference to our visual presentations. We do not simply grab an image and stick it anywhere. The image should contribute to the clarity of your presentation. Movie clips are becoming very popular in church presentations. [...]
Church Communication Check-Up For Smoother Operations
Church Communication is another of those issues on which sections of the church part company. We agree that the church exists to proclaim the Good News of Christ. What we cannot agree on, is the how of this proclamation. There are strong disagreements over the way we spread or communicate the Gospel message. Methods of [...]
Our Stewardship
International Day Of Peace 2009 Call To Disarm Is Unprofitable
On International Day of Peace September 21, 2009 I joined with others across the world in expressing my deep desire for a global culture of peace. This year, the United Nations issued a call for nations to disarm, under the focus we must disarm or wmd. It is believed that to disarm will be a [...]
World Water Day: Access To Water And Access To God
The Water That Gives Life [Extract of World Water Day Sermon] Mark 1: v 10: Jesus’ Baptism – By Dr. Anthony G Reddie Water is perhaps with air, the most elemental of entities in the world. Put simply, we cannot live without water. Water is essential to life. It is perhaps because of the basic [...]
10 Commandments For Bloggers
These 10 Commandments for Bloggers caught my eye this morning. At first I thought it was a joke until I followed the link and read the story. It was real. Funny, but real. A group within the UK based Evangelical Alliance came up with these 10 commandments to guide Bloggers. Though intended primarily for their [...]
