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Category Archives: Global Missions
Pray for and Reach out to Religious Leaders in Your Area
In 2012 the Richardson Seventh-day Adventist Church initiated “The Great Controversy Project (Read It! Share It!).” As part of the project Pastors Dan Serns and Adam Keating distributed God’s Holy Word: Is It Still Worth Dying For? (a portion of The Great … Continue reading
How to Start a Movement of Soul Winning & Church Planting
What will it take to see a movement of soul winning and church planting across a conference? Here are some simple clues from a presentation at the 2019 eHuddle in San Diego, California. https://www.adventistlearningcommunity.com/resources/14464
Looking for Mission-Minded Volunteers for Dark Areas
I found this chart very interesting. Adventists as a percentage of the population for every county in the US. Gray means we have no presence and dark green means we have almost no presence. We still have a big mission … Continue reading
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Can a pandemic shut down soul winning?
Can a pandemic shut down soul winning? Of course not! Pastor John Bradshaw and the It Is Written team were ready to launch Hope Awakens, a city-wide evangelistic series in Indianapolis, Indiana this spring as part of the preparation for … Continue reading
Why Not Try This? … Pray to Jesus for Bold Goals
Is it okay to pray for goals you could never accomplish in your entire lifetime? Is it okay to pray for goals that you don’t have the money to pay for? Is it okay to pray for goals that have … Continue reading
4 Biblical Models of Discipleship
There’s a lot of talk about “Discipleship” in Christianity these days. (See for example Ministry Magazine April 2019 issue.) After all, Jesus’ last command was to “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, Changed Lives, Family, Global Missions, Outreach, Small Groups, Why Not Try This...?
Tagged coaching, discipleship, Family, groups, Jesus, Jethro, make disciples, missionary partners, Paul, Small Groups, Timothy
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Start Something New to Win Souls
Have you ever tried to do something for Jesus but it never seemed to work out? You tried to start a Bible study or small group or mission trip or church plant but it went nowhere? Perhaps the Lord is … Continue reading
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Soul Winning Quiz
Soul Winning is an act of faith based on trust in the Lord of the harvest and a willingness to act on the Bible principles He has given us. Here is a self-evaluation pop quiz I recently shared at the … Continue reading
A powerful lesson from the history of Adventist work in Iraq
By Charles Watson (retired General Conference Associate Secretary) Written April 2003 The Seventh-day Adventist Church built and operated the “Dar es Salaam Hospital” in Baghdad [the first full-service Seventh-day Adventist hospital in the Middle East] until 1959 when it was … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventist, Iraq, Kindness
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4 Things to Do if Your Church Says “No” to Evangelism
The pastor on the phone sounded defeated. “I talked to the church board about Evangelism and they said they didn’t want any evangelism this year, and maybe not next year either.” In situations like this it is possible to forget … Continue reading