Make friends. Disciple people. Reach the three billion with least access.
“But I don’t know if I’m called to get involved with global work…go overseas…get involved in anything cross-cultural…” is a common objection I hear about crossing cultures with the good news of Jesus. After all, God called the apostle Paul to the Gentiles with a light from heaven on his way to Damascus, striking him blind in his path. Are you waiting for something as significant as a lightning bolt before you say yes to reaching the nations with the good news of the Kingdom of God?
Read MoreSometimes we believe that if we’re not ready to move to a jungle somewhere in Papua New Guinea, there’s not much else we can do to be involved around the world.
I spend eight years after university just living life. I had absolved myself from any responsibility or privilege to be a light to the nations—and even our own community—because my husband and I didn’t see ourselves living in a tribe somewhere.
Read MoreSometimes, we notice people involved in missions or global causes and we think of it as a hobby. We say, “Good for them. But that’s not my hobby.”. Could it be, though, that crossing cultures, being a light to the nations, isn’t a hobby or a cause relegated to a few, but a purpose in which everyone can play a role because God planned it that way from the beginning?
Read MoreWe all have the power to influence those around us. Influencers who inspire people to care enough about important causes that they take action are called mobilizers. Great mobilizers, who influence people to TAKE ACTION do eight things well.
Read MorePrise Gud! Boken min er nettopp utgitt på Norsk! Praise God! My book just released in Norwegian, titled Til Naboer og Nasjoner: Å Følge Jesus til Verdens Ende which means To Neighbors and Nations: Following Jesus to the Ends of the Earth
Read MoreMobilizers! If you’re just getting started as an online influencer for the nations, here’s my tech tool review on the best all-in-one program, KAJABI, to create website landing pages, digital course products, be your e-mail service provider, payment product…and you can now host podcasts and memberships and a coaching business too.
Read MoreGroup prayer can be fun! When a good facilitator plans ahead, focuses the story, uses all the senses, and gets everyone involved, people want to pray together.
Read MoreCheck out five-day YouVersion Bible Plans written specifically for Across the Street and one for Around the World.
Read MoreTake the Global Challenge: Discover by Doing and go barefoot, live without lights, drink from only one water source, set alarms to ring every half hour, and go without food. Each day, the experience ties a physical reality to a spiritual truth.
Read MoreGuide your church through eight weekends of perspective-changing truth about God’s global story, how to welcome, give, pray, mobilize and go to the nations here and there, and how to make disciples, offer Jesus in a winsome way, hear from God, and surrender the American dream.
Read MoreFor pastors and leaders: Plan one globally-focused weekend to talk about God’s heart for the nations, what it takes “to win”, and how you can find a global role right in your own city, or across the seas.
Read MoreWeekend One: Adopting God’s Heart for the Nations
Weekend Two: Following Jesus to the Nations in Your Neighborhood
Weekend Three: Increasing our Missional Intelligence (MQ)
Weekend Four: Going to the Nations
