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 MoreI asked my father, who’s lived 76 years, traveled to dozens of countries, and lived overseas over half of his life this question: What are major news stories you can remember living through? We turned his fascinating answers and reassuring reflection into a guest post.
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 MoreWhy should Mumbai matter to you? Because we believe families from every unreached people group live here. Come with me on my survey of this bustling megacity of 22 million souls, through a Photo Essay and an Instagram Stories Highlight reel.
Read MoreIn the middle of the night, have you (or someone you know) ever secretly dreamed of moving overseas to people who will likely never know Christ unless someone goes? I'd like you to consider joining a nine-month GAP TEAM in South Asia.
Read MoreWhat if you could get a degree—your undergrad, your masters, or a post-graduate degree—while immersed in a spiritually strategic country where only a handful of true believers live? You can! Hers’s three reasons why studying abroad is a spiritually strategic thing to consider, and the next steps to take.
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 MorePerhaps the process of following Jesus, of becoming his disciple, could happen BEFORE our friends came to saving faith, and not just AFTER.
It can, and maybe it should.
Read MoreIt’s not often that a graph changes the course of my life. But this one did. It’s the chart in the Perspectives and PathWays courses that show only 2 long-term cross-cultural workers going to every million Muslims; 5 going to every million Hindus; and 6 going to every million Buddhists.
Read MoreLet’s take the rest of this short-term survey trip without ever having to get on an airplane yourself! When two millennial vloggers named Luke and Paul, one retired businessman named John, and I flew to Bangladesh (pre-pandemic), hired a car and started driving south on a survey, we had no idea the adventures that lie ahead.
Read MoreTake a virtual trip to the unseen—and beautiful—districts of southern Bangladesh with me, two 25-year old millenial vloggers, and a retired businessman. You can binge watch ten super fun vlogs that take you on a spontaneous survey trip through the jungles and rivers exploring the land.
Read MoreThere’s ONE career that almost anyone could do almost anywhere—that would bless the nations with least access to Jesus. Billions of people want you do this—so they can get a better job, a better life for themselves, and their whole family. Billions of people NEED you to do this (or something like it), so they can hear the good news of the Kingdom of God through YOU.
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 MoreTips for sharing your faith with Hindus, Buddhists, and Muslims from a free resource called “How Do I Share Jesus With My Friend of Another Faith?”
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