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Comment on Missions Catalyst 5.1.13 – World News Briefs by divasibizacom

divasibizacom — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:17:37 +0000

I pay a quick visit each day some web sites and blogs to read articles,
except this website gives feature based posts.

Comment on Something New #2: Frontiers Connect by David

David — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:14:32 +0000

At 21, I think I meet the 35 requirement.

Gospel, gospel, gospel. Start with that. Until we are gripped by the incredible glory of the cross and God’s self-glorifying global purpose, our love for the lost and desire to go will be a short-lived, emotional high. My generation can be quick to join movements, but slow to commit. Exotic food, beautiful vistas, and cool animals, while possibly part of the package, should be the last things mentioned. Numbers (of unreached or unengaged people groups), although they should be incorporated, should also not be first. I’m all to easily excited by video clips of far away places, over-layed with unbelievable figures with dramatic music playing. Give us the meat because that, I suspect, will be what keeps us there when we are discouraged, lonely, sick, and disgusted by the food. The point was never to have an adventure, but to make known our glorious King!

Comment on Something New #3: DELVE by shane

shane — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 03:37:25 +0000

Mike: What a cool site. Thanks for passing the info along.

Comment on Something New #3: DELVE by shane

shane — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 03:26:23 +0000

Neal: Thank you for reading. We’ll look forward to your new book.

Comment on Something New #2: Frontiers Connect by shane

shane — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 03:07:24 +0000

John: Thanks for the great ideas. I appreciate you taking the time to compile and share them.

Comment on Something New #2: Frontiers Connect by shane

shane — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 03:04:32 +0000

Stan: Thanks for reading and commenting. Keep your eye on these comments to see what else shows up. And feel free to email me in a few weeks to see what we decide to do. shanedar at gmail dot com.

Comment on Something New #2: Frontiers Connect by John Lambert

John Lambert — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:31:52 +0000

Well, I am just over the cut off at 37, but I one of the youngest guys on staff here.

We recently published a Mission Frontiers edition about the Unengaged. http://www.missionfrontiers.org/issue/archive/reaching-the-unengaged

I loved the article from your own Mike Latsko: “The Most Abominable Word.”

I also really like what the Issachar Initiative has put out with their “Zero” campaign. http://issacharinitiative.org/

I wrote an article for Urbana about the Unengaged that you could use: https://urbana.org/go-and-do/missional-life/reach-unreached-engage-unengaged

We challenge everyone to Joshuaproject.net and have them download the Unreached people group of the day app and set their alarms to 9:38 for Matt 9:38.

There is a growing group of people who are praying daily for the unreached people of the day. As people pray, God can stir hearts for a certain people or region.

(JP has a new web site coming soon as well so keep an eye out. It is much more user friendly and updated.)

I would also work on presenting models that make people say, “if these guys could do it, why couldn’t we?” I thought of that when I watched this video from IMB : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6q-KXcwNAk

Just a few resources and ideas.

Greetings from the campus of the Frontier Mission Fellowship and the U.S. Center for World Mission!

Comment on Something New #3: DELVE by Mike Webster

Mike Webster — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:04:40 +0000

If I were living in NYC or the northeast, I would consult the ethNYcity book and website (http://unreachednewyork.com/) for lots of info on the people groups in the city and their history and background.

Mike

Comment on Something New #3: DELVE by Neal Pirolo

Neal Pirolo — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:59:08 +0000

Shane: Worthy is the LAMB!

I don’t have an answer to your specific question, but I do have a resource that will be available the end of July to help with the BIGGER picture of INTERNATIONALS WHO LIVE AMONG US: Doing World Missions at Home. Pre-publication offer is on our website: http://www.eri.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=87&Itemid=63

Comment on Something New #2: Frontiers Connect by Stan Slade

Stan Slade — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:31:15 +0000

Shane, as an old white guy who spends wayyyy too much time around tables, I resonate completely with your quest. I would LOVE to learn from your effort, if you are willing to share some of the results! I work for a 199 year old mission society that is in a multi-year process of renewal. Some big and hope-filled changes are already leading us into new blessings from the Lord… and there is a spirit of openness to many, many more new things God might want to do with/to/through us. So, we are eager to learn from Frontiers!

Stan
American Baptist Foreign Mission Society (dba, International Ministries)