Day: January 2, 2019

In this edition:

1. VIDEO: 2018 Year in Review
2. BOOKS: The Year’s Best Mission Books
3. VIDEOS: Animated Shorts from the Bible Project
4. WEBSITE: Go.Serve.Love
5. EVENTS: January Training and Conferences

Source: Prayercast

Think back over the world’s headlines from the last year. How much do you remember? As you watch The Year in Review video from Prayercast, ask God to break through global events to touch and transform people’s hearts and lives.

» Want to change the world in 2019? Consider choosing one or more of the Prayercast prayer plans. Make it part of your personal devotions or use with your family or group.

» See also Praying for the World, now available as a free, weekly church bulletin insert from Operation World and the Lausanne Movement.

Source: Catalyst Services

Readers of Postings, a publication of Catalyst Services for church and mission leaders, recommend books published (or read) in 2018. Many of them I loved, found quite helpful, and also mentioned here, but others were new to me. Maybe new to you, too.

» Read Best Mission Books of 2018.

Source: The Bible Project

Meg, in Phoenix, brought to our attention a visual storytelling ministry I don’t think we’ve featured here. The Bible Project is a non-profit animation studio that produces short-form, fully animated videos to make the biblical story accessible to everyone, everywhere, through videos, podcasts, and study guides that explore the Bible’s unified story.

Use these free, high-quality materials to bring your own reading of scripture to life or to help others engage with the Bible. Materials are currently available in English, Spanish, German, Indonesian, Mandarin, Cantonese, Arabic, Vietnamese, and Russian.

» Explore the Bible through videos from The Bible Project.

» Moving Works is another ministry that makes and gives away short films to tell the world about Jesus. They recently released the first three of six films to use in share Jesus with the Japanese (English subtitles).

Source: Go.Serve.Love

Have you seen this site? It’s the latest web-based service from the ministry that brought us ShortTermMissions.com and AskaMissionary.com. It launched about a year ago and has a fresh, new feel.

One of the things they are highlighting right now is a series of preparedness surveys helping individuals identify gaps and areas of growth as they pursue heading out to serve overseas.

These are great tools for those who feel lead to go but aren’t quite sure what all is involved or what steps they can take now, where they live, to begin preparing themselves emotionally, spiritually, relationally, and culturally.

» See Self Assessments for Global Work and other resources from Go.Serve.Love.

Source: Missions Catalyst Events Calendar

Friends, I’ve updated our Missions Catalyst Events Calendar as far as I can see into 2019. More events will be added as the year goes on. As always, your input is welcome!

January 2-5, Cross Conference (Louisville, KY, USA). Student missions conference.

January 3-25, Perspectives Intensive (Kailua-Kona, HI, USA). Provided by Perspectives on the World Christian Movement.

January 6-12, Perspectives Intensive (New Freedom, PA, USA). Provided by Perspectives on the World Christian Movement.

January 7 to February 2, COMPASS (Palmer Lake, CO, USA). Language and culture acquisition course offered regularly by Missionary Training International.

January 7 to May 12, Perspectives on the World Christian Movement (online). Another class begins January 21.

January 9 to June 28, School of Global Harvest (Chiang Mai, Thailand). Provided by SVM2.

January 13 to February 8, Equipping for Cross-Cultural Life and Ministry (Union Mills, NC, USA). Offered regularly by the Center for Intercultural Training.

January 14-15, Support Raising Bootcamp (Brea, CA, USA). Offered regularly by Support Raising Solutions.

January 14-15, Equipping Missions for the Cultural Challenges of Singleness, Marriage & Sexuality (Orlando, FL). From Missio Nexus.

January 14-16, Field Security Seminar (Managua, Nicaragua). Prepare to live, work, and travel in high-risk environments. Followed by a Crisis Management Seminar, both from Crisis Consulting International.

January 14-18, Encountering the World of Islam (online). New classes start several times a year.

January 17, Partnering Well (online). Webinar from Missio Nexus.

January 18-19, Mission ConneXion (Tualatin, OR, USA). Free, annual mission conference for all ages.

January 18-20, Missions Fest Vancouver (Vancouver, BC, Canada). Free, annual, mission festival for all ages.

January 31, Webinar: Moving Missions Beyond Simple Charity and Short-Term Fixes (online). Webinar from Missio Nexus.

» View the complete calendar. Want to know more about a specific event? Contact the event organizers.