{"id":14032,"date":"2025-07-29T12:14:25","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T19:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/?p=14032"},"modified":"2025-07-30T15:40:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T22:40:05","slug":"links-greg-livingstone-cross-cultural-encounters-the-future-of-missions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/?p=14032","title":{"rendered":"Links: Greg Livingstone, Cross-Cultural Encounters &amp; the Future of Missions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The Life of Greg Livingstone (1940-2025)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You may have heard that Frontiers founder Greg Livingstone passed away on July 19. He will be missed. Here are a few articles about his life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/frontiersusa.org\/greglivingstone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Greg Livingstone, Founder of Frontiers, Dies at 85<\/a> (Frontiers USA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiers.org.uk\/blog\/greg-livingstone-founder-of-frontiers-dies-at-85\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">In Memory of Greg Livingstone<\/a>&nbsp;(Frontiers UK)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shanebennett.com\/2025\/07\/21\/special-edition-so-long-greg-livingstone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">So Long, Greg Livingstone<\/a> (Shane Bennett, Muslim Connect)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.desiringgod.org\/articles\/gods-sheepdog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">God\u2019s Sheepdog: My Tribute to Greg Livingstone<\/a> (John Piper)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Crossing Cultures: Engaging Muslims, Hindus, and Buddhists<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you found engaging with people of other religions awkward or uncomfortable? The following stories may help you as you wrestle, or perhaps give you something new to wrestle with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Read&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/encounteringmuslims.org\/blogs\/christians-and-muslims\/visit-to-a-local-mosque\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Visit to a local mosque<\/a> for a first-person account of reaching out to Muslim neighbors (Encountering Muslims).&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Listen to <a href=\"https:\/\/themissionsdrop.libsyn.com\/site\/indian-challenges-in-following-christ-with-satya-chakrapani\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Indian Challenges in Following Christ<\/a>, an interview with a Hindu follower of Christ, Satya Chakrapani (The Missions Drop).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Read <a href=\"https:\/\/missionbooks.org\/collections\/new-releases\/products\/jesus-in-the-buddha-belt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jesus in the Buddha Belt<\/a>, a new book about a former Buddhist monk, a comfortable Christian, and two urban immigrants following Jesus in war-torn Myanmar (William Carey Publishing).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>On the Podcasts: The Future of Missions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you listen to missions podcasts? Many take a break in the summer, but consider catching up on those of interest to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Watch <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2yUlq47hTVQ?si=V4CTtrpBI1bHdbLw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">an interview with Operation World\u2019s Jason Madryk<\/a> on global trends, strategic intercession, and the future of the church (Lausanne Movement Podcast).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Listen to <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/what-trends-are-shaping-the-future-of-missions-with\/id1807869359?i=1000713563301\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a discussion of the changing landscape of missions<\/a> and the emerging generation\u2019s role in the church (Urbana Podcast).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hear from a technologist on reaching and <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/what-trends-are-shaping-the-future-of-missions-with\/id1807869359?i=1000713563301\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mobilizing Gen Z through VR and gaming<\/a> (Gospel Mobilization Podcast).&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Life of Greg Livingstone (1940-2025) You may have heard that Frontiers founder Greg Livingstone passed away on July 19. He will be missed. Here are a few articles about his life. Crossing Cultures: Engaging Muslims, Hindus, and Buddhists Have you found engaging with people of other religions awkward or uncomfortable? The following stories may &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/?p=14032\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Links: Greg Livingstone, Cross-Cultural Encounters &amp; the Future of Missions<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-resource-reviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14032","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14032"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14032\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14050,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14032\/revisions\/14050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}