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REIMAGINING MISSIONS: EVERYONE TO EVERYWHERE
A group of missions leaders from the Majority World met immediately following Lausanne 4 under the banner of a new movement with the acronym COALA. This essay is MC Executive Director Jay Mātenga’s presentation to that forum, calling for a rethink on the concept of “polycentric missions”.
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REIMAGINING MISSIONS: REVIEWING L4
“Let the Church Declare and Display Christ Together” was the theme of the Fourth Lausanne Congress. What seemed to be intended was to fuse declare and display into a universal missiology for us to collaborate together under the control of Lausanne. Rei Lemuel Crizaldo reflects on why this will probably not succeed.
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REIMAGINING MISSIONS: ANTICIPATING L4
The fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization (L4) is about to convene. In anticipation of the event, a group of related organisations gathered to discuss the 25 great commission gaps the Lausanne movement have presented. Executive Director Jay Mātenga represented WEAMC. This is his transcript.
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REIMAGINING MISSIONS: DISCIPLESHIP IN ASIA
Christianity in Asia remains disconnected from local cultural expressions so the national evangelical alliances of Asia have identified the need to disciple Christians in ways more suited to the Asian context to ensure the church becomes more locally sustainable and culturally relevant.
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REIMAGINING MISSIONS: HONOURING DATA IN MISSIONS
Missions information and data from quality research is too easily dishonoured in the pushback against the industrialisation of missions and managerial methods. But we do so to the detriment of God’s mission. This essay explains why and encourages us to do better.
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MISSIONS IN A COVID CRISIS: TCK IMPLICATIONS
A certain level of disruption is normal for “Third Culture Kids” but, like the rest of us, TCKs have been caught off guard and thrust into uncomfortable limbo. Everyone’s story is unique. We are privileged in this essay to view the COVID-19 disruption through the perspectives of some TCKs affected.
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MISSIONS IN A COVID CRISIS: MOVEMENT IMPLICATIONS
In this post, Dave Coles (24:14 Network) shares some grassroots accounts of how the gospel is being shared in a ‘whole of life’ way by members of Disciple Making Movements. In the midst of the most trying circumstances, God is being glorified through the generous obedience of His people.
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MISSIONS IN A COVID CRISIS: CORRUPTION IMPLICATIONS
Anti-corruption specialist, Robert Laver has gifted us an article concerning corruption increasing in a COVID context. We feature his article here followed by a response from the Mission Commission to help us combat corruption within churches, ministries and missions and then in society.
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MISSIONS IN A COVID CRISIS: YOUTH IMPLICATIONS
COVID-19 is an epoch-creating event that will deeply affect young people for the rest of their lives. For many, this transformative season will leave deep scars but also shape the way youth engage with the future. Now is the time to reach out, love, minister and include young people in missions.
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MISSIONS IN A COVID CRISIS: JOURNALISM IMPLICATIONS
Missions journalists “are an unseen force which remains largely unrecognized, misunderstood and undervalued”, yet we desperately need to develop a coherent, global narrative of God at work in the world today through missions. Let the creatives rise up and tell today’s story of God’s glory.
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MISSIONS IN A COVID CRISIS: UPG IMPLICATIONS
The pandemic has given us all pause for thought, like a ‘half time break’ at a sports event. Let us use this time wisely to listen, learn and act to encourage churches and missions movements to engage in God’s mission to reconcile all things under Christ, especially where the gospel is least known.
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MISSIONS IN A COVID CRISIS: HUMAN TRAFFICKING IMPLICATIONS
Research from previous crises shows how COVID-19 will see a rise in human trafficking as economic desperation grows with the demand to satisfy the basest of human appetites. Missions can interrupt this with a little awareness, sharing some basic resources and much loving intentionality.
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