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Fervency in prayer
“Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much”. –James 5:16
The prayer that God answers is a fervent prayer. When something is fervent, it is hot and earnest. It is desperate. It is not the type of cold [...]
Perseverance in prayer
“And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man: And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. And [...]
Partnership Roundup: November 2008
Lausanne is deep in preparations for its huge Cape Town 2010 Congress to be held in collaboration with the World Evangelical Alliance. They are expecting some 4,000 people from over 200 countries (now that’s an event to be part of, if only for the social networking). They also expect “thousands” of virtual participants, and they’re [...]
Unleash your passion
If you are going to start something—a swarm, a movement—then you have to start it. And the easiest way, to me, is to begin with a “swarm of one.” This seems in defiance of the definition, because a swarm by definition has to have more than one member. What I mean, however, is this: you [...]
Theme of the Week for November 16-22, 2008: Prayer
In order to become slightly more organized about Momentum (and the rest of my writing as well), I have identified themes of the week (for the next 52 weeks). This week’s theme is prayer in missions. During this week you are welcome to join the Momentum Magazine Room on Friendfeed, where you can post any [...]
Christians who avoid holistic ministry do so at their own peril
In a recent and very relevant post, John Robb (author, “Brave New War” and blogger, “Global Guerrillas”) discusses how insurgent groups within countries are increasingly putting ideology last and economics first. They are “integrating their military capability with production centers and supply routes that power the multi-trillion dollar flows of Black Globalization [the black market].” [...]
MissionsPlex Social Networking Site Launched
Kingdom Networks has just launched a free social networking site called MissionsPlex. The site describes itself as a free social network focused on completing the Great Commission. Its functionality seems to be similar to that of other popular social networking sites. Member can have their own pages and blogs. They can chat, create groups, upload [...]
Mzungu! Mzungu!: an appeal for vulnerable western missionaries to Africa
Becoming the centre of attention to groups of children shouting “Mzungu, Mzungu” and “how are you” is a common experience for White visitors to sub-Saharan Africa.1 “Children do this because they are happy to see you” local people have explained to me. Locals seem to see nothing wrong in this practice, blissfully unaware of how [...]
Vulnerable Mission: You Mean What?
“You mean what?” I asked over breakfast, as Jim Harries explained the principles of Vulnerable Mission. “I agree with the principle of local language, but why should Western missionaries avoid using outside money to sustain ministry activities?”
As a mission leader and now a professor of leadership, I thought to myself, how will Vulnerable Mission ever [...]
Invulnerable Mission: a Confession
St Patrick wrote his ‘Confession’ and right at the start I need to declare that what you are reading is my confession and, to some extent, my testimony. You see, I was a missionary in Sri Lanka and while I was contextual, holistic, evangelical, co-operative, fairly inclusive, living in the local church ministers’ accommodation and [...]
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