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Five Security Tips for Mission Trip Planning
My experience in the security sector has given me a good appreciation for planning. Safety should always be a priority in your preparation process when traveling to places your group is not familia...
Spirituality In Mission: Embracing the Lifelong Journey
Authors from eighteen countries give us their perspectives on biblical principles and cultural expressions of spirituality particularly as the church engages in God's mission. The anthology of text...
Should We Have Waited Until We Were Older?
Gil and I met at 21 years old, married at 23, and were living in Tanzania by 24. We had been married all of nine months before we moved overseas. We had gotten to know each other as co-leaders of&n...
Are Short Term Missions Worth It?
Mark Crocker, Executive Director of STMleader.com, shares with us his insights on Short Term Missions, having trained tens of thousands of volunteers to head overseas and make a difference.
...Pastor ‘PECO:’ the ice storm's impact served as a parable of power
As PECO sent crews to repair the various disconnects of the power flow, so God gives pastors the responsibility to build, maintain, inspect and repair the power grid for the vitality and effectiven...
Tips on security and longer term engagement for short term mission trips
Two experts respond to these questions on security and longer term engagement we received from a ministry leader in Brazil: I’d like to hear about good resources with advice about safety and securi...
Traps and Tendencies that Keep Us from Global Ministry
There are a thousand little evils in your enemy’s bag of tricks all custom-designed to keep you from doing what God has laid out for you to do. Here are just nine of them. Be on your guard.
...I’d Probably Still Cancel Your Short-Term Mission Trip
Faulty assumptions often drive short-term missions.
Author:Darren Carlson
Source: The Gospel Coalition
066: A Solution Better Than Suicide
If you think of taking your own life, God often uses the most broken among us to help us through our suicide crisis. Broken people can help. They get you.
By: John Certalic
6 Ways Reading Lowers Stress
Reading is my survival strategy. Stress is real and relentless. Reading opens the door to escape. It provides a change of scenery that is vital to my survival. Reading lowers my stress. Come to fin...
Signs Of High Functioning Depression You Shouldn't Ignore | BetterHelp
High Functioning Depression is also known as Dysthymia and it differs from Depression. While Depression is a severe mental illness that impacts a person’s quality of life to the point where they ca...
A pediatrician exposes suicide tips for children hidden in videos on YouTube and YouTube Kids
Free Hess, a pediatrician and mother in Ocala, Fla., discovered suicide instructions spliced into several videos from the popular Nintendo game Splatoon.