Mobilizing Ordinary Christians to Evangelize Through Online Connections
By Aaron Myers | In this era of missions, we do not have to move house and jobs to connect with people in other countries. Using social media to respond to questions from people overseas provides an opportunity to make friends and share the gospel. Anyone, at any age and from any background can do this.
Modality-Sodality: Let’s Call the Whole Thing Church
By Sara Salloum |In 2009, Ralph Winter introduced the terms modality to describe the local church fellowship and sodality to describe what we now call parachurch ministries. Winter explained why both are valid and necessary but offered no model nor description of how they should work together to fulfill God’s global purpose. This article specifically challenges the church to work as one body and offers a model that centers on God’s purpose.
The Mission Hospital: Four Stages of Development
By Richard Davis, Evelyn Mbugua, Peter Halestrap, Ken Muma, Faith Lelei, and Chege Macharia | Ralph Winter describes four stages of development in mission/church relations: pioneer, parent, partner, and finally, participant. These stages can also be applied to mission hospitals particularly as they relate to the roles of expatriate and national medical missionaries. Analyzing these stages can help us discover where mission hospital development is stuck, and how to progress forward.
Meeting God in the Metaverse
By Jeff Reed | God has been preparing the digital and the metaverse mission fields, and in these digital environments we can reach the world. A handful of innovative church planters with little to no support are leading what can at the very least be called an innovative experiment.
Can Digital Make Us Human Again?
By Justin Sooter | How can Christians live in a world where we are glued to screens and where verbal communication seems to be going out of style? How do we do evangelism and engage with our neighbors and friends so that they can hear about Jesus when we barely even talk to each other? Digital technology, the very thing that seems to be enabling our self-destruction, may actually be a part of the solution to bring us together.
Let the Nations Hear
By D. B. Brown | Traditional and embodied missions methods are not always possible among the least reached communities. Digital distribution of Scriptural content, when driven by sound missiology, can bridge this gap. Missionary technologists have a unique opportunity to help missionaries use this powerful and effective means for evangelism and discipleship.
The Digital Frontier of Missions
By Heather Pubols | From apps to AI, the increasing availability of digital technology is changing the world and the way we do missions. Practitioners working at this crossroads of missions and technology describe missions, evangelism, discipleship, churches, prayer meetings, and even metaverse mission fields all contained within digital environments.
Digital Strategies for Collaboration
By Andrew Feng and Nick Wu | Missions leaders and practitioners see the need for digital solutions, but they may be overwhelmed by the vast amounts of apps, tools, and strategies. The digital landscape for missions is key for collaboration.