Disability Outreach Breaks Karma’s Chains in Thailand
By Joseph Tell | As a missionary in Thailand, I’ve witnessed the transformative power of disability ministry. In a context where Christianity’s message often falls flat, disability outreach can revitalize churches, change community perceptions, and communicate the gospel in ways that overcome cultural barriers.
Contextualization Can Be Messy
By John Devalve | My wife and I lived in a remote predominantly Muslim region of West Africa with few believers for more than a decade. Not long after we arrived, I faced a new challenge: contextualizing a rite of passage ceremony for a new community of Christ followers.
Grafted Together to Fulfill God’s Mission
By Christi Trimbur | Kinship unity develops when diverse members graft together to form one entity. When those groups choose to humbly reach out to each other in acceptance, true partnership or koinonia naturally follows.
Beyond Barriers: Embracing Disability in the Church
By Erna Möller and Muna Abu Ghazaleh | Evangelism, discipleship, and church planting among persons with disabilities worldwide is hampered by challenges. Our research and experiences in South Africa and the MENA region offer insights and solutions to overcome these barriers and reach this community searching for a place of belonging.
From Cursed to Co-Laborers: Reframing Disability in African Churches
By Jackie Nyamutumbu Kimani | The theology of the prosperity gospel in African churches often mirrors animistic beliefs especially as it relates to people with disabilities. It undermines God’s sovereignty and excludes disabled individuals from ministry.
Training the Deaf to Take the Gospel to the Deaf
By Matthijs Terpstra and Andrew Miller | Deaf people in developing nations around the world face formidable challenges. Deaf Ministries International (DMI) has found that education, training, and the love of Christ can help Deaf people overcome barriers, live productive and meaningful lives, and give back to their communities.
Gospel Workers as Vulnerable Vessels
By Andrew K. Opie | What happens when disability comes into the picture? It often results in some being left out of gospel work due to not measuring up as sufficient.
Stay in the Game: The Role of the North American Church in the Amazon
By Chris and Tina Ferry | Foreign missionaries arriving to serve in the Amazon and lowland region of South America are entering a different mission context than 20 years ago or even 10. Capable and wise Indigenous Christian leaders have a significant presence. Yet while the role of foreign missionaries is different, there is still a place to serve.
Make Disciples of All Nations
Written mainly by Southern Baptist seminary professors, the twelve major chapters follow the chronological tenure of IMB leadership.
Praying for Your Missionary: How Prayers from Home Can Reach the Nations
By Eddie Byun