Entries from Off the Agenda tagged with: missions
January 26, 2010
The Future of Short-Term Missions
Where is the movement right now? Where does it need to go?
Paul Borthwick holds a doctorate in Cross-Cultural Ministry from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and teaches missiology at Gordon College near his Boston home. He's the author of How to Be a World-Class Christian and 14 other books. Borthwick has coordinated...
February 23, 2009
A Window into Short-Term Missions
Use this new curriculum to prepare your short-term team.
Is your church planning any short-term missions trips for this summer? Round Trip tells the story of two sister churches—one in Nairobi, the other in Chapel Hill—that are committed to opening themselves up to God and his work in...
Last week, we continued our series of short-term missions downloads with a download of practical articles for crossing cultures. (You can see it here.) This week, we’re continuing this focus. We’ve created a Listmania collection on Amazon to pull together...
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Off The Agenda: Conversations for Building Church Leaders is a blog where people in church leadership positions — pastors, staff members, and volunteers, among others — gather for discussion, where they encourage, equip, and prepare each other for the joys and challenges...
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October 15, 2007
Chris Blumhofer
Chris Blumhofer is assistant editor for BuildingChurchLeaders.com, where he began working in February 2006. In his role, Chris coordinates and edits many of the articles and training downloads that reach Building Church Leaders' customers. Chris attends College Church in Wheaton,...
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October 15, 2007
Matt Branaugh
Matt Branaugh is director of editorial and special projects for Christianity Today International's Your Church Media Group. Prior to this role, he led Christianity Today's Ministry Team, which includes BuildingChurchLeaders.com and FaithVisuals.com. He is passionate about equipping and energizing church...
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