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By Bob Sjogren, President of UnveilinGlory "Evangelical Humanism," have you ever heard of it? Most people know what "humanism" is-a philosophy where mankind's ideals, needs and thoughts are at the center. Evangelical Humanism says, "The chief end of Christianity is the happiness of man-after he dies." In other words, make sure people don't go to hell. That's good right? No, not as a primary focus. The primary goal of Christianity is not about man's happiness. It is about God's glory. And Evangelical Humanism puts God's glory in second place...which is a very dangerous placed to have it. What can result with Evangelical Humanism? Pastors and missionaries can become so focused on the needs of the ones they minister to that their marriage and family takes second place. As one missionary's son said, "I wish I'd been born a Muslim, then my father would have spent more time with me." What can result with putting man's needs first? Divorce. It's ...noreply@blogger.com (Sixteen:Fifteen) 80 days ago
Crossroads Church mentions how Sixteen:Fifteen helped their church reach the Fra-Fra People of North Ghana. At the time, Wycliffe was nearing completion of the Bible into the Fra-Fra language. Crossroads financially supported it's completion. But it didn't stop there! You can read how Crossroads now has a vision to establish a Bible Training institute of the purpose of training and discipling Christian leaders, and planting churches in Ghana. God is certainly doing something amazing through Crossroads and Sixteen:fifteen is honored to have been a part of it!noreply@blogger.com (Sixteen:Fifteen) 127 days ago
"The situation in which American church members now find themselves is one of unprecedented opportunities for engagement in the experiences of people whose lives are quite different from their own." So says Robert Wuthnow in his new book Boundless Faith; The Global Outreach of American Churches. Wuthnow, a professor of Sociology at Princeton University, takes a scholarly look at the effects of ever-increasing globalization on the American church and its approach to missions. He notes that American churches have already responded in positive ways - with giving to overseas ministries having increased by 50% within the last decade, and numerous members involved in short-term missions trips or other forms of cross-cultural outreach. He also points out that greater exposure to other countries, peoples, and cultures has changed the way the U.S. church goes about setting policies and priorities for missions programs. For example, with a greater knowledge of slavery, religious ...noreply@blogger.com (Sixteen:Fifteen) 129 days ago
Neal Pirolo, founder and President of Emmaus Road International in the preface to his book Serving as Senders describes the effect of hearing a speaker at an Urbana conference say that for each soldier on the battle field, nine others were backing him up in one way or another. The parallel to spiritual battle was immediately made, and Pirolo was inspired to help missionaries develop the kind of homefront support team they need to survive while serving abroad. Part of the fruit of that inspiration is what may be the most readable and practical (yet quite comprehensive) book available on the role local fellowships can -and must - play in standing with those called to serve the Lord in other cultures. In the first chapter Pirolo distills much research and theory into a concise explanation of the emotional stress involved in the course of a missionary's career. While this introduction is very brief, it is a great starting point and ought to be considered must-reading for ...noreply@blogger.com (Sixteen:Fifteen) 190 days ago
This site highlights the Palaung People of China, Myanmar and Thailand. Good information and some nice photos. Check it out at: http://forgottenpeoples.shutterfly.com/ This site mentions Matthew Ellison, has a book review, Bruchko by Bruce Olson. Check it out here: http://takeyourvitaminz.blogspot.com/2006/10/1615org-bruchko.html
