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The "Three-Self" Challenge of Jesus

Jesus sets criteria for his followers, and in the process gives us some of his hardest teaching: “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross daily, and follow me.”

Un-mixing Theology: Training Church Leaders

Daunting challenges threaten several small, rural congregations in central Chile. They are made up of Mapuche people. Before, their religious life consisted of pagan rituals. Now they are worshiping Jesus Christ.

Dynamic Leaders, Thriving Churches

Through the Equipping Servants Internship program, church leaders in Bolivia are being transformed as they are taught, discipled, and challenged.

Mentoring Home Group Leaders: Stronger Together

Some decades ago, Christians from the West told some Marwari about salvation through Christ, and a few hundred of them became believers. They are scattered over a large area, and they have few resources for Christian growth.

Growing by the Word

Of all the things Christians need in order to grow spiritually, God's Word comes first. That's why Carolyn Ford has devoted many years to Bible translation and literacy for the church in Ethiopia.

A Voice in the Mountains: Discipling by Radio

Radio is an important tool for developing church and community leaders throughout Quechua territory in the vast Andes mountains.

Teens Embrace Evangelism

On a summer day in January, a dozen young people paired off and hit the main plaza in Villarica, Paraguay. They were fresh from a two-day evangelism training seminar, in which they had learned to share the Gospel.

Mobile Clinic—a Practicum

On a cold winter morning, a handful of local believers and a few SIM workers embarked on a short journey to the community of Santa Ursula. It was to be our first mobile medical/evangelistic clinic.

Mentoring Home Group Leaders: Stronger Together

Some decades ago, Christians from the West told some Marwari about salvation through Christ, and a few hundred of them became believers. They are scattered over a large area, and they have few resources for Christian growth.

Reaching the "Core North"

Christian leaders in the northern districts of the Evangelical Church of West Africa (ECWA) declared a fresh impetus to evangelize northern Nigeria, which is still dominated by a different majority religion.