Why are there so many Chinese who are drawn to minister to the Roma in Europe? Particularly when Europeans themselves have been – and pretty much continue to be – participants in the generations-long process of marginalizing them? All the same, here there are Chinese churches from three continents, each struggling with critical European questions…
Category: Mission
Roma, Revival, Chinese, Mission, Me – Roma To The Nations 1
There is an amazing sense that this ridiculous degree of diversity, oriented around reaching the most unlikely of peoples with the most impossible of expectations has been orchestrated by the Holy Spirit.
Every one matters
The SERVEurope Catalyst Team helps our teams and partners see opportunities to maximize their Gospel impact. We offer expertise and connections, consulting, coaching and collaboration in some key areas we believe God is calling his Church to engage. One of these spheres is disability ministry. That’s why Oksana Elsinger recently joined our team as a Disability…
Pulling together at The Mill – Paoli Presbyterian’s “working retreat”
A “working retreat” was what they called it. That works for us. We always knew that achieving the vision we believe God gave us for this place would take more work than we could do on our own in several lifetimes. And we know that a big part of our vision for this place is…
There is a field…
The soil is dark and rich, fertilized over years by suffering. But for as long as anyone can remember, people have thrown their garbage onto this field. It has happened for so long, that this field is seen as good for nothing but a garbage dump. Suddenly a flower appears.
Gospel Initiatives and Disability Culture – An Interview with Carole, Part 2
“Sharing life with a person with a disability can teach important lessons about how people who are dealing with struggles, challenges, and situations that we couldn’t imagine ourselves to be in, can deal with them, and not only remain human but be victorious.”
Why are leaders from a church planting mission in Europe attending a conference on disability in L.A.?
Our SERVEurope Catalyst Team, Tom Becker and I will be heading for California next week. While we hear they have sunshine in abundance there, we are seeking a different sort of enlightenment. We will be attending the Global Access Conference, put on by Joni and Friends, a wonderful organization with which ReachGlobal has a solid…
Roma, exclusion || Gospel transformation
The exclusion the Roma have experienced is truly without equal. So is the nature of the redemption and transformation of the Gospel.
Mill Pond Porch 