It would be impossible to list all of the answers to prayer and all of the ways God worked at Spiritual Leadership Conference Asia this year. But we sensed the Lord’s favor on every aspect of this conference, and I want to share several highlights of His goodness.
Missions
By Mike Kinney, Tuesday, December 17, 2024
A Step-by-Step Guide to a Successful Missions Conference
One of the great joys of my ministry has been to lead our church family to meet the needs of missionaries...
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By Dr. Paul Chappell, Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Three Essentials for Fulfilling the Great Commission
It was 1792, and world evangelism was barely on the radar of Baptist churches in England.
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By Adam Fridenstine, Monday, November 6, 2023
Life on a foreign field is full of challenges many Christians back home never face. Understanding these challenges can help supporting churches know how to help their missionaries.
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By Dr. Don Sisk, Wednesday, October 28, 2020
The Biblical Plan for Supporting Missionaries
Jesus gave the church a very clear command—evangelize the world. But each church cannot do this alone. The only way we can reach the world before the “night cometh when no man can work” is to support the work of pioneering missionaries.
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By Dr. Dwight Tomlinson, Wednesday, February 26, 2020
4 Keys to Raising Support
Deputation looks more difficult than it really is. That is not to minimize the very real challenges. There is a price to pay for this method of raising missionary support—paid with time, finances, physical and emotional drain. But the dividends are great.
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By Dr. Paul Chappell, Wednesday, October 30, 2019
The Great Commission of Christ is, in fact, the mission of the local church. As Christians, and especially as local churches, Christ’s last command must be our first priority.
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By Dr. Don Sisk, Saturday, October 26, 2019
Lessons from 2 Timothy 4:1–8
From the time the Apostle Paul uttered the words, “What wilt thou have me do?” until a Roman executor severed his head from his body—he was a missionary. The gospel to the entire world was his goal. The Lord Jesus was his passion.
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By Dr. Don Sisk, Saturday, August 24, 2019
When We Love God, He Gives Us Love for Others
In writing to one of his converts, Gaius, John commended him for many things. First, John was pleased that Gaius knew the truth. If we are to be true to God, we must know the truth. In our day with so many tools available to us, there is no reason for any Christian in America to be ignorant of the Word of God. It is vital for our spiritual growth that we read, study, memorize, and meditate on the Bible.
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By Dr. Don Sisk, Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Our Response to God’s Call Has Far-Reaching Consequences
Many years ago I was reading a prayer letter from a missionary in the Dominican Republic. In the last paragraph, the missionary wrote these words, “Alexis asked me a couple months ago: ‘What would have happened to me and all the people in our church if you had not come to the Dominican Republic?’”
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By Dr. Don Sisk, Saturday, October 27, 2018
Is Your Sending Capacity Growing?
Even a casual reading of the Word of God will reveal to us that God desires that all the people of the earth, in every generation, know about HIM.
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By Dr. Don Sisk, Saturday, June 2, 2018
A Strong Home Is Essential for Missionaries
I have told the story of my call to preach and Virginia’s response many times. I believe that was the secret of our ministry in Japan and for sixty-two years of ministry together.
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By Dr. Rick Martin, Tuesday, May 15, 2018
God Uses Churches to Spread the Gospel
An article on the front page of a Manila newspaper caught my eye one day when I was at the Iloilo City airport. The story was about a university that was started over 100 years ago. This institution is located on an island not too far from us. Through the years I have met several of their graduates.
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By Keith Stensaas, Saturday, May 5, 2018
Staying Faithful Requires a Commitment to God’s Call
When you talk to a family on deputation for the mission field, you sense a lot of excitement. They can’t wait for the traveling to be finished. They can’t wait to board the airplane. They are eager to serve the Lord in a foreign country.
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By Keith Stensaas, Saturday, March 24, 2018
Church Planting in Uganda
Travel to northeastern Uganda, and you may stumble across the village of Kaliro where Pastor Kasajja Fredrick and his family live and minister. Since the time of his salvation and calling of God, his burden has been to see independent Baptist churches started in his community.
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By Dr. Paul Chappell, Thursday, February 22, 2018
Praying for Laborers in the 10/40 Window
When you consider the needs of the 10/40 window—a region spanning from ten to forty degrees north of the equator on the Eastern Hemisphere—it’s overwhelming. The 10/40 window contains:
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By Dr. Paul Chappell, Monday, October 30, 2017
Why Our Church Dedicates Time to Emphasizing the Great Commission
One of the ways that our church reaffirms and renews our commitment to praying for harvest laborers and participating in the work of those on the field is through our annual missions conference.
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By Dr. Don Sisk, Friday, June 23, 2017
The Missionary Should Be Sensitive to the Culture He Is Ministering in, While Remaining Faithful to the Word of God
Each year BIMI teaches new missionaries about culture shock and cross cultural evangelism. When missionaries leave the United Sates and enter other countries, they immediately face the task of adjusting to a different culture.
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By Dr. Dwight Tomlinson, Friday, May 12, 2017
Christians All over the World Are Persecuted for Their Faith
In reading this passage, I was struck by the similarity of the treatment Jesus received under the religious leaders to what is happening all around the world today. The religious authorities’ treatment of Jesus is being repeated in surprising detail this very moment.
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By Adam Fridenstine, Thursday, September 15, 2016
Being a Sending Church
Financially and prayerfully supporting worldwide missions is not just a commandment for North American churches—it is a commandment for every local church in the entire world.
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