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A couple of weeks ago Becky from Asia wrote an excellent post about the church and how to remember those whom it sent. One thing that I hear too often are marketplace workers from North America who live and work abroad but their home church does not see this as an mission endeavor. They believe [...]

Today’s post on someone working in the European marketplace is a continuation from a few days ago. You can catch up on the first part of Amber’s storyhere. Once I felt God leading me to pursue a teaching job, I learned I needed a masters in education in order to qualify for the job and [...]

Last week www.skybridgecommunity.net had their annual retreat in Madrid. Due to the fact we are living out of Europe this year I was unable to attend. But I heard they had a great event.I know from years past and hearing the comments from this year that it is an awesome thing when marketplace workers who [...]

Recently I was having a conversation with a Skybridge Community member (www.skybridgecommunity.net) who served effectively with a mission organization in Europe. This person transitioned from being a full time Christian ministry worker to a marketplace worker. Here is what they said that really stuck with me. “I  am part of Skybridge because I  am completely [...]

I was recently at a church that had a baby dedication. I must admit it was the first one that I had attended in several years. I remember doing these as a pastor. I always thought they were fun to do. Almost anything can happen when you bring a family up front with small children. [...]

From time to time I get an email or a call about someone who wants to use their business skills in a cross cultural situation.  They tell me that they would love to come and teach or lead a seminar or share their skills while they are doing business abroad.  I love the idea of [...]

I have the opportunity to talk with quite a few of our Skybridge Community members. We are indeed a community in various stages of our journey here in Europe. • We are pastors looking at this as a viable way to send workers to the field. • We are marketplace workers looking for a job [...]