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 [...]
March 5, 2012
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Today is the beginning of a new series I’m doing on people who work in the global marketplace. These people have normal jobs overseas, and live a life of purpose for the Kingdom. Amber is someone I met a few years ago when she worked as a vocational missionary in Italy. In the Skybridge Community [...]
March 1, 2012
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Twenty years ago I had the privilege of working with Doug Sager at FBC Concord. I worked in the student ministry during his first summer in Knoxville. This began a long relationship with this church. A few years later I joined their staff and from there went on to plant a church sponsored by Concord. [...]
February 22, 2012
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There are many new church plants starting here in the US. I’m going to start posting every once in awhile about those new churches that are being planted with a global focus, right from the start. Here is the story of one such church: A new church plant is taking place in the Argenta Arts [...]
February 16, 2012
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I recently learned about a faith-based mission organization that prepares people and planes for worldwide mission service. This blog post comes from an interview we did with Keith Dodsen, the Mobilization Manager at MMS Aviation. http://www.mmsaviation.org/ So tell me more about what MMS does and why it exists. We prepare people to serve as missionary [...]
February 7, 2012
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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 [...]
February 2, 2012
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One of the ways Webster defines niche is “a specialized market” I think there are 100′s of what I call mission niches. These are specialized ministries that are a vital part of missions. We tend to think of people involved in missions as being on the front lines or in support roles. I know that [...]
January 24, 2012
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