John B shares some great news out of Nepal. Until recently Nepal was the world’s only Hindu kingdom. The mighty Himalayas and the fact that Nepal was a closed land until the middle of the twentieth century enticed many, but from 1881 to 1925 only 153 Europeans are known to have visited Nepal and none [...]
Tag Archives: Majority world
God’s option for the poor
14 November, 2009 – 7:11 AM
Researchers Donald Miller and Tetsunao Yamamori went looking for fast growing churches in the developing world addressing social needs in their community. The churches had to be led and funded indigenously. No foreign money or leadership. Is it any surprise that 85% of the churches that fitted the criteria were Pentecostal or charismatic? Their conclusion [...]
Good news out of Africa
23 January, 2009 – 6:26 AM
This will make your day. It made mine. In December, Times columnist , Matthew Parris, returned to Africa after 45 years absence. He was there to report on The Times Christmas Appeal which was devoted to providing clean water for rural communities. Listen to what he says about the impact of Christianity in Africa. Did [...]
Africa
9 May, 2007 – 2:40 PM
foto The facts of the expansion are beyond dispute. In 1900 Africa was firmly under the control of the colonial powers with a population of 108 million, of whom 8.7 million (9%) were Christian. The majority of those Christians were Coptic and Ethiopian Orthodox. They were outnumbered by 34.5 million Muslims. A ratio of 4:1. [...]
First there was the pdf, then the book, now the movie. . .
27 March, 2007 – 2:49 PM
The remarkable story of how the Southern Baptists are fueling indigenous church planting movements around the world. Make sure you get the free pdf and buy the book here. Christianity moves southChurch Planting Movements
Reaching the world’s great cities
27 December, 2006 – 3:43 AM
photo This report from the Melbourne Age. . . TOKYO remains the world’s biggest city. But the city that will expand by more than any other in the next 10 years, adding 5 million to its population, is not in Asia, Europe, or the Americas. Lagos, the capital of Nigeria, in west Africa, will be [...]
Growing leaders for a church planting movement
6 December, 2006 – 5:44 AM
Sherwood Lingenfelter’s reflections on non-formal leadership training as pioneered by Paul Gupta and the Hindustan Bible Institute: 1. Non formal training vastly expands the potential recruits. Some of the most successful church planters won’t make it into or through formal training. 2. Practical engagement quickly sifts out those who are not wired for, or committed [...]
The true colours of modern (and postmodern) Christianity
25 October, 2006 – 7:58 AM
Yet another article reminding us of the changing face of the global Christian movement: True colours of modern Christianity. So why is the Emerging Church so preoccupied with the “first world”? How can that be “missional”? Christianity moves southEmerging church
Carl Rhenius: Apostle to India
13 June, 2006 – 6:03 AM
Carl Rhenius was an ex-soldier when he became a missionary to India. Although trained at a Berlin mission institute, he went out under an English organization, the Church Mission Society. Ecclesiastical differences would eventually cause Rhenius and the Anglican mission to sever ties, but not before Rhenius had done significant work. He learned Tamil, made [...]
Pentecostal expansion: Reasons 1-3
25 April, 2006 – 6:25 AM
We’re in the month that celebrates 100 years since the Asuza Street revival that launched Pentecostalism as a movement. Towards a Pentecostal Missiology for the Majority World by Allan Anderson does a great job of unpacking what it is about Pentecostalism that makes it such a dynamic Christian movement. Perhaps the 20th Century’s most successful [...]
