This joint project of the FRONTLINE/World (PBS) and the Chicago Tribune focuses on the situation in China with an atheist government and an explosion of Christianity.
View the video here.
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Jesus in China
Childhoods Stolen By Poverty, War and Disasater
Many children in developing countries face hunger, disease and humanitarian crises. Some are denied their childhoods when they are forced to work or when lengthy wars turn them into refugees or soldiers.
A child dies every 30 seconds from malaria
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Interactive Maps from Maplecroft
Maplecroft Maps offer a suite of issue maps focused on the business risk presented by the most important global issues. Many of these relate to world mission, such as displacement, HIV/AIDS, education, children’s rights, renewable energy use, water security, etc.…
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Travel Document Systems
Travel Document Systems, Inc. (TDS) is a leading visa and passport processing agency. For nearly 20 years we have served travel professionals, tour operators, and cruise lines, as well as corporate and individual international travelers. TDS specializes in travel that …
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Fundraising for Short-Term Missions
Building a base of support for short-term missions requires time and
energy. Participants need to sharpen their vision for missions and
invite others to support the work they plan to pursue. These
assessments will help you communicate with donors and …
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Mission Committee Member Orientation Guide
Equip your leaders to engage your congregation with a vibrant missions program. Learn about team dynamics and different roles, and consider important topics like how to evaluate a candidate and how to determine your church’s missions motivation. This download will …
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Short-Term Missions Leader
This specific guide is designed to help you provide orientation and
basic training to someone leading a short-term missions team.
Available for download – $14.95 from BuildingChurchLeaders.com & Christianity Today International.
View and order here.
This Training Pack contains …
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Ministering Cross Culturally
How to serve as a minister of the gospel when you’re out of your comfort zone.
The training articles in this download will give you a starting point for ministry in a new culture. Here you can read about cross-cultural …
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Food prices rising across the world
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AP) — If you’re seeing your grocery bill go up, you’re not alone.
From subsistence farmers eating rice in Ecuador to gourmets feasting on escargot in France, consumers worldwide face rising food prices in what analysts call …
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Displaced Kenya farmers add to food woes
MOMBASSA, Kenya (CNN) — Kennedy Ombuki is a farmer. In normal times, he grows corn, maize, potatoes and peas on the green slopes near Molo. “They were export peas,” he says proudly.
But these are not normal times in Kenya, …
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