Finding Refuge How God Called Me to Plant a Church in my Hometown “This act of the Father in giving up his Son arises from his eternal purpose to glorify his grace in his elect by giving Christ and all the blessings of his mediatory work to them (Eph. 1:3-14).”1 As John Owen points out, […]
Getting to Know Ruth Devairakkam How are you affiliated with the Advent Christian denomination? My late father, Rev. T. Devairakkam pioneered Advent Christian work in Malaysia. I was with my father as he brought the gospel to the Indians in the rubber plantations of Johore, Malaysia. As my father was faithful to the Advent Christian […]
Understanding and Engaging the Culture: Book Reviews Article by Jack Mumford 1 Chronicles 12:32 says, “From the sons of Issachar, men who understood the times, with knowledge of what Israel should do…” (NASB). As important as knowing the Scriptures are a secondary goal is grasping the culture we are trying to reach with the Gospel […]
Being a Christian at a Public University Feature by Isaac Walsh I’ve kept the same quote as my desktop background for over a year now. Every day, I open my laptop and see it. Before I start a new Word doc, check my emails, review a class assignment or stream an NBA game, it helps […]
Don’t Lose Sight of the Mission Editorial by Justin Nash The mission of the church is not to redeem the culture. The mission of the church is to proclaim the gospel. The church can feed the hungry, clothe the naked, heal the sick, care for the poor, educate the less fortunate and any other number […]
Quick Guide to Sharing your Faith What to do BEFORE you share your faith: Know the gospel Remember the gospel is good news to proclaimed, not some sort of message to be lived out. Sharing the gospel involves using words. Therefore, we must know the basic content of the gospel before we can proclaim it. […]
Evangelism or Discipleship: which matters more? Post by Justin Nash Which is more important, evangelism or discipleship? Both! The two concepts are inextricably dependent on one another. Many churches define themselves as concentrated on one or the other. “We’re a church focused on evangelism. Our mission is to bring as many people to Christ as […]
Five Questions for John Gilbert Interviewed by Justin Nash John Gilbert serves as the Latin American Area Director for Advent Christian General Conference and the director of 99+1 Ministries. In 1995, John retired from the U.S. Navy after 27 years of service and almost immediately started volunteering part time with a medical ministry that served Mexico, […]
INDIA – Fellowship of Blessed Hope Churches Rev. P. Lawrence, pastor of the Mannivakkam Church in Kanchipuram District, shares photos of his ministry. Rev. P. Lawrence and family Baptisms Through their outreach ministry, people have been saved and baptized. New Believers One young man had an accident two days before his baptism. The injury to […]
News From Tanzania Pastor Johnson Odoyo (Conference Secretary of Tanzania AC Conference) “… It is not right that we should give up preaching the word of God to serve tables” (Acts 6:2 ESV). Busyness is a sad substitute for the mission of God. A conference of churches can get caught up in administration, deeming busyness […]