In my previous blog, I suggested that Luke, the writer of the Book of Acts, was very selective with whose ministry he chose to record in his narrative. He focused on ‘movement’ figures or ‘regions beyond’ figures! From where did Luke get this idea? In Luke’s first book, the Gospel of Luke, he said he had […]
Max Chismon
Max Chismon is the International Director of Simply Mobilizing International (SMI). He and his wife founded the organization in response to a clear call to help mobilize the Filipino Church towards cross-cultural ministry to unreached peoples.
Mobilizing – A Valid Biblical Ministry
Have you ever felt a little embarrassed when asked what your ministry is? Your lower voice and mutter out of the side of your mouth, “mobilizer”! I think this embarrassment is widespread among mobilizers! Mainly because a scan through a concordance doesn’t pick it up! Is our ministry truly Biblical or are we ‘para-church’ with no real […]
Christianity as a ‘Movement’
Christianity was always intended by God to be a ‘movement’ – spreading out in ever widening circles from Jerusalem to Judah then into Samaria and continuing throughout the whole earth! Christianity was always intended by God to be a ‘movement’ – spreading out in ever widening circles from Jerusalem to Judah then into Samaria and continuing throughout […]
The Difference Between Apostles and Prophets
The best book I have read on Apostles was written by Dr. Larry Caldwell entitled ‘Sent Out.’ In his book, Dr. Caldwell, in a scholarly fashion, connects the ministry of Apostles with those who advance the gospel into frontier regions where Christ is not yet named! Missionaries planting churches among unreached peoples have the most legitimate claim to […]
A Local Church Paul Might be Proud Of
Most Christians are connected with a local church or, at the least, most would have experienced their informative days as a Christian, in a local church – believers in the non-western world even more so as they place very high value on community. The local church and what they learn from their association with the local church contributes […]