2020 was a year of many firsts for SM. It was the year of trialing SM courses and programs online. Despite incredible challenges, almost every global region trialed online courses or seminars, and many countries embraced the new video-conferencing opportunities. South East Asia, South Asia, Europe, Eurasia, MENA, East Africa, North America and Latin America […]
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Off Seeds in the Springtime
I first arrived in Poland 12 years ago as a missionary. During that time, I would have encounters each week with people from unreached people groups and countries closed to the gospel, and was amazed at the opportunities God was providing. I wanted to encourage the Polish church to take advantage of this, so I […]
Kicking Off 2021: Mobi 101 and Online Training for Youth Mobilizers
Kicking Off 2021: Mobi 101 and Online Training for Youth Mobilizers An online Mobi 101 kicked the New Year off for youth mobilization, with a group of young people from Russia and India getting together on Zoom to discuss and reflect on the ministry of mobilization and what it means to be a mobilizer. The […]
Transforming Weed Patches: Reflections on God-Given Giftedness
For each one of us, 2020 has been very different from what we had expected. We were all going ahead with various plans we had made for the year, and then city by city, country by country, things began to change. It’s a great example of what Ralph Winter refers to as a ‘new chronology’. […]
Staying The Course: Reflections on Being On Mission with God
— Ken Chua, founder of the Empowered to Influence course and seminar, reflects on his journey of being on mission with God: In 1998, at the age of 36, I was diagnosed with a retina disease. I lost functionality of my right eye over the years, and came to depend on my left […]
A New Year’s Message from the International Director
— “Happy New Year” is our usual, hope-filled greeting to friends and family at the start of each new year. For some, this hope is realized to varying degrees, but for others, sadly, a new year becomes a year to forget! Collectively, the world is hoping for a happy, prosperous 2021 – but will […]
Looking Back on 2020: Insights and Encouragements for Mobilizers Pt. 2
— Daniel, Global Region Coordinator (West Africa) It has been a challenging year due to the uniqueness of our terrain. Some of the countries in our region are experiencing political instability in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. For others, it’s terrorism, and economic hardship. This year, we connected more through online meetings. It […]
Looking Back on 2020: Insights and Encouragements for Mobilizers Pt. 1
— Lecille, General Manager This year has been an out-of-the-box experience. Because we have never been on this road before, we had to chart new ways of being and doing in almost all aspects, both ministry and personal: the leadership/management team restructuring, online courses, and online communications, etc. This year we learned to be […]
Launching Out Into The Deep
— By: Linda Harding As we come to the end of this strange and different year and start to look ahead to 2021, I invite you to take time to reflect on these words of Jesus to Peter: “Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch”. Luke 5:4. Jesus […]
Shifts in the Lens: Stories from Online Kairos in Malaysia
— One of the strengths of the Kairos course is that it shifts our perspective and worldview on mission, and the way God uses His people to bless the nations around the world. The Kairos team in Malaysia ran a Kairos course online this year, and these are just two of the wonderful ways […]