The real author of this article has been ministering among the diasporas of indigenous people groups in northwest Mexico for over three decades. Over the last two years, during my visits to California, I began noticing a change in the ethnic mix of men gathering every morning at a Home Depot parking lot to find work. … Read more
The Christian Commons, by Tim Jore, addresses what could be the greatest obstacle to the Gospel’s spread in this century. Are you guessing it’s radical Islam, secular humanism, or maybe apathetic Christians? Although all of the above are serious issues, a huge threat to the Gospel’s spread is the inappropriate application of copyright law to Christian … Read more
I admit it. I’m a web and app-development dummy. The Mobile Ministry Forum website is designed and maintained by professionals, and I do my best to stay out of its back-end work. I intended to continue being a web and app dummy, but then two things happened… First, the war in Afghanistan ended, so the … Read more
Once upon a time, in days long ago, people actually met together at conferences. One of the best conferences for media ministry in missions is EMDC: a secure event where Bible translators, language-development workers, and many others connect with media specialists. Last March, many MMF colleagues had tickets to attend EMDC in Thailand, but it … Read more
Rich is a media professional who serves with national believers and Muslims to create short films that engage Turkish people, helping audiences see Jesus in refreshing new ways. His latest set of videos, The Messiah in Our Day, sets stories about Jesus’ teaching and miracles in 21st century Turkish cities. Rich identified social, religious, and personal … Read more
I am reminded in these dark days, days of an ever multiplying COVID-19 death toll, days when people around the world are being told once more they must isolate in their homes, days of fear and anxiety of both the disease and its economic side effects, that we have a clear instruction: “Be very careful, … Read more
Inspired from viewing the Indigitous Ministry from a Distance videos, here are a few possible ways to reach out at this unusual time in history. Figure out which bolded category best fits you, and, following what you learn there, decide on one concrete action you are going to do TODAY!!! Reaching Out to My Existing … Read more
If your neighbor asked you where he could find Scripture in the Kamano-Kafe language of Papua New Guinea, what would you tell him? We’d like to give you a hint: Point him to ScriptureEarth.org. This website has Scriptures in over 2,300 languages – in text, audio, and/or video. It points you to other resources in that … Read more
Having reviewed tens of thousands of links and catalogued the most helpful ones from over 400 sites this past year here are the top sites that have provided the greatest number of helpful resources published in 20181. Let us know in the comments if you know of a helpful ministry-related site that provides ongoing new resources on doing digital ministry/outreach that I didn’t include here … Read more
Dr. Tom Kuster, Director of the Christ in Media Institute at Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato, Minnesota, shares his gratitude for the Mobile Ministry Forum six-week online course.