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
Ounce for ounce, nothing can beat the ubiquitous microSD card as a ministry tool. Here are a few examples of ministry via microSD card: Donna, a worker in India, gave a microSD card filled with audio and video files about Jesus to her friend, Amira. She was very poor, but she had a media-capable phone … Read more
Distributing the Bible (ie. Scripture portions, the New Testament, or the entire Bible) electronically has become so important lately. As billions of people purchase smartphones and tablets, the demand for the Bible and Scripture resources for these devices only increases. Wifi media boxes (WMBs) like the Lightstream and ConnectBox were designed to meet this growing … 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
Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, tens of thousands of people have fled to the United States (37,000 slated to be sent to various states initially) and other countries. According to one U.N. estimate, up to half a million refugees will leave Afghanistan by the end of 2021 . Since they are coming to the church’s … Read more
Guest Post by The DMM Platform At The DMM Platform, we are experiencing the Kingdom breakthroughs that come when those who have never heard of Jesus hear Him speaking in their heart language. Simple, reproducible churches emerge as people in some of the most difficult and hard-to-reach places begin listening and responding to Jesus. We … Read more
When it comes to compressing audio, MP3 is the defacto standard. But should it be? What if you could compress your files even smaller without sacrificing quality? What if you could fit more on a MicroSD card? What if your app size could be reduced, making it easier to transfer via Bluetooth? In this paper, you … Read more
It’s not uncommon to go back to a ministry app and find that it hasn’t been updated in years or, even worse, that it is no longer available. Thankfully, that’s not the story of Faith Comes by Hearing’s Bible.is app, which has gone through significant changes recently. Bible.is still provides audio Scriptures in 1400+ languages, and … Read more
Followers of Jesus are asking, “Where can I find ministry media in [X] language?” after they learn their phones are powerful tools for sharing. There’s not just one website we can recommend to find everything, but here’s a list of sites where you can stream, download, and share outreach media in ten or more languages. We’ve … Read more
This story is being reprinted with permission from Seedcompany’s website: God uses divine connections—placing us in the right place at the right time to point others to him. Amy and Darcie were shopping in a local grocery store near Arlington, Texas when a woman approached them. “As soon as she spoke, I knew she was … Read more