Two resources are now available to help us gain a big perspective on the current state of the world’s people. Gordon Conwell’s Center for the Study of Global Christianity has released its Status of Global Christianity 2022, which shows that the growth of the world’s Christian population continues to fall behind the overall population growth … 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
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
A few years ago, Mashable featured an interview with Melinda Gates titled Tech’s Responsibility to the Developing World. Pay attention to Gates’ perspective if you’re using mobile ministry to glorify God among unreached peoples: When it comes to issues in the developing world, an understandable concern is “technology creep,” wherein organizations use advanced technologies even … Read more
As much as I love video, I confess that audio-first/audio-only people have some strong arguments why you should think about audio as much as (if not more than) video for mobile ministry. Here are some of their arguments: 1) Oral peoples love oral messages, so adding visuals to a story sometimes detracts from … Read more
If you’re living in the present, doing everything you can just to get to the things that need to be done today, you’re in good company. Your problem is that solving today’s problems doesn’t necessarily prepare you for tomorrow’s world and the opportunities and issues it will bring. Every once in a while, it’s good … Read more
Our good friend Tom Khazoyan at Mission Media Coach has created a wonderful three-part video series. You can learn the ins and outs of mobile video recording, using wireless microphones to capture audio. The first video is a general introduction explaining reasons to consider using wireless microphones. In Tom’s second video, he comparatively reviews wireless mic … Read more
The Mobile Ministry Forum exists to see God’s glory and kingdom increase on the earth as Jesus’ disciples follow His great commission and make disciples of all people, teaching them to obey everything He has commanded. As these new disciples obey Jesus, they too will make disciples, and we should see multiplication and movements of … 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