From Mongolia, South Korea to Student ConneXion
By Ryan Fast,Teen Missions As someone whose primary mission is to disciple teenagers, I’ve made the following observations:
Willing to Serve? Seriously?
By Bill MacLeod, Executive Director Years ago while working on a city-wide effort in a foreign city I had a colleague who was invited to join our team because others observed how faithfully he had carried out the most menial tasks without complaining when his supervisor had asked him to do so. He once told…
A 2015 Venue and Opportunities to Sparkle!
Messages From Bill Without a PA system, evangelist will have no one to respond to his invitation for no one will hear! And without a 2015 Venue to accommodate 125 workshops, 80 exhibitors and 1500 in an auditorium…there can be no Mission ConneXion Northwest…
Please Don’t Send Me to Africa…
By David Irby Here I was attending Mission ConneXion (MC), the Northwest’s Premier Missions event, for the second time. I smiled to myself and gave an inwards chuckle, as I was one of the last people you would ever expect to be here, not only as an attendee but as the head of a mission…
Your “Giant” Challenge
By James M. Helms If you talk to a dozen missionaries and ministries that struggle in their fundraising, one common theme is heard: Fundraising is one of the Goliath’s that are faced for short and long-term missions and ministry. The truly motivated individual wanting to get to the root of understanding the fundraising giant would…
A Connection Par Hasard
By David Steven I’ll never forget meeting a boy named Andreas nearly forty-three years ago. We were both only seventeen at the time. He from Sweden and I from the United States, we met at an Operation Mobilization conference near Brussels, Belgium. Young, immature, and struggling with culture shock, we both headed into France for…
Why We Partner
By Bryan Austring, Pastor of Helvetia Community Church How do we get there? How do we fulfill the mandate of Ephesians 4:11-16—“to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up”.
A True Journey Begins
By Sandy True Ryan and I attended the Portland “Journey Deepens” conference in March, 2013. It has been quite a journey since the ‘Journey.’ We loved the conference and left excited to work on our goals. Our timeline was to hit the mission field in summer of ’14. Finding an agency/ministry to work with proved to…
Write Your Plans in Pencil
By Jodi and Duane Decker / China Outreach Ministries “Make plans, but write them in pencil; for God may redirect you as you follow Him.” “Remember, it is much easier to steer a moving car than a ‘parked’ one.” These are bits of advice that someone gave me in my 20’s, and my husband and I…
Begin Your Journey… in August!
Bill MacLeod, Executive Director, Mission ConneXion Recently a businessman, whom I have been getting better acquainted with, confided in me that he has been quite involved in his local church for years and has been fairly fulfilled, but when he attended Mission ConneXion a few years ago, he discovered so many more options and avenues…
