Written by Meaghan Hartman Mountains have stories. They overlook cities and towns; they see war, destruction and reconstruction. Some testify to huge cataclysmic events — a volcanic eruption or a flood halted by the mountain’s base. Mountains create natural borders for nations and peoples; they cause disruption in travelling, expansion and exploring. For centuries, mountains…
DetailsBy Bill MacLeod, Executive Director With the return of summer also comes the return of your church’s missionaries. Some may need housing and a vehicle. Others who have been away longer, or in a difficult field assignment, may need to debrief in a more intentional way with the help of a caring, neutral environment like…
DetailsBy Doug Hazen National Director for Mobilization Prayer, WorldVenture I’ll probably never get over it. I was in a room with my WorldVenture colleagues, discussing new strategies for helping people get on board with God’s work in the world. We listed a couple of ideas and then God nudged me. “Why don’t you just use my strategy……
DetailsBy Bill MacLeod, Executive Director From its modest beginnings in 2001, every aspect of Mission ConneXion, from prayer and planning, to persuasion and production, has been carried out by volunteers committed to its vision and mission. Volunteers carry the bulk of the hands-on work needed to operate as many as seven separate ConneXion events throughout…
DetailsBy Wendy Morgan Volunteer Coordinator, Mission ConneXion Northwest Perhaps you have read my recent submission Praying Without Borders, perhaps not; but here is the rest of the story.
DetailsBy Bill MacLeod, Executive Director When Jesus told His disciples to “go and make disciples of all nations” in Matthew 28:19, he was referring to all ethnic groups or people groups, rather than geopolitical populations. A people group is essentially a collection of individuals who have a common sense of history, language, beliefs, and identity.…
DetailsBy Wendy Morgan (This article originally appeared in May 2016, as Wendy and Mission ConneXion looked forward to its first ever Prayer ConneXion.) My story here is simple because, well, it’s just one piece of my story. It was just a few years ago that I was attending Crossroads Community Church and Mission ConneXion Northwest…
DetailsWhat MCNW Has Meant to Me I believe it was David Moore, currently working with Wycliffe in Indonesia, who introduced me to Mission ConneXion Northwest some years ago. Since then, I have attended over a dozen conferences. Each year I have come away with a heightened sense of the vastness and variety of the missions’…
DetailsBy Bill MacLeod, Executive Director Every day the nightly news reminds us of the turmoil in the Muslim world. Images of refugees fleeing brutal violence have touched our hearts. We ache for them. At Mission ConneXion Northwest in January, we heard amazing stories about Muslim people who have seen Jesus in visions and dreams as He calls them into…
DetailsWritten by Dr. Brent Strawsburg, Founder & President of Brent Strawsburg Apologetics Words are not adequate to express my appreciation for Mission ConneXion Northwest. Every time we attend this conference the Lord really ministers to us personally—not only as we see people commit themselves to global missions but as He reminds us of His faithfulness…
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