By Bill MacLeod, Executive Director You’d think it was yet another book from another popular “Killing…” series, but, “Killing Christians…Living the Faith Where it is Not Safe to Believe” is a book written by Tom Doyle, one of our plenary speakers for Mission ConneXion Northwest 2017. Christian Persecution is at an all-time high globally, and…
DetailsBy Dr. Robert Buckendorf, PhD Many individuals have marked my life. Bill MacLeod is one of them and he always challenged me to go on mission trips. My response: “Sounds like a good way to get your friends to pay for your vacation.” Finally, he shamed me into going to Russia one year and Indonesia…
DetailsAbout 1/3 of the world’s population lives outside the reach of the local church—they have no opportunity to hear the gospel. SEND International, an evangelical mission, mobilizes missionaries to engage them with the gospel and establish reproducing churches. SEND has over 500 missionaries in more than 20 areas of Asia, Europe, Eurasia and North America.
DetailsVolunteers are needed to make Student ConneXion a success! Are you willing to help in one of these areas? Door Greeters Registration assistance Seminar Hosts Ushers Gophers Set up/Take down crew Volunteer Coordinator: An individual who will coordinate and directly oversee all volunteer related activities before, during, and after the annual Student ConneXion conference.
DetailsFor more than 35 years, Pioneers’ passion has been to see God glorified among those who are physically and spiritually isolated from the gospel of Jesus Christ—from Muslim Bedouins in the deserts of North Africa and animist villagers in the jungles of South America to secular humanists in Eastern Europe and middle-class Buddhist urbanites in…
DetailsAccording to the CIA’s World Factbook our world is currently inhabited by nearly 7.1 billion people and slightly more than 33% of them claim to come from a “Christian” background. Of the nearly 4.3 billion lost people nearly 2.9 billion reside in what experts consider “unreached or least-reached” people groups.* In the face of these…
DetailsChildren’s Missions Workshop Track – New this year! Having trouble instilling a missions mind-set in the kids ministry? Then come to this interactive experience for kids and parents! This room will be open on Saturday for parents and kids to walkthrough and learn how to pray for missions and missionaries, learn about different cultures, do…
DetailsFor many years, it has been my heart’s desire to serve the Lord. In 2014, a missionary to Egypt met with me and encouraged me to attend Mission ConneXion Northwest in the coming January (2015). So, I registered for the event.
By Bill MacLeod, Executive Director Recently, I was blessed to join hundreds of other mission-minded believers at the Perspectives National Conference. At the conference, I heard about two Olympic runners whose stories have much to tell us about our work in global missions today.
DetailsBy Bill MacLeod I recently had the joyful privilege of walking my daughter down the aisle on her wedding day. This was a big change for her, a big change for our family and an emotional reminder to me that there is nothing more constant in our lives than change. Each day, news reports remind…
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