Read Matthew 1:15-2:25  What are you willing to risk to be part of God’s mission?   That’s not the question you usually get asked at Christmas, is it? Maybe you have more on your mind in this season than how you will fulfill God’s mission.    Christmas is about God’s mission to bring the Savior into the…

At Christmas, I’m reminded of how often God uses just one person to move His plan along. And we know that with God, one is a big number. Think about Joseph. He doesn’t get the attention that Mary does but when God spoke to Joseph, he obeyed. God asked him to do a hard thing,…

Read Luke 1:26-38 Oh, Mary! She gets all the good press each Christmas. She enters the story in this amazing scene with the angel, hearing the news that God has chosen her to be part of fulfilling His promise for the Messiah.      We’re so familiar with her role in the story, we can easily…

With God, one is a big number. He often uses just one person to make a difference in multiplying His Kingdom. Even in the Christmas story, we see how one can be significant in the Father’s plans. Think of Mary. She was a young woman with nothing to commend her, no position or wealth or…

To whom do you listen when you have a tough decision to make? Rehoboam, like all leaders, had a choice to make. And the choice of who the leader listens to can have significant outcomes, as it did for Rehoboam. We have already seen that Rehoboam learned that failing to listen would cost his leadership.…

James 1:1-5 is a passage rich with words to those whom God has entrusted with leadership responsibilities. As stewards operating in leadership roles, it is wise to be constantly reminded we serve one Lord and one Savior, who is King over one Kingdom. Acknowledging we are bond-servants following the direction of our Lord helps us…

The way I hear people on our team talk about Global Disciples is changing significantly. I’ve noticed is that as we introduce people to Global, more of us start by explaining why we do what we do. Why Global Disciples exists gets to the heart of the matter. It’s about our motivation. And it’s about…

“Bringing one Muslim to faith in Christ is not easy,” Mamo, an Ethiopian church leader explained. “But nothing is impossible for the Lord!” Mamo lives and ministers among the communities bordering Somalia, a region that is staunchly Muslim. He has witnessed God doing amazing things to bring people to the light and salvation found in…

“Who is this Jesus who loves me?” Zala asked, tears running down her face. For the first time in her life, she had heard the name of Jesus. And the message that He came, the Son of God, to die for her sins…all because He loved her. Can you imagine what would your life be…

Jesus left His disciples with a mission to fulfill. And the Global Story looks at how disciples around the world are carrying on this mission today…