And Then There Were None – Christian ministry to workers in the abortion industry – 3/11/24
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Missions Pulse – Community Bible Study – 2/26/24
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Missions Pulse : Community Bible Study
An international movement, with local and online options, brings diverse people together to study Christian Scriptures.
Community Bible Study offers short-term groups for all age groups and stages of life. Its mission statement: Transform lives through the Word of God.
The local coordinator of New York State groups says CBS brings together people from a variety of Christian backgrounds, people who might not otherwise get together, become friends, and learn from each other. Regional director Pat Bailey tells our Abigail Hofland that a northern New York prayer effort has now brought together 40 children and they recently registered their 100th adult.
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Missions Pulse – Door – Ministry to Deaf Individuals – 01/08/24
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The people who are served by the ministry agency Door International cannot hear this Family Life news feature.
Which is all the more reason why you should listen to this.
Rob Myers and Door’s other workers and volunteers are active in an evangelism effort to reach out to a people group in which only 1 of every 50 people are followers of Jesus. The outreach is to deaf individuals and communities. In this conversation on our “Missions Pulse” program, Myers explains why it is so hard to share Good News and provide Scriptures to deaf people. Door seeks out non-hearing believers who become church planters and evangelists who share the same circumstances as other deaf people. The ministry also is active in translating 110 Biblical narratives into sign languages. This is a massive task — if you are thinking only about ASL (American Sign Language), you are forgetting about the other 375 sign languages around the world.
For more information:
- Door International‘s story, purpose and techniques
- The significant challenges and opportunities faced by deaf people, especially when considering how to compassionately, respectfully minister with them.
- Hear more stories of Bible translation efforts, other evangelization projects, and Christian relief ministries from the Missions Pulse collection at www.FamilyLife.org/newspodcasts.
Missions Pulse – Friends in Action – 08/21/23
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Blue collar workers are putting their God-given talents to work, in God-inspired service.
Friends in Action International makes that kind of life-changing activity happen in many places. Executive Director Matt Durkee gives Family Life insights into how Friends in Action makes construction work happen in places where infrastructure needs are significant. This, he says, brings stability to places which have been unstable. Durkee also tells how FIA supports long-term global mission workers.
Friends in Action, a Pennsylvania-based global ministry, describes its front-line mission work as “moving earth to reveal heaven”.
Missions Pulse – Joe Keim – 07/24/23
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How can various parts of the Christian Church interact with others, particularly those who were in an Amish community, but left not only their home but their religious background?
Joe Keim, himself formerly Amish, has launched a ministry to welcome and support others who decided to give up their identities as participants in the Amish lifestyle, and therefore often feel disconnected from their pasts — and their families.
Keim says one of the best ways to share our faith, especially with people whose backgrounds are different than ours, is to ask good questions about Jesus.
Missions Pulse – Mission Eurasia in Ukraine – 07/17/23
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While Russian and Ukrainian fighters are on the front lines of what has become a 500-day war in Europe, Christian mission workers are on the “front lines” of helping those civilians caught up in the crossfire. It is not only the deaths and destruction of infrastructure directly related to weapons and bombs, this war created a huge flood disaster when a major dam was breached.
Mission Eurasia is among the ministries seeing to resolve human needs, restore communities, and renew hope. Coordinator Barry Gardner tells us about what is happening as Christians are at work in a war zone. Often, Mission Eurasia emphasizes support and empowerment for local congregations. Hear about the hundreds of thousands of people who are receiving practical help and spiritual witness, even from just one ministry group.
“Missions Pulse” with Abigail Hofland explores the heartbeat of missions through conversations with those at the center of Christ-centered service. Listen alternating Mondays during the Family Life Noon Report, and find our podcasts on FamilyLife.org.
Missions Pulse – Bible Translators – 07/03/23
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A husband and wife couple serve as translation specialists with Pioneer Bible Translators. By integrating Bible translation and Scripture engagement, they provide enduring access to God’s Word for people in West Africa. There are very few followers of Jesus among their target people group. Having Scripture in their own language is an important step for them to know and follow Jesus. Our guests are excited to see more people experience life transformation through God’s Word. The Bible can become an excellent outreach as a literacy tool too.
In this interview you will hear about how much more translation work needs to be done, considering that there are currently 7,300 different languages spoken on this planet. (Hint: many of the most widespread languages have multiple Scripture options; many thousands do not yet have a single version of the full Holy Bible.)
For additional information and inspiration about stretching the world’s access to God’s Word:
- Pioneer Bible Translators
- W4W – with Andrew Case (workingfortheword.com)
- 2022 Global Scripture Access – Wycliffe Global Alliance
Missions Pulse is launching as a new News Features series from Family Life. On selected Mondays throughout this summer, our Abigail Hofland will bring you first-person stories to you from the front-line leaders in Christian missions and ministry. Listen during the Family Life Noon Report, find (and share) these conversations 24/7 from the News Podcasts page, or go there to subscribe so you can be notified each time a favorite feature of yours posts a new episode.
