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sonnette — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:16:54 +0000

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Comment on Depu-what?! by Visitor

Visitor — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:56:31 +0000

Setting aside my inability to comprehend why your or any other organization would require their missionaries to “come home,” I would like to say that I appreciate the insight you have on:
[ not knowing where “home” is with what the Bible tells us about this world not being our home . . . ]
I like definition 6 for HOME from dictionary.com:
[any place of residence or refuge]
As Christians, our homes are each other’s homes, and any where we are where there are Christians we should *feel* at home… then why don’t we? Likely because of the fact that we are still human beings and are not all alike, even as Christians we can differ so much. Unfortunately I think we feel less and less at home, the less we try and look past our differences. If we start to re-focus on what we all have in common, maybe some of the home-sickness will subside too (heaven on earth??? as close as possible until the second coming anyway)

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» Internet Evangelism Day in the news April 15-21 — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:51:52 +0000

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Comment on Internet Evangelism Day by Greg Nilsen

Greg Nilsen — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 16:02:03 +0000

Wow, thanks for the compliment. Just trying to do my bit of sharing the Lord with all of cyberspace.

Comment on effects of the E age by crwm

crwm — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:43:37 +0000

AMEN!

Comment on has hollywood discovered its conscience? by Meghan

Meghan — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:02:21 +0000

I like this! One of the things I’ve been meaning to do forever is start up a lunchtime movie hour in the building to get some of these conversations going.

Comment on where we are today by the new normal « The Mission Link

the new normal « The Mission Link — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:44:59 +0000

[...] months, we at 2850 have been trying to adjust to a “new normal” as we lived together in a makeshift “camp” that was once the building’s cafeteria. Now, though, we are heading back to our [...]

Comment on Chris Roos does NOT have a dog in distress, or, strange things that happen to us at work. by Stephanie

Stephanie — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 05:42:03 +0000

Lois can you please email me. I can’t seem to open the link to get your email. Thanks

Comment on “home” missions versus “world” missions–so what’s the difference? by Jessica C

Jessica C — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 23:59:57 +0000

The article was a good one and it was shared with CRWM’s Regional Missions Mobilizers for the annual conference this past July.
I do agree that there is a useful distinction between the two ‘fields’ and it does have to do with the approach, rather reasons for the approach.
Home missions is just that, in my ‘home.’ I am comfortable here, so doing missions in my own town may be more achievable for me because the comfort zone hasn’t been stretched so far.
Others are called to ‘go’ and that is great! But we can’t all be called to go, just as we aren’t all called to stay.
I heard somewhere that some are called to go, others are called to stay, pray and pay. I think it goes beyond that – missions isn’t about ‘going’ to do, its about doing – and should be done along the way, all the way, wherever that ‘way’ is.

I also like the idea of revitalizing the ‘old’ churches – rather than thinking of the church plant as being a ‘daughter’ or even a ’sister’ think of it as an extension, the same being in multiple entities.

Hmm, sounds familiar…

Comment on “home” missions versus “world” missions–so what’s the difference? by Chad Vandervalk

Chad Vandervalk — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 15:24:20 +0000

The article really does not condemn a distiction between ‘home missions’ and ‘world missions’ but between ‘home’ and ‘the mission field’. What we need to realise is that we live in a mission field and ought to react to it in that sense. We should not assume that our neighbourhoods or countries are Christian, while other countries are not.

I think there is still a useful distiction between the two aspects of the missions field, home and world, because different approaches are needed. Attempting to combine the two departments would make things messy and confusing. I also think, however, that ‘home missions’ should be more intimately connected with established churches. The answer is not to simply plant a new church, but to revitalise the old ones. All too often the new church plants pull too many members from churches which are already struggling.