Research resources from and for missional Christian leaders
Cape Town 2010
Why Should Christians Care about Creation?
All debates about climate change aside, why should Christians care about creation? Because God has called us to care. We must consider not only the economic implications of our business practices and lifestyles, but the people and the planet we...
Why Should We Give?
After a short video on giving, Ivor Poobalan (Sri Lanka) presents a Biblical view on giving. The presentation of Edison Queiroz (Brazil) is read in his absence and a businesswoman Jokebed Thera (Mali) shares her testimony on giving generously to...
Why the World Needs Childre
Children are important in God’s plan for seeking and saving the lost. God often chose children to do his work in the Bible, and even described the kingdom in terms of children. Why then are children not a primary focus for many mission agendas?...
Why Truth Matters
Why does truth matter? The biblical view of truth seems obscene to the modern mind. But on a deeper look, the biblical view is profound, timely, and urgent. Os Guinness uses examples from history to look at the interaction between society and the...
Women Are Not Second-Class Citizens
The consequences of sin, especially in the relationships between men and women, are obvious and tragic. The world needs answers. It is only the church that can portray–through word and deed–what hope, healing, redemption, and mutual love can bring...
Wounded Nations, Wounded Healers
Speaking from the perspective of a ‘wounded healer’, Antoine Rutayisire uses Rwanda as a case study to show how the most wounded nations of the world are now also experiencing the greatest growth in Christianity. For more information go to Wounded...