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The Joy of Welcoming Internationals for Thanksgiving

Eric & Andrea Warren

Oct 30, 20235 min read

The Joy of Welcoming Internationals for Thanksgiving

Inviting international friends to Thanksgiving is one of the best cross-cultural missions opportunities available to American Christians....

Leading Your Church to Think About the Global Church

Anna Daub

Aug 7, 20224 min read

Leading Your Church to Think About the Global Church

The global church offers Western Christians hope in what feels like hopeless times; however, because many Western Christians do not see...

Matthew Hirt

May 23, 20225 min read

Cultural Sensitivity in the US Context

A large movie poster of Shah Rukh Khan was not what my wife and I expected to see as we walked into the movie theater in southern...

Mike Easton

May 19, 20223 min read

Developing an International Ministry

One of the incredible opportunities we have right now in America is to reach an increasing number of internationals. Immigrants,...

The Art of Being Bi-Cultural in an American Context

Mark Zwemer

May 12, 20224 min read

The Art of Being Bi-Cultural in an American Context

Being a bi-cultural Christ-follower means being able to comfortably move in and out of cultures, sometimes even a variety of cultures....

Afghan Refugees: The Sojourners Among Us

Shirley Ralston

Nov 29, 20216 min read

Afghan Refugees: The Sojourners Among Us

HOU Arrival They stood together, surrounded by ten canvas bags, each marked with a name, probably Dari or Pashto. The bags contained...