Global Church

Discover the Diversity and Unity of the Early Church The Christian church of the early centuries spread throughout much of Asia, Africa, and Europe, spoke many languages, was situated within diverse cultural settings, and had varied worship practices; yet it maintained a vital unity on core...

Discover the Unity and Diversity of the Early Church The Christian church of the early centuries spread throughout much of Asia, Africa, and Europe, spoke many languages, was situated within diverse cultural settings, and had varied worship practices; yet it maintained a vital unity on core...

Every local church should be engaged with global missions, even if most individuals in the church aren't called to go overseas. But what does this engagement actually look like? How can local churches train, send, and support missionaries well? Unpacking principles from the Bible and applying them in the context of real life in a local church, this short guide is filled with practical steps and advice for supporting missionaries, forming international partnerships, sending short-term teams, and engaging with the nations here at home.

A thrilling exposé recounting how members of Opus Dei—a secretive, ultra-conservative Catholic sect—pushed its radical agenda within the Church and around the globe, using billions of dollars siphoned from one of the world’s largest banks. For over half a century, Banco Popular was one of...

“An excellent small group study.” – Rev. Travis Knoll In a time of upheaval in the largest denomination of the Methodist movement, this classic explanation and defense of Methodist Christianity by its founder is required reading. Pastor David Wentz has updated Wesley’s 18th-century language, deleted references to no-longer-relevant theological disputes, and added an introduction that sets the work in context. The result is a clear, easy to read text that is enjoyable and understandable for modern readers of all levels of theological interest and expertise. This short book is ideal ...

Is the Church truly equipped—or merely gathered? Many believers sit in services for years but never discover their assignment, never grow into maturity, and never learn how to serve with power, wisdom, and biblical order. The Fivefold Ministry was written for leaders and believers who know the Church was meant for more than attendance, titles, and routine. Christ gave apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers to build His body, equip the saints, protect doctrine, strengthen unity, and prepare believers for global kingdom impact. Yet confusion, abuse, imbalance, and shallow ...

And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to His purpose for them. Romans 8: 28 (NLT) The life of a missionary involves trials. Most people are not oblivious to the fact that living in another culture contains challenges and difficulties. However, until one has experienced that reality, it is hard to fully understand what it’s like. Our lives have been no exception to trials. We have endured hardships most people never dream of going through, all in just a matter of a few years. From surviving the greatest natural ...

Beginning with the life of Jesus, Robert Louis Wilken narrates the dramatic spread and development of Christianity over the first thousand years of its history. Moving through the formation of early institutions, practices, and beliefs to the transformations of the Roman world after the conversion of Constantine, he sheds new light on the subsequent stories of Christianity in the Latin West, the Byzantine and Slavic East, the Middle East, and Central Asia. 

What if one of history's greatest stories has never been fully told? When people think about the foundations of Western civilization, they often think of Ancient Greece, Rome, the Renaissance, and the Enlightenment. Rarely do they think of Africa. Yet Africa helped shape many of the institutions, ideas, resources, and cultural traditions that influenced the Western world. In How Africa Built the West, historian Frederick Amakom takes readers on an extraordinary journey across thousands of years of history, revealing the often-overlooked connections between Africa and the rise of Western ...

This thoughtfully curated collection brings together prayers from various faith traditions, fostering unity, understanding, and personal growth. With a focus on shared values and universal themes, this unique guide invites readers to connect with the divine through the rich tapestry of global spirituality. Key Features: Diverse Selection of Prayers: Immerse yourself in a diverse range of prayers from major world religions, including Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Native American Spirituality, African Traditional Religions, Baha'i Faith, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, ...

Christianity became a global faith—but not by chance. It spread because individuals carried it forward under pressure, across cultures, and into places where it did not yet belong. The Saints of Saint Patrick’s Church Altar tells that story through nine powerful lives. From the first witness in Jerusalem to the New World believer in Peru, each chapter reveals a critical stage in the expansion of Christianity: • Witness that began the movement • Martyrdom that forced it outward • Debate that proved it could stand • Mission that carried it across borders • Structure that made it...

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: The Greatest Warning of the Next 10 Years is a prophetic roadmap to understand what’s coming, why it’s happening, and how to stand firm in faith as the Creator restores justice and esttablishes His Kingdom on Earth. The culmination of 30 years of teaching eschatology, this book by Pastor Steve Cioccolanti is groundbreaking in its breadth and depth. PRAISE FROM LEADERS “I love this book The Four Horsemen. I believe every Christian everywhere should read it.” --DR. MARK T. BARCLAY “The Four Horsemen is a stand-out work that bridges faith, history...

Women comprise at least half the world, and usually more than half the church, but so often Christian teaching to women either fails to move beyond a discussion of roles or assumes a particular economic situation or stage of life. This all but shuts women out from contributing to God’s kingdom...

Missiologist James E. Plueddemann presents a roadmap for cross-cultural leadership development in the global church. With keen understanding of current research on cultural dynamics, he integrates theology with leadership theory to apply biblical insights to practical issues in world mission. The future of the global church depends on effective multicultural leadership. God has called people from various contexts to minister and lead in every land for the sake of the gospel.

For most of human history, religion flowed through centralized authority. Priests interpreted the text. Institutions guarded doctrine. Councils defined orthodoxy. Believers received theology through the structures above them. But the digital age has changed everything. Just as banking moved from institutions to individuals, and knowledge moved from universities to the open internet, theology is now undergoing its own decentralization. Scripture is now in the hands of the people. Believers across the world can read the Bible directly, compare interpretations instantly, study manuscripts, ...

Wherever one lives in the world and whatever one’s age and occupation, it has today become difficult to escape the influence of the global political and cultural norm of “gender equality”. Each continent, each government, each people can observe sociological developments in its midst that are linked to the gender perspective, to gender. These developments cannot be “neutral” nor without consequences for their cultures, their identity, their future. This book seeks to expose the global agenda of the gender revolution and share with those caught up in it the fullness of divine life.

FOOD FOR THOUGHTS: 1********* THE MATHEMATICS ON HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLD IN 4 - 6 YEARS THROUGH AGGRESSIVE EVANGELISM “Today, we have 2. 4 Billion of Christians in the World out of the 8.3 human populations. But in terms of growth, available records and statistics shows that, in terms of percentage and worldwide spread, Islam is the fastest growing major religion in the world. To me, this is indeed very abnormal and unacceptable if Christians are train on how to use means like Williams Carey the father of modern Christian missions to evangelizing the lost people of the world.” If very ...

Reading Black Theology and a Political Theology of Liberation Radically is a bold, uncompromising theological excavation of one of the most influential movements in modern Christian thought. Drawing on the history of the Black Church from the hush harbors and praise houses through Jim Crow, the Great Migration, and the Civil Rights Movement, this volume treats institutional decline and cultural crisis as theological data rather than merely sociological facts. It asks what it means to write an honest obituary for the Black Church, a clear-eyed eulogy for Black Theology, and yet to live and ...

OUR PRACTICAL EXPERIENCES AND EXPLOITS WITH THE INTERNET AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES Our reasons for embarking on this project is rooted on the unprecedented scaling from the local to the global through the Digital technologies and AI channels with global impacts that we had experience during the Global Locked Down due to the last pandemic. Today, our impacts and influences as an Evangelists and as GLOBALLY ENDORSED Science Technology - STI, Technical Vocation Education Training- TVET, GENDER FRIENDLY- , DIGITAL GAME CHANGER and MEANINGFUL BUSINESS- MB100 Innovators for the UN SDGs- are most ...

Based on a careful study of Scripture and hundreds of interviews with Christian givers on every populated continent, Cameron Doolittle offers global listeners fresh insight about how to put generosity into practice. Joy Giving compiles the wisdom of the early church and best practices from around the modern world, revealing practical, biblical principles that help us all give more wisely…and with more joy.