• November 14, 2018

    Reimagining Calling

    If you had asked Resonate Global Mission volunteer Josué a few years ago what he was planning on doing after college, he definitely would not have said “missions.”

    “I had spent my whole life serving in church, and I was finishing my university studies. Honestly, I was looking for a job in order to have an excuse to pull away from serving so much in church,” said  Josué.

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  • November 13, 2018

    4 Questions to Ask Your Missionary Before Sending a Care Package

    Care packages are a great way to encourage missionaries and send them a bit of home—but sending care packages can also be tricky. In some countries, care packages and their contents can present a huge hassle for your missionary. Always coordinate care packages with missionaries before sending them. Here are four questions you should ask:

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  • November 12, 2018

    It Takes a Network to Sustain a Church Plant

    “I’m not the guy who goes to a conference and says, ‘Oh, I found the secret formula to saving our church,’” said Jeff Heerspink, pastor of F Street Neighborhood Church in Lincoln, Nebraska—one of two Christian Reformed church plants in Classis Heartland.

    Located in the urban core of Lincoln, F Street Neighborhood Church does not look or operate like the established churches in its classis that have been around for decades. Jeff and his congregation face unique challenges, particularly in terms of sustainability.

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  • November 8, 2018

    When to Say "Yes!" — Vetting Financial Requests for Mission Work

    As the people of God, we have a special calling to reach out to our Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and to the ends of the earth. One of the ways to fulfill this calling is to send missionaries. But how do you decide which missionaries are the best fit for your church?

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  • November 7, 2018

    Seeds of New Creation in El Salvador

    Nadji Remer has been searching for God’s comfort and healing in places of deep lament through her service with Resonate Global Mission and Seeds of New Creation in El Salvador.

    Nadji began serving with Resonate as a volunteer early in 2017. Her grandma prays for missionaries regularly, and Nadji credits those prayers with strengthening her to serve where she was needed—not where she initially wanted to go.

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  • November 6, 2018

    From Addict to Church Planter

    Vladimir* tried drugs for the first time as a 15-year-old while living in a small Eastern European town. Twenty years later, your support helped him return to plant a church.

    An unstable childhood.

    Both Vlad’s father and grandfather were dedicated military colonels. Proud to have a son to follow in his footsteps, Vlad’s father sent him to study at a military academy as a young boy.

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  • November 2, 2018

    Fundraising: Ministry, or a Dirty Word?

    Fundraising doesn’t always have a stellar reputation. At best, some view it as an unpleasant means to get to the “real” spiritual work. At worst, it’s a “necessary evil.”

    But Henri Nouwen writes in A Spirituality of Fundraising that “fundraising is, first and foremost, a form of ministry.”

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  • November 1, 2018

    Have We Lost the Art of Conversation?

    Recently the city of Grand Rapids, Michigan, started a free bus service that runs nearly from my front door straight to downtown. Now all of my excuses for not using public transportation are gone (now it is convenient, consistent, and free!), so I have been making use of it as much as possible. As I have ridden, I have tried to use it as an opportunity to notice the people around me and be open to conversation.

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  • November 1, 2018

    Spiritual Growth, Bountiful Harvest

    You empowered a community to grow physically, spiritually, and relationally.

    Reverend Wilson Nguu has three jobs in Kirigi Village in Embu, Kenya: he is a pastor, a public school teacher, and a subsistence coffee farmer.

    He is a diligent and capable worker, but pastors in his region are not paid, and teachers do not make enough money to support themselves and their families. So, like many people in his community, Wilson relies on farming to help feed his family.

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  • October 31, 2018

    A Novel Idea for Helping the Cambodia Church Grow

    Christian books could help Cambodian believers grow and mature in their faith—but only if they’re able to read them.

    That’s why Fount of Wisdom Publishing House is working with Resonate missionaries Gil Suh and Justin Van Zee to find Christian books to translate.

    Why do Cambodian Christians need books?

    “The Cambodia church is young with mostly young leaders,” said Suh. Only two percent of Cambodia’s population are professing Christians—and many are first-generation believers.

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