• August 26, 2019

    27 Mission-Related Worship Songs

    Is your church planning a mission emphasis service or event? Resonate Global Mission and Christian Reformed Church Worship Ministries compiled a list of mission-focused worship songs. Sing these songs in your congregations to celebrate how God works through mission and to prayerfully ask the Holy Spirit to continue changing lives and communities both locally and globally.

    Note: LUYH = Lift Up Your Hearts hymnal

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  • August 23, 2019

    10 Ways to Grow a Church Planting Movement in Your Classis

    The nature of church planting in the United States and Canada has changed rapidly over the past decade.

    Previously, a single church often could handle the broad responsibilities that come with sending out a church plant. Additionally, the church plant mostly would resemble the parent church in model, target demographic, and mission.

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  • May 2, 2019

    Get to Know Resonate’s New Director of North American Regional Teams

    How can your church effectively join God in mission? Kevin DeRaaf recently stepped into Resonate Global Mission’s new role as Director of North American Regional Teams and Canadian Administration—he and the Resonate team are ready to help you lead your congregations in engaging mission locally and globally. He shares more information in this Q&A.

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  • April 17, 2019

    5 Ways Your Church Can Receive College Students

    It’s Sunday morning. Families are finding seats, people are grabbing one last cup of coffee before the service and, chances are, college students seeking a church are walking through your doors. How does your church meaningfully engage these students? We spoke with Mark Wallace, campus ministry leader for Resonate Global Mission, about the best ways for congregations to receive college students. Here are his top five suggestions:

     

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  • January 15, 2019

    Missional Steps for Churches

    Looking at our congregations, we may wish that we could magically create a mission-shaped congregation with one event, one sermon, or one service-project.

    The challenge is that most life change doesn’t happen overnight! Running a marathon, for example, takes months of training. Daily practice slowly shapes muscles and develops endurance until running 26.2 miles is possible. Becoming a mission-shaped congregation takes many small steps, all headed in the right direction.

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  • January 7, 2019

    8 Ways Your Congregation Can Care for Missionaries

    Missionaries need a strong support team in order to thrive in their ministry. While the sending agency plays an important role, there are elements of missionary care that congregations are uniquely equipped for.

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  • December 14, 2018

    Your Guide for Communicating With Missionaries in Closed Countries

    Writing to your missionary and sending them mail is a great way to encourage them, but some missionaries serve in countries where Christians are persecuted or where sharing the gospel is cause for arrest. Governments monitor letters, packages, emails, social media, websites, and blogs; one word could jeopardize your missionary’s safety and ministry.

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  • November 26, 2018

    11 Social Media Tips for Short-Term Mission Trips

    We live in a culture where every latte, sunset, or family gathering is fair game for a photo-op and social media post. But we have to be aware of how our love for photography and social media can play out when we are serving in mission.

    Reflect on the following guidelines to ensure that your photography, social media use, and communications affirm the dignity of all people on your next short-term mission trip.

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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 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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