What is the ‘Heart of Darkness’?
The ‘Heart of Darkness’ is a seven state area in the southwestern portion of Mexico that has a geographical outline resembling a heart shape. The “darkness” part of its name comes from the fact that the entire area is less than 2% Evangelical. Mike Brundart, is the IMB team strategy coordinator for reaching the [...]
From the February 2010 edition of Samaria Update. Written by Tim Yarbrough
The numbers are in and it’s no surprise they indicate a church’s focus on Kingdom growth and Acts 1:8 missions makes a significant impact on baptisms, mission participants and giving.
An informal survey of churches committing to the Acts 1:8 Challenge, versus all Southern Baptist [...]
What is the person of peace principle in church planting?
Very simply put, this principle puts forth the idea that God always has someone in an unevangelized area that will be receptive to the gospel. Therefore, as church planters and those working with them make their initial contacts with a new area they should be sensitive to the Holy [...]
Jim and Charlotte Whitley are IMB missionaries working among the Rroma and Calon people groups in Brazil. They were appointed in 1998 and in early 1999 they arrived in Bucharest, Romania to work for the next seven years with the Baptist Roma there and in the surrounding villages. When the opportunity opened up in March of 2007 to begin work [...]
This edition of Deep Water features a phone interview with Kentucky native and IMB missionary to Malta, Earl Pinkston. Earl is well known among many KBC churches in which he has spoken and that have partnered with his ministry to the Medditerranian island of Malta.
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In Luke [...]
Do you want to impact the nations with some powerful prayer?
From the quietness of your morning to your favorite coffee shop, no matter where you are, a prayer journey starts in your heart and reaches beyond anything we can imagine. Prayer is an indispensable part of reaching the nations.
At this very second, many have [...]
For centuries in southern Africa, Zulu chiefs have called together their people to discuss important issues at meetings called indabas (in-dah-bahs).
Ohio Baptists are hosting their own Indaba to consider an extremely important — the lostness of over 50% of the people groups of Sub-Saharan Africa.
By attending this Indaba, you can:
Identify unreached and unengaged people groups.
Learn how to connect [...]
When forming a strategy to win a target population to Christ, it is imperative to acknowledge that you can’t do it alone. That’s why it is important to form healthy relationships with other entities such as businesses, government agencies, and other churches to complete your church planing impact team.
One may question a stategy that includes partnering with [...]
This edition of Deep Water features a phone conference between a KBC church pastor and an IMB missionary who were connected last year through our department’s ALL THE WORLD initiative. Ronnie Raines, Pastor of FBC Colds Springs, Kentucky, and Rick Thompson, IMB missionary to Brazil discuss their partnership experience. The initial project between these two was the focus of a [...]
