"Take your ministry seriously, but don't take yourself seriously." I can't recall who told me that 25+ years ago, but it has stuck with me. Whoever it was probably saw a young, arrogant know-it-all and thought he should shape me a bit. Good call. The point was, God can and will do His...
Not long ago, a Balkan pioneer church-planting team were struggling to pay rent for the community centre where they serve local people with language classes and a hearing clinic. Praise God, the primary sending church in Durres, Albania pledged an extra month's rent. So too did its...
A church of just 12 people have commissioned a family to church plant elsewhere. If it doesn't challenge you, you're probably already doing the same, or already dead.
Aung, a 33-year-old church leader, discipler and church planter has a vision to plant 50 churches in Myanmar’s (Burma’s) 7 least reached regions, and to train them to plant at least 4 other churches. His strategy is to train 50 leaders, which he does as he plants churches in...
When it comes to mission in Burma (Myanmar today), we all know Adoniram Judson (OK, google him if you don’t), but who knows of Arthur Carlson. I’ve just heard of him today from my new friend Aung, a pastor and church planter. Carlson was apparently a missionary to...
Posted by Brian Jose Brian Jose, Radstock's Executive Director, opens the hatch on a common tension in churches today between 'local' and 'global' mission, and issues a challenge to us to all 'get out there,' whether it's among the lost, the poor, the 'uber-cool,' and the broken, wherever we...
Posted by Brian Jose. Why mission and what is Radstock? Below are notes from the talk given by Radstock's Executive Director Brian Jose at this year's conference. Playing Our Part - Churches Connected for Global MissionBrian Jose, Radstock Executive Director Our mandate as God's...
Posted by Brian Jose. Chan Thon (that's him on the left of the photo) is a former gangster our church team met in Posat,Cambodia in May. His life had been transformed by Jesus, and after meeting our team during our all-day teaching, he asked if we could lead him through a...
Posted by Brian Jose It was late. Anthony, Besi and i had been showing the Turkey-Croatia European football (soccer) match on the wall of Spiro's restaurant. (Big place, mostly for weddings. Must seat about 25% of the village.) It had gone into extra time, then penalty kicks. Turkey won. Is...