Why do CMS missionaries spend their first years on location learning, establishing good habits and laying foundations? CMS Australia Federal Secretary Peter Rodgers explains to Checkpoint the fundamental importance of getting the first three-year term of missionary service right.Read the full article
CMS missionary Ruth (name changed) shares with Checkpoint how learning to understand the rich and complex culture where she lives sometimes makes matters of everyday life very perplexing! However, despite wearying daily struggles, God is working in and through her.Read the full article
Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me…for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” Mission to children matters because Jesus loves children and because childhood is the most effective time to introduce a person to the gospel. The term ‘4–14 window’ is sometimes used to refer to the age bracket when people are statistically most likely to accept Jesus Christ as Lord.Read the full article
One of the key strategies for reaching gospel-poor people in South East Asia is to support the training of future Christian leaders to strengthen the witness of existing churches.
A CMS missionary recently interviewed Tuy, a student from Vietnam, who has just completed his Masters of Divinity degree in Thailand.Read the full article
It’s a sad irony that the continent known as Christendom for generations now has the highest percentage of atheists in the world. Yet God is at work in Europe, changing lives and building his church. This article talks about the challenge of missionary work in Europe.Read the full article