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Global Mission

God is calling each of us to join him in his global mission of calling a people for himself from every tongue, tribe, and nation. His mission involves both senders and goers. John Piper puts it well; "To belong to Jesus is to embrace the nations with him... your heart was made for this." The resources on this page are provided in order that God might stir your heart and your actions as your consider your role in his great global mission.

Latest Blog Posts

Crawling Through The 10/40 Window

May 21, 2013 | Mike Pettengill

For more than two decades, much of the Christian world has been turning its gaze toward the 10/40 Window. Increasingly the North American evangelical church, the richest church in the history of the world, has been redirecting its missionaries and other missions resources toward the darkness within the this area of the globe. The goals are highly commendable, but are these methods prudent? Argentine-born evangelist Luis Bush coined the phrase "10/40 Window" in 1989. The Joshua Project currently defines the 10/40 Window as those 69 countries that sit between ...

Update from TGC International Outreach: ESV Study Bibles for Pastors in Uganda

May 17, 2013 | Bill Walsh

When we donate Packing Hope resources to missions and churches for the work overseas, we routinely ask for a report back. We often receive great stories and images, which we share with you as time allows. Last week, I received this great report from Jeff Hensley who pastors Heritage Christian Fellowship in Medford, Oregon. I think it really exemplifies the ideal scenario for our collaboration: solid, biblical resources getting into the hands of pastors in Asia, Africa, and South America and being deployed in the context of long-term relationships and mentoring....

Panel Seeks to Resolve 'Son of God' Translation Controversy

May 8, 2013 | Michael Clark

Late last month the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) Global Review Panel presented a 33-page report with ten recommendations for Wycliffe Global Alliance and SIL International concerning their process of translating divine familial terms, like "Father" and "Son," in Muslim contexts.  Responding to several Bible translation controversies, Wycliffe and SIL requested last spring that the WEA review their process of translating divine familial terms. These controversies stem from the fact that Muslims often misunderstand the divine familial language found i...