November 2017 - TEAM Christian Missions Blog

Why “Us vs. Them” Won’t Reach a Lost World

How does an "us vs. them" mentality limit our call to missions? Keep reading to find out. Photo by TEAM

Nov 27 2017

In Luke 10, Jesus calls the crowds to “[love] your neighbor as yourself,” prompting a religious leader to ask, “And who is my neighbor?” Luke tells us the lawyer intended the question to “justify himself.” How does the question justify the questioner? By limiting those he was responsible to love. In an earlier post, I shared my belief that, when it comes to mobilizing people toward global missions, we often fail because we tend to wield the law instead of meeting people with the Gospel. The religious ruler of Luke 10 asks a question that naturally rises out of law-based…

Does your relationship with your church impact your involvement in missions? Keep reading to see how your calling and community are often intertwined. Photo by TEAM

Nov 21 2017

“What does your church say about going to Ghana?” Hmm…. Now that was a question I hadn’t considered before. What did my church have to say about what country I was serving in and what I was doing while there? When someone asked me that question after I returned from a summer mission trip to West Africa, I was a little surprised. It’s not that my church wasn’t involved in sending me. They had financially supported me and told me they were proud of me. But when I stopped and thought about it, I realized I hadn’t taken a moment…

A true picture of hospitality: watch how TEAM missionaries use their resources in Paris to provide member care for other missionaries.

Nov 09 2017

The Robelots work as regional member care coordinators for TEAM in Europe and Chad. The couple became missionaries in 1987 and have since developed a heart to help their fellow missionaries through difficult seasons. The Robelots prayerfully decided to purchase the studio apartment located above their house, which has become known as The Upper Room. Now missionaries come there for rest, renewal, recreation and restoration. Video Transcript: Missy says, “When we moved into this house, we noticed that there was an apartment. We began praying that maybe this would become an apartment that would serve to just allow missionaries to come…

Setting tables, pouring coffee, hosting retreats... Around the world, missionaries share the Gospel through simple acts of hospitality. Photo by TEAM

Nov 02 2017

Everyone needs food and rest — which may be why nothing has as much potential to bring strangers together as fellowship and sharing meals. This gives missionaries around the world huge opportunities to share Christ’s love through hospitality, whether it’s providing a safe place of retreat for fellow missionaries who are feeling burned out or running a cafe in the heart of Tokyo that attracts people from all walks of life. This November, will you pray with us for hospitality ministries around the world? Click here to get a printable version of these requests, and sign up here to get…

Archive - November 2017

Why “Us vs. Them” Won’t Reach a Lost World

Giving Your Community a Voice in Your Calling

A Tiny Apartment That Restores Hearts [VIDEO]

Ministry and Hospitality: One and the Same? [November Prayer Focus]