China Missions Strategy
- Bibles in China?
- How Many Christians are there in China?
- Everything You Hear Is True!
- 3 “Kinds” of Churches
- An Interesting Find…
- An Interesting Service…
- An Interesting Observation…
- An Interesting List of Questions…
- An Interesting Misconception…
- Mission Strategies for Foreign Missionaries in China
- The 3 Rules of China Missions
- China & Bible Smuggling (Part 1 of 3) Introduction
- China & Bible Smuggling (Part 2 of 3) Considerations
- China & Bible Smuggling (Part 3 of 3) Conclusion
- China & Bible Smuggling (Bonus)
- Doctrine (1 of 4) Christianity in China
- Doctrine (2 of 4) Denominations & Distinctions
- Doctrine (3 of 4) The Fundamentals
- Doctrine (4 of 4) Grey Areas
- The Cult of Eastern Lightning (1 of 4) Introduction
- The Cult of Eastern Lightning (2 of 4) False Doctrine
- The Cult of Eastern Lightning (3 of 4) Tactics
- The Cult of Eastern Lightning (4 of 4) The Truth
- Three-self Church: Baptism and Works
- Notes from Reading Chinese Missions History
- Revisiting “On the Edge”
- Confessions of a Missionary (2 of 3) CPM-Church Planting Movement
- Boldness: A Fresh Perspective
- Helpful Missions Articles From ReachingChina.org
Chinese Culture
- Abortion in China
- Questions
- 中秋节 Mid-Autumn Festival
- National Day of the People’s Republic of China
- 100 Second Traffic Light
- Business + Home = Life
- Growth
- Snow Removal = Manpower
- The Unseen!
- The Graveyard (Part 1)
- You know it is cold when…
- -33! Yikes!
- lǐ fà = get a haircut
- The Graveyard (Part 2)
- Slums – Jesus – Church
- Qīngmíng Festival
- Heartbreaking
- Driving In China
- Stopped at the traffic light, a glimpse of hopelessness.
- “Watch Out, Here Comes the Water Truck!”
- Things that are different (Part 5)
- “Cold Air Machine”
- Advertising in China
- The Reasoning Behind the Squatty Potty
- Graduation and Vacation
- After Visiting China, An American’s Perspective
- 上坟
- Eating Dog.
- Air Quality
- A Scary Cold Early Morning (1 of 2)
- Meeting Christians and a Local Church
- A Scary Cold Early Morning (2 of 2)
- Western Culture in China
- Newborn Babies, Pregnancy, and China
- Selling Our Car in China
- House Hunting in China
- Chinese BBQ
- Chinese “Family Style”
- The ATM!
- A Thought About City Life
- Moving in China: Our Experience
- Loosing a Husband, Father and Son
- Hukou (户口 hùkǒu)
- Christmas in China?
- A Chinese Hospital Visit
- Holidays – The Passover And Spring Festival
Culture Adaptation
- The Search Was On!
- Things that are Different!
- Route of Listeners (R.O.L.)
- Things that are Different! (Part 2)
- Moving On
- Things that are different (Part 3)
- Things that are different (Part 4)
- Culture Shock (1 of 3)
- Culture Shock (2 of 3)
- Culture Shock (3 of 3)
- “In the Middle” – Learning About Me (1 of 2)
- “In the Middle” – Learning About Me (2 of 2)
- Being on the Mission Field with a Kid (1 of 3)
- Being on the Mission Field with a Kid (2 of 3)
- Being on the Mission Field with a Kid (3 of 3)
- Uncomfortable (1 of 2)
- Uncomfortable (2 of 2)
- What is one of the hardships of living here?
- Cultural Dos and Don’ts
- Two Cultures – One Brain
- Raising A Bilingual Child (1 of 4) On the Mission Field
- Raising A Bilingual Child (2 of 4) Our Children
- Raising A Bilingual Child (3 of 4) Myths
- Raising A Bilingual Child (4 of 4) Helps
Missions Philosophy
- I Want to Make A Difference and Change Lives
- Political Involement
- Our Strategy: Men. Media. Materials.
- China Vision & World Vision
- Picking a Country
- Creative Access Countries (1 of 3)
- Creative Access Countries (2 of 3)
- Creative Access Countries (3 of 3)
- Purpose and Momentum
- Foreigners Are a Problem! (1 of 2)
- Foreigners Are a Problem! (2 of 2)
- UN·THANK·FUL (1 of 2)
- UN·THANK·FUL (2 of 2)
- Survey Trip (1 of 3) Pre-trip Survey & Transportation
- Survey Trip (2 of 3) Places to Visit
- Survey Trip (3 of 3) Chinese Cities
- The Next Step (1 of 6) “Where?”
- The Next Step (2 of 6) The Road Traveled
- The Next Step (3 of 6) Assuredly Gathering
- The Next Step (4 of 6) A Vision
- The Next Step (5 of 6) A Few Considerations
- The Next Step (6 of 6) Decision Time
- The Missionary Wife (1 of 8) Introduction
- The Missionary Wife (2 of 8) Biblical Womanhood
- The Missionary Wife (3 of 8) Woman’s Role
- The Missionary Wife (4 of 8) The Pyramid Philosophy
- The Missionary Wife (5 of 8) The Calling
- The Missionary Wife (6 of 8) Missionary Life
- The Missionary Wife (7 of 8) Keeping First Things First
- The Missionary Wife (8 of 8) Ministry on the Field
- Missionaries, Luxury & Living Reasonably
- Your Public Missionary Profile
- Teamwork (1 of 3) Why?
- Teamwork (2 of 3) Choosing Your Team
- Teamwork (3 of 3) Making it Work
- The 4 Blocks of Ministry (1 of 3) Introduction
- The 4 Blocks of Ministry (2 of 3) The Problem
- The 4 Blocks of Ministry (3 of 3) The Plan
- Steps to Becoming a Missionary (1 of 6) Intro
- Steps to Becoming a Missionary (2 of 6) Surrender: Ministry & Missions
- Steps to Becoming a Missionary (3 of 6) Training & Preparation
- Steps to Becoming a Missionary (4 of 6) Mobilize
- Steps to Becoming a Missionary (5 of 6) Field Learning
- Steps to Becoming a Missionary (6 of 6) Field Work
- Survey Trip Basics (1 of 4) Objective & Goals
- Survey Trip Basics (2 of 4) Implementation & To Do’s
- Survey Trip Basics (3 of 4) Research
- Survey Trip Basics (4 of 4) Questions
- Church Organization (1 of 4) What?
- Church Organization (2 of 4) When?
- Church Organization (3 of 4) Who?
- Church Organization (4 of 4) How?
- The Theory of The First Year (1 of 5) Language
- The Theory of The First Year (2 of 5) Sacrifice
- The Theory of The First Year (3 of 5) Consider
- The Theory of The First Year (4 of 5) Language
- The Theory of The First Year (5 of 5) A Plan
- Teamwork: Aspects and Advice
- Survey Trip Info (All In One Place)
- Blessings Of Independent Baptist Missions
- The Right Focus: Church Planting
- Revitalizing Missions. Renewing A Passion For World Evangelism!
- Starting A Conversation, Missions
- The Blessings Of Being A Yokefellow
- 5 Thoughts About Growing Successfully In Leadership And Missions
- Regrets?
Mobilization
- My thoughts on the Gospel-Void
- Three quick things to the youth pastors of America!
- Do you get it?
- China Doesn’t Need More Missionaries
- A Dangerous Undercurrent – Mobilize NOW!
- The “Getting There” Syndrome
- What Can Youth Pastors Do to Mobilize for Missions?
- Reasons Not to Go (1 of 6) Unwillingness
- Reasons Not to Go (2 of 6) Comfort
- Reasons Not to Go (3 of 6) Security
- Reasons Not to Go (4 of 6) Lack of Faith
- Reasons Not to Go (5 of 6) Jobs
- Reasons Not to Go (6 of 6) Relationships
- Missionary Potential (1 of 2) Spiritual Lessons
- Missionary Potential (2 of 2) Practical Lessons
- Will you take their place?
- A Testimony From A China Internship (Megan)
- A Testimony From A China Internship (Kanon)
- Christianity = Missions
- A Thousand Lives
- Free Kindle Book from Vision For China
- Last Day! Our Book in Spanish For Free!
- Vision For His Harvest: China
- Stuck At Home? Free Resources And More From VFC!
Persecution, Fear, Boldness
- Preaching at a Hindu Temple in Cincinnati, OH
- Wholly Follow the Lord | Joshua 14 (Part 1 of 2)
- Wholly Follow the Lord | Joshua 14 (Part 2 of 2)
- Boldness vs. Fear
- Overcoming F.E.A.R.
- “We’re missionaries, it’s an occupational hazard.” (1 of 4)
- “We’re missionaries, it’s an occupational hazard.” (2 of 4)
- “We’re missionaries, it’s an occupational hazard.” (3 of 4)
- “We’re missionaries, it’s an occupational hazard.” (4 of 4)
- Undercover or Under-the-Covers (1 of 5)
- Undercover or Under-the-Covers (2 of 5)
- Undercover or Under-the-Covers (3 of 5)
- Undercover or Under-the-Covers (4 of 5)
- Undercover or Under-the-Covers (5 of 5)
- Problems in China
- Is it protecting or excuse making?
- What Happened on Sunday Morning
- Thoughts from What Happened Sunday
- The Questioning, Things to Note
- Church Situation – Quick Update
- A text from the Police Officer
- What’s Next?
- Serving in Persecution
- 4 Red Flags
- The 007 Perception vs. Reality
- Internet Survey
- Boldness (1 of 2) Speaking & Confidence
- Boldness (2 of 2) Fearlessness & Action Plan
- Serpents and Doves (1 of 5) Introduction
- Serpents and Doves (2 of 5) Context
- Serpents and Doves (3 of 5) Wisdom
- Serpents and Doves (4 of 5) Harmlessness
- Serpents and Doves (5 of 5) Why?
- Boldness: Two Reactions
- Boldness Fail
- What next? How do we go forward?
- What is Persecution?
- Hate Mail (Considering Common Questions)
- Afraid?
- Confessions of a Missionary (1 of 3) Bold but Worth the Risk!
- Where Are You Going?—A Story Of Modern Persecution
- The Persecution Testimony of a Chinese Believer
- Story: Airports, Audio Bibles, and Missionaries to Ecuador
Pre & Post Field Ministry
- Email Rings: Things to Remember
- Saying Goodbye for Years!
- Blessings of Deputation
- Training, Furlough, & Missionaries
- Sufficiently and Extravagantly Financial (1 of 5)
- Sufficiently and Extravagantly Financial (2 of 5)
- Sufficiently and Extravagantly Financial (3 of 5)
- Sufficiently and Extravagantly Financial (4 of 5)
- Sufficiently and Extravagantly Financial (5 of 5)
- The Missions Conference Series (1 of 5) Perspective
- The Missions Conference Series (2 of 5) First Things First
- The Missions Conference Series (3 of 5) Customizing
- The Missions Conference Series (4 of 5) Questions Continued
- The Missions Conference Series (5 of 5) Final Questions
- Some Practical Missionary Resources
- Furlough: Reentry 2012
- Deputation Tips: Random Advice
- Deputation Tips: Presentation
- Deputation Tips: Die
- Confessions & Things Learned
- 10 Reasons Missionaries Should Consider VBM
- About Blogging (1 of 4) Blog History
- About Blogging (2 of 4) Why Blog?
- About Blogging (3 of 4) How to Blog
- About Blogging (4 of 4) Encouraging Thoughts
- Deputation-ology (1 of 6) Intro
- Deputation-ology (2 of 6) The Formula
- Deputation-ology (3 of 6) Definitions & Other Factors
- Deputation-ology (4 of 6) Ideas
- Deputation-ology (5 of 6) Setup Fund
- Deputation-ology (6 of 6) How to start
- Deputation-ology (Bonus) A Plea
Short-term Missions
- VisionTour: China
- An Open Letter to All VisionTour Goers
- Tips, Helps, and Suggestions For Short-termers Traveling to China (1 of 3)
- Tips, Helps, and Suggestions For Short-termers Traveling to China (2 of 3)
- Tips, Helps, and Suggestions For Short-termers Traveling to China (3 of 3)
- How to Give Your Testimony in the Services
- Adjust, Adjust, Adjust – A VisionTour Update
- Meeting Chinese Students – A VisionTour Update
- Journaling Your Mission Trip
- Church, Buddhist, Dragon & VBS – A VisionTour Update
- Gospel on the Move – A VisionTour Update
- 8 Over Exaggerated Short-termers
- Goforth China Tour
- Plan Your Taiwan Missions Trip