Contact Brad at siftingweek@gmail.com
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Sifting Weeks NYC 2013
Volunteers will come to New York and be trained in meeting people on the street, sharing their testimony and the gospel with them, and being able to tell if the person is a person of peace. This is a very strategic role that you will play as we sift through many people in the city to find those the Holy Spirit is at work in. These ‘Sifting Weeks’ are very strategic as we seek to bring the gospel to unreached peoples here in the city. For information and dates on ‘Sifting Weeks’ NYC 2013 see below.
Contact Brad at siftingweek@gmail.com
Contact Brad at siftingweek@gmail.com
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Cityreaching Movements Training
Everyone in Metro New York is well aware of the diversity of the city, but how would it be possible to reach an entire city full of different population segments and ethnic groups? The Cityreaching Movements Training will address how to multiply disciples by starting with our own personal devotion to Christ, and then through methods that have been used by God around the world to multiply disciples and churches in diverse settings.
The training will be facilitated by Brad Wall and Chris Clayman and is suitable for any follower of Christ longing to see God do more in and around them.
The date is April 6, 2013 from 10am - 4pm at the South Asian Center, 72-26 Roosevelt Ave, 2nd Floor. The Training is FREE but registration is required (limited space available). Click here to register for Cityreaching Movements Training.
The training will be facilitated by Brad Wall and Chris Clayman and is suitable for any follower of Christ longing to see God do more in and around them.
The date is April 6, 2013 from 10am - 4pm at the South Asian Center, 72-26 Roosevelt Ave, 2nd Floor. The Training is FREE but registration is required (limited space available). Click here to register for Cityreaching Movements Training.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Hispanics engaging Muslims with Christianity in NYC
Over 800,000 Muslims reside in New York City and several million Hispanics. Most Muslims work between 70-80 hours a week and the most exposure they have to Christians is happening at the workplace where they are working alongside Hispanic Christians. Because the culture is so similar between Hispanics and Muslims a lot of the barriers are removed.
Many Hispanics are embracing Islam and you can even find a Hispanic mosque in Harlem but at the same time many Hispanics are intermarrying and are using this as one opportunity to share the Gospel. As a result many Muslims are investigating Christianity.
More Hispanics are needed to reach out to Muslims in Metro NY. Listen to this short video with Chris Clayman subtitled in Spanish.
Please click here if the video doesn't play http://bit.ly/UQuMse.
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Sifting Weeks NYC 2013
Volunteers will come to New York and be trained in meeting people on the street, sharing their testimony and the gospel with them, and being able to tell if the person is a person of peace. This is a very strategic role that you will play as we sift through many people in the city to find those the Holy Spirit is at work in. These ‘Sifting Weeks’ are very strategic as we seek to bring the gospel to unreached peoples here in the city. For information and dates on ‘Sifting Weeks’ NYC 2013 see below.
Contact Brad at siftingweek@gmail.com.
Thursday, December 20, 2012
The Greatest Missions Opportunity in the US?
The greatest missions opportunity in the US right now is perhaps the limited window Christians have to engage Saudi students with the gospel in our universities. Saudi students are the fastest growing international student population in the US. Last year alone, 66,000 Saudis studied in the US. Christians need to quickly respond to this opportunity to welcome and show Christ's love to people who are from a country that is rated #3 in the world in its oppression of Christians. See http://www.worldwatchlist.us/.
A recent Wall Street Journal article, titled "Saudi Students Flood in as U.S. Reopens Door," by Ellen Knickmeyer, highlights the trend of Saudis in America. Here is an excerpt,
"In the years following the security crackdown on Arab travelers after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks—in which 15 of the 19 hijackers were Saudi Arabian—tough restrictions kept most Arab students away from the U.S. In 2004, only about 1,000 Saudis were studying in the U.S., according to the U.S. State Department.
This past school year, Saudi Arabia sent 66,000 students to U.S. universities, four times the number before the 2001 attacks and the fastest-growing source of foreign students in the U.S., ahead of China, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education. The Saudi influx is part of a broader increase in international students in the U.S. as American universities seek to raise tuition revenues. Some 723,277 foreign students enrolled during the 2010-2011 school year, up 32% from a decade ago.
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Saudi Arabia's international scholarship program, launched when Saudi King Abdullah took the throne in 2005, is a key part of his efforts to equip future generations in handling the country's main challenges, including a fast-growing population and declining oil reserves.
Since taking over, the Saudi king has emphasized scientific education and exposure to foreign countries as keys to combat religious extremism and transform Saudi Arabia into a modern state. This year, the scholarship program has about 130,000 young people studying around the world, at an estimated cost of at least $5 billion since the program began."
The full article can be viewed at http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304830704577492450467667154.html
A recent Wall Street Journal article, titled "Saudi Students Flood in as U.S. Reopens Door," by Ellen Knickmeyer, highlights the trend of Saudis in America. Here is an excerpt,
"In the years following the security crackdown on Arab travelers after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks—in which 15 of the 19 hijackers were Saudi Arabian—tough restrictions kept most Arab students away from the U.S. In 2004, only about 1,000 Saudis were studying in the U.S., according to the U.S. State Department.
This past school year, Saudi Arabia sent 66,000 students to U.S. universities, four times the number before the 2001 attacks and the fastest-growing source of foreign students in the U.S., ahead of China, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education. The Saudi influx is part of a broader increase in international students in the U.S. as American universities seek to raise tuition revenues. Some 723,277 foreign students enrolled during the 2010-2011 school year, up 32% from a decade ago.
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Saudi Arabia's international scholarship program, launched when Saudi King Abdullah took the throne in 2005, is a key part of his efforts to equip future generations in handling the country's main challenges, including a fast-growing population and declining oil reserves.
Since taking over, the Saudi king has emphasized scientific education and exposure to foreign countries as keys to combat religious extremism and transform Saudi Arabia into a modern state. This year, the scholarship program has about 130,000 young people studying around the world, at an estimated cost of at least $5 billion since the program began."
The full article can be viewed at http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304830704577492450467667154.html
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Participation
By Global City Mission
Individuals learn to articulate truth "on the job" as they work out the content of their faith in the context of a small faith community. When church gatherings are participatory, worship and training overlap in significant ways. One believer in the Bronx once said: "It has actually empowered me to be able to instruct people, which I never thought I would be able to do. I didn't think I'd be able to do that for twenty years."
Group discussion nurtures accountability as different voices contribute to Biblical interpretation. Participation by each person encourages on-the-job training, and specialized teaching by includes conversation and dialog. Groups learn together through mutual sharing, inductive Bible discussions, and meaningful conversations. Essentially, participatory meetings emphasize formation and encourage a built-in accountability as each person learns and grows as an active part of a community of faith.
Individuals learn to articulate truth "on the job" as they work out the content of their faith in the context of a small faith community. When church gatherings are participatory, worship and training overlap in significant ways. One believer in the Bronx once said: "It has actually empowered me to be able to instruct people, which I never thought I would be able to do. I didn't think I'd be able to do that for twenty years."
Group discussion nurtures accountability as different voices contribute to Biblical interpretation. Participation by each person encourages on-the-job training, and specialized teaching by includes conversation and dialog. Groups learn together through mutual sharing, inductive Bible discussions, and meaningful conversations. Essentially, participatory meetings emphasize formation and encourage a built-in accountability as each person learns and grows as an active part of a community of faith.
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