Cris Alley reviews a missions and culture favorite—Lesslie Newbigin’s Foolishness to the Greeks.

One skill that can make or break our cross-cultural interactions.

How can leaders develop a healthy culture for their church staff?

Mission workers face an overwhelming task. Refuel with a night of food, fellowship, and laughter.

As you enter a new culture or begin sharing the gospel with someone of a different religion, observe and listen to them. Learn what they actually believe, not just what the books say they believe. You can build bridges to the gospel without having to be an expert on their culture or religion.

These 7 mission principles could help you make disciples among your LGBTQ+ neighbors—during pride month and all year long.

It's hard to know what to say during LGBTQ+ pride month. Where words fail us, prayer can help us. The tension of love and truth beckons us to pray and ask the Lord for wisdom (cf. James 1:5).

I have always been an avid collector of nativities, picking one up as a souvenir for each of my travels near and far. So, I was incredibly surprised to find that the reality of the nativity is hardly depicted in most of my little scenes.

With some insight from Kenneth Bailey's Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes, I've learned a lot about Middle Eastern culture and how things would have actually happened in the Christmas story. Here are some of the things I've gleaned.

We often think that we need to be a long haul trucker to reach a long haul trucker. Or maybe we need to be a biker to reach a biker. Pastor Marty and Pastor David have shown us with their example that we can learn a new culture and (like Paul says) become like that culture for the sake of the gospel. In so doing, we will share its blessings.