Category Archives: mission

Impact stories and the power of one

Posted on October 1, 2018 by Jim Killam

Think of the best movie you’ve ever seen. A movie that did more than just entertain, but impacted you — changed the way you look at the world. In fact, list your top three. We’ll wait. Got ’em? Now summarize … Continue reading →

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Jonah’s blind side might be ours, too 

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Jim Killam

In a forthcoming book called The God Impulse: The Power of Mercy in an Unmerciful World, author Jack Alexander unpacks a startling statistic from Barna Research: “Only 17 percent of American Christians believe that mercy is their personal responsibility, while … Continue reading →

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Report globally and help the Church engage

Posted on July 16, 2018 by Jim Killam

A video segment from Jimmy Kimmel Live! is getting big social media play this week. People interviewed on the street could not identify a single country on a world map. Not even their own. It couldn’t possibly be this bad. Could it? Things … Continue reading →

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Raising questions and starting conversations

Posted on May 29, 2018 by Jim Killam

  In the days leading up to Memorial Day, PBS reran The Vietnam War, the riveting 17-hour documentary film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick.   Last year, Burns was asked about his team’s reporting process in deeply telling the … Continue reading →

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Your Monday encouragement

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Jim Killam
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An innovation conversation

Posted on April 18, 2018 by Jim Killam

Here’s an opportunity this Friday to talk about great ideas. Click on the image below to register.

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Pointing people to God

Posted on April 11, 2018 by Jim Killam

Here’s an inspiring article about C.S. Lewis’ motivation. I think it works pretty well for journalists, too. … his methods were not manipulative. He was committed to objective value, seeking to follow the truth where ever it led. He was … Continue reading →

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A Writer’s Mission

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Jim Killam

Quick: What’s the goal in any story we write about ministry? Show readers what God is doing in a particular place? Further the mission of Bible translation? Further the Great Commission? Engage people? Inspire more prayer and funding for a … Continue reading →

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WWHTD? How churches can produce more world Christians

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Jim Killam

Famed 19th-century missionary Hudson Taylor suggested a four-part process for engaging congregations in missions. 1. Missions are preached every Sunday; 2. Every person in the church knows his/her personal responsibility to support the work of missionaries; 3. Missionaries must give … Continue reading →

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