Healthy leaders lead to healthy churches. Healthy churches lead to deeper relationships with Christ and growth of God’s kingdom. But who ministers to the minister? In the spring, Steve and Jan Griswell, OC workers in Mexico, led a two-day pastors and wives retreat for the national Presbyterian churches in Morelos, Mexico. “Fourteen couples came, […]
Stories From The Field
End of an Era … Retirement of a “Legend”
In early April, Tine Hardeman, an OC worker and Faith Academy legend, left the Philippines on to his next adventure – spending time with family in California. Although this may be a regular occurrence for many 87 year olds, Tine leaves a 62-year legacy of service at Faith Academy – the longest in the school’s […]
OC Global Alliance … Small Footprint – Big Impact
“I believe OC can be one of the most leveraged mission agencies with the greatest impact through the smallest footprint (in terms) of personnel,” says Murray Moerman, 24-year Outreach Canada/One Challenge Global Alliance worker and current OC Board member. Murray is the founding facilitator of the Global Church Planting Network (GCPN), an international group of […]
Empowering Global Ministry through MK Education
“Without the work you do – the education and care of our children – we could not do our ministry.” This is a common sentiment shared from parents to teachers at schools for mission kids (MKs) across the world. “Support” ministries often get put in a “second-class” file. On one hand, one might see why; […]
Why counting churches is fundamental but not the whole deal
“The world cannot be understood without numbers. And it cannot be understood with numbers alone.” (Hans Rosling) The idea of Saturation Church Planting (SCP)/DAWN-type ministry was birthed by Donald McGavran, the father of the Church Growth Movement. Here is a brief excerpt from his landmark Understanding Church Growth (page 7): “The multiplication of churches nourished […]
New Beginnings … Celebration of New Assignments
For many, the words “new year” are quickly followed by “resolutions.” To One Challenge, “new year” is followed by “celebrations.” Here at OC, we are celebrating the 13 new assignments and the people who said “yes” to God’s calling in their lives in 2018. The Lord is growing his kingdom around the world, and we […]
How Christmas is Celebrated in the OC Global Alliance
The OC Global Alliance is a voluntary association of OC mobilization centers for the purpose of sharing resources and experience to fulfill a common mission, vision, and strategy, and sharing common values. The OC Global Alliance is committed to partnering together to deploy mission workers to serve on multiethnic and multinational teams. In the Christmas […]
Video … It’s Beginning to Look a Lot like Christmas!
So, when do you begin your Christmas holiday celebration? You won’t believe what happened to me this year. I succumbed to the pressure to consume my life with Christmas even before summer ended. So where does the birth of Christ fit into all of this? Take a look at Today’s Take “It’s beginning to Look […]
IT Meets Ministry in Guatemala
Some may question what the world of Information Technology (IT) has to do with the global mission field. As you may or may not have guessed, computers, internet, routers, and all things tech, help One Challenge global workers be efficient and productive in ministry; enabling them to reach people beyond their immediate scope. Tech Upgrade […]
Highlights of the 2nd OC Alumni Retreat
The 2nd OC Alumni Retreat “Homecoming” (October 8-11) at the St. Francis Retreat Center, NW of Colorado Springs, was a wonderful time together with One Challenge “alumni” of all ages. This included retired and current OC mission workers, former and current office staff, OC board members, and adult MKs! What Aspect of This Homecoming was […]