“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 […]
Stories From The Field
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 […]
A Growing Mobilization Team
At One Challenge, we’re always grateful for those who God brings to us. This month we are celebrating Connor, who joined OC’s Mobilization department officially as Short-Term Coordinator. OC and Mobilization have been praying for someone like Connor to join for many years. We are all thankful for his heart in sending mission workers and […]
Teaching on Special Needs in South Africa
If a child with a difference or weakness in social skills, cognitive ability, emotional self-regulation, and/or physical ability visited your church, would this child be welcomed and accepted? Would they feel like they belong? Ignored, neglected, and shamed Recently, these questions were posed to a group of Sunday School teachers from the Johannesburg area who […]