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We believe that the church is God’s way of magnifying Himself in this present age. Encompass World Partners’ Church Planting Network...
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December 30, 2022
As global cultures continue to evolve at breakneck speeds, we recognize that conventional ministry methods and approaches may not keep pace with...
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April 18, 2022
We use Encounter, Explore, Engage and Embark to describe ministry opportunities of short, mid, and long-term durations. Much more than isolated...
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September 24, 2021
16:15 exists to help local churches discover and use their unique gifts in partnership with others to make Christ known among all nations. Their...
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April 12, 2021
Not everyone is ready to go the moment they feel God calling them to missions. The same reason it isn’t recommended that you show up at the...
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August 10, 2020
Have you experienced it...that moment when the Spirit of God makes you restless, earnest, and curious? Every time you hear conversation and...
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August 2, 2019
James Gribble and the Pioneering Missionaries of Central Africa Celebrating 100 Years | A Visual Retrospective The western section of the...
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March 20, 2019
Whether mobilizing prayer, pursuing young Florence, battling illness, or blazing new trails to the unreached, James Gribble was a man on mission....
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March 20, 2019
It’s easy to think of prayer as a solitary endeavor, a conversation just between God and yourself. If we do pray with others, it can often...
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March 13, 2019
Relational Bridges in Southeast Asia Most countries do not lay out a red carpet for the gospel. “For the word of the cross is...
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March 11, 2019
Why Every Encompass Worker Gets a Ministry Coach “Go and make disciples.” Every cross-cultural worker with Encompass is entrusted...
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March 11, 2019
You can’t take it with you—but you can send it on ahead. "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust...
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March 11, 2019
Who sends someone overseas? A church? A missions agency? Encompass believes that a healthy sending will include the missionary, their church,...
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March 11, 2019
“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations…” . Jesus shared these words with his disciples some 2,000 years ago...
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March 11, 2019
Every Christ-follower can and should be mobilized to make disciples among the nations. But how much do those who attend your church really...
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March 11, 2019
Discerning Your Calling serves as the compass in the Path Series and is designed for those considering the call to go and...
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March 11, 2019
Dr. Florence Gribble's record is an inspiring story of the detailed and individual way in which God provides for those who put Him first. When God...
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February 27, 2019
Weeding an onion patch, facing an armed witch doctor, traveling the roadless savannas of central Africa were events in the dramatic life of Estella...
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February 27, 2019
James S. Gribble was a "pioneer missionary" in the deepest and truest sense of that term. In his short ministry James Gribble accomplished more...
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February 27, 2019
This is the fictional but true-to-life story of missionary "John" and how he comes to the ministry-changing conclusion: "Missions is not what the...
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February 27, 2019
If God is good, why does He allow suffering?
Encompass’ former Crisis Response Network Director Barb Wooler has experienced tragedies...
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February 27, 2019
This debriefing worksheet will help encourage individuals who went on a short-term trip without a team. It's a personal way of debriefing from a...
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February 27, 2019
Working Towards a Robust Theology of Women on Mission This anthology of more than 250 pages seeks to represent the mosaic of Scripture...
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February 26, 2019
