Hope in Suffering
Matt Bodden has bright eyes; he is affable and frank. He is an evangelist at heart, and his demeanor is warm and experienced without being hardened. Bodden has faced genuine adversity; his path to salvation was long and difficult and in 2016, Matt and his wife, Stacy, lost their third child to illness. Yet, for […]
Excerpt – John Piper, Calvinism, and Missions: A Way Forward
Piper’s understanding of God’s glory plays a prominent role in his understanding of the Christian life. Piper believes that Christians need to pursue God’s glory, and in doing this they will pursue their ultimate joy. The pursuit of God’s glory as Christian Hedonism. Living like a “Christian Hedonist” will impact the lives of Christians regarding […]
When God Works Before Your Very Eyes
There can be certain subconscious expectations we have when preparing to go on an overseas mission trip. Perhaps we want to see a certain number of souls saved, or we expect to see a healing or a miraculous work of God. To see the tangible evidence of God’s working is not promised; God does not […]
Baptisms are the Best
The cure for whatever ails a Baptist church is more baptisms. Since we only practice believer’s baptism (meaning an individual must personally profess faith in Jesus prior to their baptism), baptisms are a sign that conversions are happening in the context of a church’s outreach ministry. Since baptisms symbolize the death, burial, and resurrection of […]
Spanning the Globe
We often trumpet the global impact of Gateway Seminary. We have been producing graduates for almost 80 years that have served in every part of the world. We have trustees, faculty, staff, donors, friends, and current students in multiple states and countries. Gateway is a global movement for the gospel. Over the next few months, […]
Missional Living is Obedient Living
South Asia is a beautiful, vibrant region that stretches from the (literal) sky-scraping Himalayas to the white-sand beaches of the Maldives. Spanning seven countries, South Asia is home to 1.8 billion people living in major urban areas and in rural villages. It is the birthplace of Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Jainism, and nearly one-third of […]
Taking Jesus to People
Jesus went out of his way to meet an unnamed woman, commonly known as the woman at the well or the Samaritan woman. When telling the story, John wrote, “(Jesus) had to travel through Samaria” (Jn. 4:4). Except, in one sense, he didn’t. To take the route he chose, Jesus went out of his way […]
Bringing People to Jesus
In the Bible, there are many examples of anonymous believers bringing people to Jesus. One of the most dramatic stories involved four unnamed men who helped an invalid friend drop in on Jesus. The Lord was teaching in Capernaum when “so many people gathered together that there was no more room, not even in the […]
A Rose by Any Other Name
Several phrases have been used by recent generations to describe personally sharing the gospel. These change as language evolves, culture shifts, and word usage adapts. Older evangelism training materials refer to sharing your faith as “personal work.” This phrase described the entire process of initiating a relationship with someone who needed to hear the gospel, […]
A Spiritual Virus
Gospel spreading is supposed to be a viral movement. In the first-century, the gospel traveled person-to-person as believers enthusiastically shared it with their friends and family. While preachers and church planters were important, the gospel spread most rapidly by word of mouth from believer to unbeliever. By that means it permeated societies and cultural strata […]