How God Turned One Missionary’s Calling into a Ministry Among Migrant Workers When Ronnie Barron first sensed God calling him to missions, he never imagined that ministry would one day bring Mexico to his own backyard. Growing up with a love for agriculture and a heart for missions, Ronnie felt drawn toward serving farming communities. […]
Joe Frejosky, Pastor of Charlotte Road Baptist Church, and David Outlaw, Pastor of Mt. View Baptist Church, presented today about their experiences from two different models of ethnic church partnerships. The meeting centered on a shared conviction that Nashville’s growing ethnic diversity presents a strategic Gospel opportunity requiring churches to move beyond simple facility sharing […]
Our team stood outside a large apartment complex with a clear purpose, but no clear direction. We had learned that a family from a closed country lived somewhere inside, and we hoped to invite them to a local showing of the Jesus Film. There was no apartment number, no prior connection—only a quiet sense that […]
The recent gathering brought together pastors and ministry leaders to strengthen networking and collaboration among churches seeking to reach the nations in their own neighborhoods. A major focus of the meeting was English as a Second Language (ESL) ministry as a strategic pathway for gospel engagement among immigrants and refugees. Brett Boesch, representing the Diaspora […]
In 1986, a family of nine stepped off a plane in the United States with little more than hope and the memory of a homeland they had fled. They came from Southeast Asia through a refugee camp in Thailand. Their religious background was Buddhist and animist. Christianity was not part of their story. At least, […]