MentorNet #59 – The Demon Of Sophisticated Dependency

Copyright © 2009 by Galen Currah, George Patterson and Edward Aw This document may be stored, shared and published in any media. Wise relief and development workers avoid helping the poor in ways that build dependency. It is well documented how careless handouts make the poor lose initiative and self-respect; many begin to depend on [...]

MentorNet #60 – Missionary Relations With Churches In Changing Times

Copyright © 2009 by Galen Currah and George Patterson This document may be stored, shared and published in any media. The role of Western missionaries in church planting and disciple making is changing because of fewer volunteers, legal restrictions, reduced funding and a shift to short-term mission. While some missionaries are becoming more fruitful, others [...]

Church Planting – The New Scam

I recently sent out my my newsletter summarizing one of my many trips overseas to mentor/coach a house church planting movement in Asia. Here is the paragraph that seems to have sparked much interest. “House church planting has become (perhaps already has been for awhile) the new way to make money in Asia (country changed). [...]