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MentorNet #59 – The Demon Of Sophisticated Dependency

Copyright © 2009 by Galen Currah, George Patterson and Edward Aw
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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 others’ generosity, and [...]

MentorNet #60 – Missionary Relations With Churches In Changing Times

Copyright © 2009 by Galen Currah and George Patterson
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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 show symptoms [...]

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).  Proclaim [...]

MentorNet #61 – When We Drive Our Tent Pegs Too Deep

Copyright © 2009 by Galen Currah, George Patterson and Edward Aw
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Christian researchers have concluded, after watching North American trends for three decades, that the evangelical movement has stagnated. (Evangelicals are those who have strong beliefs about the sole authority of the Bible, the Lordship of Jesus, [...]