This is a very productive site for those who wish to follow the persecution of Christians around the world. Follow the website descriptions at: http://www.compassdirect.org/
Archive for the ‘Discipleship’ Category
Compass: Tracking Persecuted Christians
December 9, 2011David Wilkerson: He sold his TV and Changed the World
May 5, 2011David Wilkerson impacted the life of Nicky Cruz and the gangs of New York, but he did much more, all because he was obedient to God’s whisper. If you want to change the world for the better, you might want to read this story about David Wilkerson’s journey of faith: http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2011/aprilweb-only/rememberingdavidwilkerson.html
Did Jesus Rise from the Dead?
January 24, 2011Ever wonder about whether Jesus really rose from the dead? I’ts the central question in the Christian faith. If you have wondered but not known where to look for answers, begin your search at this website: http://www.y-jesus.com/body_count1.php?gclid=CO_s2M_T06YCFQTNKgod1G0AJA
Celebrate Recovery
November 17, 2010A very interesting Christian “12 Step” form of recovery program. CR has developed 8 principles that are based on the Beatitudes. They are as follows: CELEBRATE RECOVERY’S EIGHT RECOVERY PRINCIPLES The Road to Recovery Based on the Beatitudes Realize I’m not God; I admit that I am powerless to control my tendency to do the wrong thing and [...]
The Open Table
November 15, 2010The Open Table provides an interesting model for helping to restore individuals and communities. Find their site at: http://theopentable.org/
Chicago Partners with Youth
August 11, 2010An organization dedicated to working with gangs and at-risk youths throughout the Chicago area. http://www.chicagopartnerswithyouth.org/
National Gang Crime Research Center
July 6, 2010A collection point for all sorts of information on gangs and gang life. See the website at: http://ngcrc.com/
Eternal Perspective Ministries
May 28, 2010Randy Alcorn is the founder and director of Eternal Perspective Ministries (EPM), a nonprofit organization dedicated to teaching biblical truth and drawing attention to the needy and how to help them. EPM exists to meet the needs of the unreached, unfed, unborn, uneducated, unreconciled and unsupported people around the world. http://www.epm.org/
Good Seed Ministries
May 24, 2010A multi-faceted Southside Chicago Ministry dedicated to helping families become fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ. http://www.goodseedministries.org/app/
May 10, 2010
A Funny (but thought-provoking) look at how you share your faith with others. Go to: http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100507/10-ways-not-to-share-your-faith/index.html
Mission Network News
April 27, 2010A mission news service dedicated to keeping Christians informed on evangelical mission activity around the world. http://www.mnnonline.org/
Widow Connection
April 26, 2010A wonderful site that addresses the empowerment of widowed women, both here and abroad http://www.widowconnection.com/Widow_Connection/Widow_Connection.html Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. James 1:27 In addition, you might want to read Kaye Warren’s bold [...]
Downward Mobility
April 21, 2010We live in an unabashedly upwardly mobile society; a culture of “climbers.” Life is generally about bettering our own situation, and often at the expense of others. We are “social climbers,” who are aptly described as “climbing the ladder of success.” We have an innate desire to find significance and we are taught to accomplish [...]
Salam Arabic Outreach
April 15, 2010They come from across the Middle East — Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine — and the Sudan in Africa. All are refugees, some political, some religious. They have come to the U.S. seeking a better life and safety. The name of this gathering is Salam Church (“peace” in both Arabic and Farsi) and they are meeting [...]
Christians Influencing Hollywood: Mastermedia International
April 15, 2010We are living in the second or third “media generation”–a time in which media is as ever present as the air we breathe and its influence on the human race virtually immeasurable. Since 1985, our non-profit organization–with offices in Southern California and Manhattan and international affiliates–has been serving leaders of global media in a number [...]
Arloa Sutter and Breakthrough Urban Ministries
March 18, 2010Expanded repeat of an earlier post. Arloa Sutter is the Founder and Executive Director of Breakthrough Urban Ministries. Breakthrough restores broken networks by providing neighborhood-based holistic services to individuals and families in Chicago’s East Garfield Park community. For more information on Arloa Sutter and Breakthrough Urban Ministries please go to: http://www.breakthrough.org/ and http://arloasutter.com/
New Tribes Mission
March 11, 2010New Tribes Mission: A fascinating organization reaching the unreached in the remote parts of the world. See their websiote at: http://www.ntm.org/ and http://www.ntm.org/wp/john_steadman/ (blog page)
Men at the Cross
October 15, 2009Men at the Cross is a revolution that seeks to answer the call of the great commission in America and the world by equipping and empowering every committed believer to “Love a man to Jesus until he’s ready to love another man to Jesus.” http://www.menatthecross.org/
The Chicago Fellowship
May 5, 2009Chicago Fellowship is committed to helping men experience the saving grace of Jesus Christ and work together to extend that grace to others through acts of compassion and justice in the broken places of our world. When we gather, we challenge and encourage one another through God’s Word and the sharing of our lives. We [...]
Living on the Edge Ministry
May 5, 2009A very insightful ministry about living on the cutting edge of Christian life. Highly recommended. The website can be found at: http://www.livingontheedge.org/lotecommunity/
Mark Driscoll and Mar’s Hill Church
January 28, 2009The dynamic and controversial pastor of a rapidly growing Church in one of the most unchurched areas in the US. http://www.theopedia.com/Mark_Driscoll You can also see Mark Driscoll interviewed on Nightline (1/28/09) by clicking on: http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/FaithMatters/story?id=6711206&page=1
Teen Challenge Chicago
January 15, 2009Outreach to street gangs and drug abusers in Chicago. Famous from the books The Cross and the Switchblade and Run, Baby, Run, the stories of David Wilkerson and Nicky Cruz. http://www.teenchallengeil.com/chicago/
Gang Outreach
January 15, 2009A ministry to the Chicago Area Street Gangs http://www.geocities.com/~gangoutreach/tattoo-removal.html
Gangstyle: Gangbangers Investigating Christianity
January 15, 2009An impressive site about gang life with all its trauma, passion, and pain. Stories, testimonies, videos, and poetry. What gang life is about and how to get out. A site for gang members who want to change their lives, get clean, and find peace. A positive alternative through Jesus Christ. http://www.gangstyle.com/gangs_art_and_life.php
The Active Word Video Blog
April 17, 2008A cool video blog that touches on a lot of important and relevent issues facing Christians today. http://www.godtube.com/ActiveWord
Muslims who Followed Jesus
April 17, 2008Here are some inspiring videos about Muslims who chose to follow Jesus. http://www.godtube.com/uvideos.php?UID=205223&type=public
April 10, 2008
~A Rite of Passage~ In a recent Open Doors narrative, it described the persecution, suffering, and torture of Uyghur Christian leaders in northwest China http://www.opendoorsusa.org/content/view/441/139/ The article goes on to say that, “For years, the underground church in China has viewed such arrests and imprisonments as something of a “rite of passage” [...]
Hear or See John Ortberg on the “Next Steps”
March 28, 2008Hi everyone: As most of you know, Willowcreek was blessed to have John and Nancy Ortberg as teaching pastors for a number of years. He is now the Senior Pator of Menlo Park Presbyterian Church in Menlo Park, California. He is one of the best speakers I have ever heard. Many of us are still [...]
Yom Yom
March 27, 2008Hi all- I wanted to pass on another blogsite to you that I think you’ll find interesting. This site is called Yom Yom (see below). Its a site that is offered by one of my Graduate School Professors who is one of the World’s leading Hittite Specialists, Dr. Harry Hoffner, and, more importantly, a follower of [...]
Open Doors USA
March 20, 2008The Persecuted church around the World. When one part of the body suffers, the entire body suffers. http://www.opendoorsusa.org/ http://www.persecution.com/ Also see The Gospel for Asia and pray for the suffering christians of Sri Lanka who are growing but caught in the midst of a civil war and experiencing terrible persecution from the Buddisht majority on [...]
