Maybe you have heard it. The quote is almost everywhere, all the time. “Preach the Gospel. If necessary, use words.” Unfortunately, the famous guy to whom this quote is linked, apparently never said it. Most likely because it doesn’t truly capture the Biblical perspective of evangelism. Preach, proclaim, tell, herald, teach and a host of …
MCA Church is investigating 40 days of Bible commands to “go.” We like to think of ourselves as global Christian and very much enjoy the opportunity to learn more about being effective in our Lord’s world. Our 40 day devotion guide features seven days of reflecting upon God’s command to the first followers to “go …
Yeshiva for Globally Engaged Disciples What is Yeshiva for Globally Engaged Disciples? Yeshiva is a Hebrew word that means “sitting” and is the name of residential Torah schools where the Bible is studied, in Judaism, in the Hebraic model of master and apprentice. Yeshiva for Globally Engaged Disciples is a master-apprentice-based internship program that encourages, …
Hear Gea Gort LIVE at MCA Church Business as Mission Saturday, October 6, 2018 7041 DeBarr Road, Anchorage, Alaska 9 AM – 1 PM Lunch Included Gea’s presentations are designed to increase awareness of Business as Mission in our world of today. Her experiences are the inspiration of her books, “God in the City: …
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Simple obedience to the life of Jesus calls us to love our neighbors. At least in Anchorage, Alaska, one’s neighbors are, delightfully, from around the world. Hispanic, African, and Dutch neighbors live next door to our family home and they are friends all. Northeast Anchorage is extremely blessed with a kaleidoscope of nationalities, tribes, and …
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MCA Church is a multi-ethnic, multi-generational, multi-socioeconomic worship community that loves one another deeply. We rarely talk about racism in our gatherings because we simply feel that crying racism actually strengthens and lengthens this terrible sin against the image of God. A racist is a person who believes that a particular race is superior to …
This dude says to me, “Whoever wins the election, God will be glorified.” What kind of theological perspective is that? Trying to do theology many times people become crazy folks, out of touch with simple logic and truth. He might as well of said, “Praise God for Stalin, Mussolini, Hitler, and American slavery.” The “God …
Telescopes are wonderful devices that help us observe remote objects. There is much to learn from a Global Outreach telescope. Awareness Empathy Strategy Microscopes are equally wonderful devices that help us view objects that are not in the resolution range of the normal eye. There is much to learn from a Global Outreach microscope. Relationship …
Wealth, health, ease, luxury and popularity often get a great deal of promotion in the USAmerican Christian church-scape. Bigger, richer, higher quality, faster, smoother and the more pleasing to people, the better for this mindset. Add to this the notion that people do nothing in the salvation equation. Preached loudly and clearly from many platforms …
Our systems are perfectly designed and implemented to get us where we are. We can’t blame others or bad luck. We built our systems and then our systems built us. If we are only one play short of total victory, maybe small incremental and minor adjustments would get the job done. Not gaining ground year …