Gateway Global
The Journey of Spiritual Formation
I realized that I can’t ignore and need to communicate to you how important my current focus on my own spiritual formation has been to me of late.
Continue ReadingNAB Global Church Partnerships / NAB Strategy
As the North American Baptist Conference has been moving towards a more ‘strategic’ way to accomplish our collective ‘ends’ (or goals)…
Continue ReadingRegarding a Wholistic Mission
Earlier this month, I had the opportunity once again to present and participate in the International Wholistic Mission Conference in Phoenix, Arizona.
Continue ReadingTwas the Season
Well, I knew that this past December and January were setting themselves up to be a busy season and they were, just not entirely in the way I was expecting.
Continue ReadingPartnership for the Long Term
It is a ‘profound change’ in the idea that Short Term Mission does not align well with Missio Dei if we don’t experience it outside of Long Term Partnership
Continue ReadingUnity of the Spirit
As our EXPLORE and SCP Vision Trip team members discovered (and was re-confirmed to us) our brothers and sisters in Central Europe are eager to not only talk about what we have in common…
Continue ReadingMissional Living on a “Global” Scale
Compartmentalizing, categorization, and silo making…you may not realize it, but if you’re a North American or a church in North America, you’re good at these.
Continue ReadingGateway Developments
January 2015 will mark 13 years since we (Shelly and Randy Schmor) began to serve with Gateway Teams (where has the time gone?!) and with each year we continue to see God using this ministry to develop “Global Partnerships through Kingdom Mission.” Here’s some of the most notable developments at Gateway this past year:
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