From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
Mission Hits #53 (October 2023)
Building healthy multinational teams/10 Ways to develop a missions culture in your church
/Supporting indigenous workers
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From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Sep 21
Mission Hits #52 (September 2023)
Single people on mission/Why you need a sending pipeline/Don’t miss Gen Z’s missionary potential/How a small church can be a sending church
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Aug 23
Mission Hits #51 (August 2023)
How to come along a friend in burnout/Does our missionary need an agency?/The African roots of Christianity/The most strategic mission field
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Jul 21
Mission Hits #50 (July 2023)
Staying connected while far away/Why missionaries doubt/The next ten years /Who will be the missionaries to western culture?
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- May 23
Mission Hits #49 (May 2023)
How the sent send the senders/Give Your Church a Global Focus/Demystify mental health for missionaries/Is the era of pioneer missions over?
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Apr 21
Mission Hits #48 (April 2023)
10 Things I love about being a missionary/A missional theology of creation care/Sharing the gospel in Uganda/The case for long-term mission
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Mar 29
Mission Hits #47 (March 2023)
5 Lies global workers believe/The importance of families in global missions/Stay Sane as a Single Missionary/4 ways to pray for Muslims
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Feb 27
Mission Hits #46 (February 2023)
Missions could make you sick/5 Considerations for a sending church when visiting a missionary/5 Things missionary kids want you to know/Sent
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Jan 14
Mission Hits #45 (January 2023)
Missions could make you sick/5 Considerations for a sending church when visiting a missionary/5 Things missionary kids want you to know/Sent
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Dec 15, 2022
Mission Hits #44 (December 2022)
The mission trip most churches should take/How do I know if I should go to the nations?/Make your church a harbor for returning missionaries
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Nov 18, 2022
Mission Hits #43 (November 2022)
10 Tips for healthy links between missionaries & churches/Is it time to stop using the word 'missionary'?/How global is your faith?
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Oct 21, 2022
Mission Hits #42 (October 2022)
A call for trailblazers/I’m not a missionary. Am I making excuses?/Preparing for Cross-Cultural Ministry/What Is Polycentric Mission?
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Sep 19, 2022
Mission Hits #41 (September 2022)
Missionary job description: Feel awkward/Abuse and neglect of MKs/3 'bewares' for returning short-term missionaries/Africa to the Rest
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Aug 22, 2022
Mission Hits #40 (August 2022)
Healthy home assignments with TCKs/Leveraging your missions funds/You can’t cross the ocean on an iPad/How to care for your refugee neighbor
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Jul 22, 2022
Mission Hits #39 (July 2022)
Let the missionaries be glad/How pastors support global missions/Think local before you go global/Where are all the single male missionaries
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Jun 30, 2022
Mission Hits #38 (June 2022)
Faithfulness in the face of death/How Churches Support Global Ministry/When being helped hurts/Missionary prayer is missionary care & MORE
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- May 16, 2022
Mission Hits #37 (May 2022)
The Mission of Forgiveness/Give your church a global focus/Staying sent well/How to partner with African churches well, and much more....
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Apr 21, 2022
Mission Hits #36 (April 2022)
Was Jesus Punctual?/The Cheerleader and the Curmudgeon/The missionary kids are not alright/6 Ways to love missionaries when they come home
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Mar 23, 2022
Mission Hits #35 (March 2022)
Helping my Church to pray for mission and missionaries/Avoiding paternalism/4 Misguided expectations from short-term missions
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Feb 15, 2022
Mission Hits #34 (February 2022)
Does sending church exclude parachurch?/To bribe or not to bribe/Pastor, do you know your missionaries?/Reasons partnerships go awry
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Oct 23
Mission Hits #53 (October 2023)
Building healthy multinational teams/10 Ways to develop a missions culture in your church
/Supporting indigenous workers
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Sep 21
Mission Hits #52 (September 2023)
Single people on mission/Why you need a sending pipeline/Don’t miss Gen Z’s missionary potential/How a small church can be a sending church
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Aug 23
Mission Hits #51 (August 2023)
How to come along a friend in burnout/Does our missionary need an agency?/The African roots of Christianity/The most strategic mission field
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Jul 21
Mission Hits #50 (July 2023)
Staying connected while far away/Why missionaries doubt/The next ten years /Who will be the missionaries to western culture?
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- May 23
Mission Hits #49 (May 2023)
How the sent send the senders/Give Your Church a Global Focus/Demystify mental health for missionaries/Is the era of pioneer missions over?
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Apr 21
Mission Hits #48 (April 2023)
10 Things I love about being a missionary/A missional theology of creation care/Sharing the gospel in Uganda/The case for long-term mission
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Mar 29
Mission Hits #47 (March 2023)
5 Lies global workers believe/The importance of families in global missions/Stay Sane as a Single Missionary/4 ways to pray for Muslims
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Feb 27
Mission Hits #46 (February 2023)
Missions could make you sick/5 Considerations for a sending church when visiting a missionary/5 Things missionary kids want you to know/Sent
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Jan 14
Mission Hits #45 (January 2023)
Missions could make you sick/5 Considerations for a sending church when visiting a missionary/5 Things missionary kids want you to know/Sent
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Dec 15, 2022
Mission Hits #44 (December 2022)
The mission trip most churches should take/How do I know if I should go to the nations?/Make your church a harbor for returning missionaries
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Nov 18, 2022
Mission Hits #43 (November 2022)
10 Tips for healthy links between missionaries & churches/Is it time to stop using the word 'missionary'?/How global is your faith?
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Oct 21, 2022
Mission Hits #42 (October 2022)
A call for trailblazers/I’m not a missionary. Am I making excuses?/Preparing for Cross-Cultural Ministry/What Is Polycentric Mission?
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Sep 19, 2022
Mission Hits #41 (September 2022)
Missionary job description: Feel awkward/Abuse and neglect of MKs/3 'bewares' for returning short-term missionaries/Africa to the Rest
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Aug 22, 2022
Mission Hits #40 (August 2022)
Healthy home assignments with TCKs/Leveraging your missions funds/You can’t cross the ocean on an iPad/How to care for your refugee neighbor
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Jul 22, 2022
Mission Hits #39 (July 2022)
Let the missionaries be glad/How pastors support global missions/Think local before you go global/Where are all the single male missionaries
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Jun 30, 2022
Mission Hits #38 (June 2022)
Faithfulness in the face of death/How Churches Support Global Ministry/When being helped hurts/Missionary prayer is missionary care & MORE
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- May 16, 2022
Mission Hits #37 (May 2022)
The Mission of Forgiveness/Give your church a global focus/Staying sent well/How to partner with African churches well, and much more....
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Apr 21, 2022
Mission Hits #36 (April 2022)
Was Jesus Punctual?/The Cheerleader and the Curmudgeon/The missionary kids are not alright/6 Ways to love missionaries when they come home
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Mar 23, 2022
Mission Hits #35 (March 2022)
Helping my Church to pray for mission and missionaries/Avoiding paternalism/4 Misguided expectations from short-term missions
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Feb 15, 2022
Mission Hits #34 (February 2022)
Does sending church exclude parachurch?/To bribe or not to bribe/Pastor, do you know your missionaries?/Reasons partnerships go awry
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Jan 18, 2022
Mission Hits #33 (January 2022)
Dangers of being a sending church/The Treason of Conversion/The posture of a learner/God is not a missionary God/Cultivate missional prayer
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Dec 13, 2021
Mission Hits #32 (December 2021)
No shortcuts in missions/Things mission agencies shouldn’t say/10 ways to care for your missionaries/Sharing Jesus with Muslim friends
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Nov 23, 2021
Mission Hits #31 (November 2021)
Bursting the missionary bubble/7 Things no missions textbook will teach you/Missionary sending and the local church/The Church is shifting
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Nov 8, 2021
Mission Hits #30 (November 2021)
Being, not just making, disciples/Sharing Jesus with Hindu Friends/Decolonising of Mission/Partnership to collaboration/Permission to Stay
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Oct 22, 2021
Mission Hits #29 (October 2021)
Liturgy for the well-worn missions leader/5 Christian activities we mistake for missions/3 Reasons we measure growth in DMMs...
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Oct 8, 2021
Mission Hits #28 (October 2021)
Top tips on preaching on mission from the whole Bible/5 Things to expect your first year as a missionary/Measuring 'success' in missions
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Sep 17, 2021
Mission Hits #27 (September 2021)
Dismantling the Ethnic Foods Aisle in Christianity/The Church Was Always International/John 15v16. The real great commission?...
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Aug 24, 2021
Mission Hits #26 (August 2021)
Can I glorify God with my ordinary life?/Angry missionaries…/Missionary Care Begins with the Local Church: A Look at 3 John 5-8/5 surprising
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Aug 8, 2021
Mission Hits #25 (August 2021)
Are tattoos worse than adultery?/I am a foreign weirdo/Mobilizing when you can’t travel/What kind of overseas friendships do I need?
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Jul 22, 2021
Mission Hits #24 (July 2021)
What do missionaries wish they had known?/The ends of the earth/Would Paul be considered a bad missionary today?
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Jul 8, 2021
Mission Hits #23 (July 2021)
Finishing the task: Some questions…/How to make missionaries on furlough cry…/When your missionary needs your church/4 ways churches give to
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Jun 24, 2021
Mission Hits #22 (June 2021)
Risky Hospitality/The benefits of parenting overseas/Redefining ‘Success’ in Ministry/On your knees: Missions work thousands of miles away
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Jun 8, 2021
Mission Hits #21 (June 2021)
Three things the (British) Church needs to know about world mission/7 ways we rank each other/The mission field in our own back yard
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- May 18, 2021
Mission Hits #20 (May 2021)
Missionaries are not superheroes/Teaching Kids to Love the Nations/A tribute to Carlos Rene Padilla/4 ways to love your Muslims neighbour
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Apr 20, 2021
Mission Hits #19 (April 2021)
Principles and Practices of Healthy Partnerships/How Does the Hope of Heaven Drive Missions?/What is mission?/Parents, Raise up Missionaries
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Apr 7, 2021
Mission Hits #18 (April 2021)
Mind the (mission) gap/Caring for Third-culture kids/Our mission partners' ministry is ours too!/The Kingdom Advances through Diasporas
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Mar 23, 2021
Mission Hits #17 (Mar 2021)
There Is No Future Without Cross-cultural Ministry/Toxicity and mission agency culture/Experiencing miscarriage as a missionary
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Mar 8, 2021
Mission Hits #16 (Mar 2021)
101 ways to impact the world/Can we finish the missionary task?/Mission myths/What happens to those who never hear about Jesus?
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Feb 23, 2021
Mission Hits #15 (Feb 2021)
Stop sending people to the mission field unless…/Learning from the majority world/The World’s Fastest-Growing Evangelical Movement…
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Feb 9, 2021
Mission Hits #14 (Feb 2021)
Money: The Most Complicated Part of Missions/Should I stay or go?/Challenges for single women on the mission field/Business as Mission
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Jan 22, 2021
Mission Hits #13 (Jan 2021)
Principles and practices of healthy partnerships/2020 Gospel Advances in Afghanistan/What does Spirit-empowered Christianity look like
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Jan 5, 2021
Mission Hits #12 (Jan 2021)
Christianity Isn’t ‘Becoming’ Global. It Always Has Been/5 Ways to love people of other cultures/Maintaining your church's sending culture
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Dec 14, 2020
Mission Hits #11 (Dec 2020)
Welcome to Mission Hits, a fortnightly blog highlighting stimulating and significant recent resources related to world Christianity,...
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Nov 25, 2020
Mission Hits #10 (Nov 2020)
Changing the lens with which we see the world/ Global gateway cities/The power of prayer/Don’t cancel your short-term trip - maximize it
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Nov 11, 2020
Mission Hits #9 (Nov 2020)
How to be a global Christian without getting on a plane/Church growth in Thailand/Five Challenges for Missionaries from David Brainerd
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Oct 21, 2020
Mission Hits #8 (Oct 2020)
The Church Won't Send Me/The Future of Missions/Increase Your Impact/Leaving Early/What does a cross-cultural missionary look like?
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Oct 6, 2020
Mission Hits #7 (Oct 2020)
Foreign Missions in Your Own Hometown/ When Your Church’s Missions Heartbeat has Flattened/ Decolonizing mission/ Woman Raised From the Dead
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Sep 23, 2020
Mission Hits #6 (Sep 2020)
Global Missions in the Bible: 1+2 Peter/Discontinuing Missionary Support/Thai Church Holds Record-Breaking Baptism/Language learning
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Sep 7, 2020
Mission Hits #5 (Sep 2020)
Word and Deed in Mission/Moving Missions Sunday online/The Korean Diaspora/The Missionary-Theologian/Christians in Iran Approaching 1m
From Every Nation (Chris Howles)
- Aug 24, 2020
Mission Hits #4 (August 2020)
Should we stop sending missionaries/Reached or Unreached—Who Deserves Our Attention/25 ways to move Global Missions forward/ What’s Wrong...
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