Issue: Winter 2020
Seize the Day
Reaching the unreached on Japanese sports fields
God is opening new ways to use baseball and other sports to take the gospel to Japanese
Sports ministry: Making the vision a reality
Let’s commit to using sports to make disciples who can make disciples in Japan
Seizing the opportunity offered by the Olympics
What part can we play in helping Japan to seek spiritual renewal at this time when the world turns its eyes towards this nation?
Why action sports ministry in Japan matters
God has opened up a unique opportunity to reach a group of people who are unlikely to go to church on Sundays
Paralympics brings opportunities to Japan’s churches
Christ’s example inspires us to reach out to disabled members of our communities
Two Japanese Christian snowboarders
Meet two young Japanese siblings who love the Lord and snowboarding
Seize the globalized day
The 2020 Olympics promise to bring the world to Tokyo, but the world is already here. This is good news for the church.
The Connect 2020 Plan: Bridging the gap
The Southern Baptists are partnering with others to leverage next year’s Olympics to generate gospel conversations and spur the local church on in reaching Japan
A timely response to an urgent need
We have an amazing opportunity to meet it if we are willing to be “the nail that sticks up”
Kingdom purposes for Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Sometimes God calls us to things we never imagined we could do
Three spiritual warfare principles
As we cheer on the Olympians, we may also find some useful strategies for engaging our enemy and celebrating our own victory in Jesus Christ.
Mobilizing Japanese lay workers
Training and sending Japanese believers to make disciples among their existing relational networks has been producing encouraging results
Narrative arcs in nonfiction
What is a narrative arc? Every story—even a brief nonfiction one that you write for...
Let’s praise God!
“Keep praying, but be thankful that God’s answers are wiser than your prayers!”1 William Culbertson...
Church Multiplication Vision Festa
The Church Multiplication Vision Festa 2019 was held at Ochanomizu Christian Center in Tokyo on...
Reconciliation the theme of East Asian graduates gathering
Christian Shimbun, August 25, 2019 Translated by Grace Koshino The East Asia Graduate Conference (EAGC)...