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Becoming Disciples
Being a disciple of Jesus is a life-long journey of deepening intimacy with God.
Strengthen your personal journey through these reflections and practices.
Anxiety is on the rise. It may be tempting to ignore this feeling or push it away. But what if instead of a curse, we viewed anxiety as a call to action—a catalyst to pause and pay attention to God?
When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them.
All people. I've told God many times in my life, I'm available to all people, whoever, wherever. But that’s actually me filtering out the uncomfortable reality of what my heart sometimes says: I’m available to people who are like me, who are easy, who have a similar personality type, political persuasion, economic position, or at least people who are open and ready!
On Mission
Nothing is as important as sharing the good news of Jesus.
Expand your missiology and be equipped to make disciples who make disciples with these ideas and strategies.
Have you ever found yourself struggling with serious doubts and frustrations in ministry? This bonus content from the Called Beyond Podcast features a segment of the conversation we had with Novo missionaries Stu and Sara Sutherland about a space and time where they were ready to call it quits.
This ancient spiritual life rhythm is making a come-back and pointing the way to a healthy, holistic, and impactful ministry.
We see in scripture that God heals at a distance. This current season with Zoom being our primary platform of connecting with each other is just a modern way to experiment with that reality.
Novo in Action
God is on the move, and we are seeing him at work around the world.
Be inspired by these stories of redemption.
In places of the world with great spiritual darkness, opposition to the good news is common. This was the reality for Christian and Rie, who moved to Japan eight years ago to spread the gospel. They saw very little fruit and felt deeply discouraged. But God gave them a light in that darkness, and it was so simple—prayer and blessing.
Where Jesus becomes King, things are done differently. And where the predominant culture is influenced by worldly ways, the Jesus way can be striking—even shocking—to those who witness it. That’s what took place on a Ugandan soccer field.
Can gospel movements take off in a secular, post-Christian climate? We don’t hear a lot of stories of the good news rapidly multiplying in the West. But could it?? Novo staff member Jeremy would answer that with a resounding “Yes!” Because he’s seen it happen—more than once.
In places of the world with great spiritual darkness, opposition to the good news is common. This was the reality for Christian and Rie, who moved to Japan eight years ago to spread the gospel. They saw very little fruit and felt deeply discouraged. But God gave them a light in that darkness, and it was so simple—prayer and blessing.