by Jean Johnson | Jun 1, 2021 | 80/20 Mission Principle
“ . . . You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you. And you will be My witnesses, first here in Jerusalem, then beyond to Judea and Samaria, and finally to the farthest places on earth.” (Acts 1:8, The Voice). “As the Holy Spirit empowers . . . them”...
by Jean Johnson | May 6, 2021 | 80/20 Mission Principle
“As before, [Jesus] spoke constantly of the kingdom of God” (Acts 1:3, The Voice). Jesus could have done so many things during His 40 days while risen from the grave, but once again He constantly spoke of the kingdom of God: As before, he spoke constantly of the...
by Jean Johnson | Apr 22, 2021 | 80/20 Mission Principle
Imagine this . . . You go to a global mission training hoping to learn all you can and the trainer hands you the Book of Acts and then dismisses you, saying, “Here is your manual. Read it. Pray it. Follow it.” What would our mission strategies consist of if we allowed...
by Jean Johnson | Jan 28, 2020 | Inspirational, Missional Musings
Five Stones Global, Jean Johnson Since our last blog and conversation, have you been declaring this prayer “God, may your Kingdom come to my neighborhood and may I play an integral part in it’s coming”? Anything happening? We received some insightful comments from...
by Jean Johnson | Dec 4, 2019 | Inspirational, Missional Musings
Would you join us in stepping outside your door each morning while declaring this prayer: “God, may your Kingdom come to my neighborhood and may I play an integral part in it’s coming?” In Acts 1:8, Luke writes: You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on...
by Jean Johnson | May 23, 2019 | Inspirational, Missional Musings, The DNA of Sustainability & Multiplication
We all hear or use phrases like these: Just be yourself. Embrace who you are. Own your story. Let me be me. I am free to be me. This way of thinking is popular in American culture today. We allow great latitude for ourselves to be at home in our own skins and others...
by Jean Johnson | Mar 26, 2019 | The DNA of Sustainability & Multiplication
By Jean Johnson Macro-compassion projects from the West tend to swallow up micro-compassion lifestyles for the Rest. Compassion in the hands of the few on behalf of the many is extremely limiting. How can we help to reverse this syndrome and make compassion every...
by Jean Johnson | Dec 5, 2018 | The DNA of Sustainability & Multiplication
Guest Blog by Ryan Kuja Excerpt from Ryan’s book: From Inside Out: Reimagining Mission, Recreating the World While serving with a Christian humanitarian organization in South Sudan, I worked with a Dinka man named Abijek who lived in a nearby village. He was...
by Jean Johnson | Nov 12, 2018 | The DNA of Sustainability & Multiplication
By Jean Johnson, Director of Five Stones Global The Lausanne Movement describes integral mission as a style of mission that recognizes “no biblical dichotomy between evangelistic and social responsibility.” Putting this concept into the form of an action statement, we...
by Jean Johnson | Aug 9, 2018 | Inspirational, Missional Musings, The DNA of Sustainability & Multiplication
By Jean Johnson In my last post, we visited God’s heart for social justice by listening in on a conversation between a child and a parent. Additionally, we visited Isaiah 1:17, which is a clear invitation to correct oppression, bring justice to the fatherless, and...
