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Five Stones Global moves people through these four stages of change:
- Sense It! – Sense a need for change
- Desire It! – Desire a better future
- Imagine It! – Imagine new possibilities
- Apply It! – Apply new strategies
Mark Zook – The late missionary to Papua New Guinea, New Tribes Mission Stated
Missionaries, led by the Lord to engage in cross-cultural missions, face many challenges and first-time opportunities.
Where do I begin?
What should I do?
What should I not do?
Five Stones Global focuses on the importance of missionaries working from the beginning of their ministry toward the end goal of leading churches to be self-reliant. To lean continually upon the crutch of foreign resources is not a viable option.
Five Stones Global’s expertise, via qualified personnel and trustworthy resources, will help missionaries avoid having an ahaa moment when they commonly say, ‘I wish I had known these principles before starting my ministry.’ Five Stones Global’s practical and doable principles for establishing self-reliant churches should be part of every cross-cultural worker’s toolkit.
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Social Justice 1: God Designed Social Justice – Don’t You Dare Hit Her!
By Jean Johnson I was driving down a popular boulevard in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. In a grassy area along the boulevard, I saw a man lift up his iron rod that served as a cane to strike a woman over her head. Without thinking, I slammed on my brakes, jumped out of my vehicle, and […]
Habitude 7: Value the Soul Music; Avoid Music Colonialism
My dog howled every time I hit a certain note on my bamboo flute. He would lift up his head and cry as if he were calling upon a sweetheart in another village. I am not musically inclined in any form or fashion, but it was about time I learned more about Cambodian music […]
Habitude 6: Overcome the Spitting Dragon Who Wants to Send You Home
DAY 1 Affects DAY 100: Habitudes* Habitude 6: Overcome the Spitting Dragon Who Wants to Send You Home By Jean JohsnonWhen serving in Cambodia as a vocational missionary, I saw many missionaries come and go. I used to call Cambodia “the spitting dragon,” because it chewed people up and spit them out. In the early […]
What We Can Learn from a Mizo Missionary Sent to Cambodia
Written by Sairengpuia Sailo When in Cambodia, I (Jean Johnson) had the opportunity to meet and interact with Sairengpuia Sailo. He was a missionary sent out from Mizoram, Northeast India as a missionary to Cambodia. Mizoram is known for their locally sustainable and self-supporting churches. So what would it be like to be sent out from […]
Conviction Compels Us in Disciple Making Movements
Guest Blog: By C. Anderson DNA can be a bit of a faddish buzzword these days. What is the DNA of your group? Your organization? Though perhaps the word is becoming a bit overused, the concept has validity as we look at multiplication. DNA speaks to the core values that are communicated from the beginning […]