Beth Hanley was a typical young world-saver. She graduated from a great university, began her professional career with a non-profit fighting hunger and poverty, then served with the Peace Corps. When she completed her term, she enrolled in a graduate program for international relations.
Urbana.org spoke with author of the first six editions of Operation World and The Future of the Global Church about the place of North Americans in missions, trends in missions that will affect the next generation of missions workers, and the role Urbana should play.
From creating a tree that was “pleasing to the eye” in the garden of Eden (Genesis 2), to highlighting the artistic and spiritual leadership of Bezalel and Oholiab in the building of the tabernacle (Exodus 35), to the weirdly dramatic exploits of some Old Testament prophets (Ezekiel 4), God has been
I have a vision problem—a form of nearsightedness. This particular sort of nearsightedness causes me to live a small, self-centered life. Though there’s a whole world out there, I have trouble seeing past the rim of my own comfortable existence. I’ve tried to expand my vision with information about
Conversations with others about spiritual things often leave us feeling undone. Sometimes we’re so focused on the objections and social hurdles we face that we’re even caught off-guard by a simple question born out of genuine curiosity.
What is your motivation for a deeper involvement in God’s mission? A bigger understanding of who God is and what he is trying to accomplish in the world is a good place to start.
