What’s a People Group?
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What’s a People Group?

The great commission tells us to go into “all the world.” That phrase can literally be interpreted as “all the ethnicities” or “all the people groups.” And that’s why missionaries are always talking about unreached people groups of the world.  The Joshua Project defines a people group as “the largest group within which the gospel…

What an Opportunity!

What an Opportunity!

It’s not often that we can claim to know what is in the minds of Muslim men and women in our communities; today we can be certain. After the deranged attack on two mosques in a New Zealand city called, ironically enough, Christchurch, Muslims around the world, particularly those in our own global gateway cities,…

It Starts Small
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It Starts Small

Big things, both good and bad, often start small. Global Gates was born in a growing storm. The storm began several years ago with suspicious murmurs about immigrants: “Are they legal?” “Are they taking our jobs?” “Are they dangerous?” “Are they terrorists?” What began as suspicions soon became a groundswell of opposition to the strangers…

Timothy George Interviews David Garrison

Timothy George Interviews David Garrison

What is Global Gates all about? Dr. Timothy George, Founding Dean of Beeson Divinity School, interviewed Global Gates Executive Director, David Garrison, last month about Global Gates and the Great Commission challenge to take the gospel of Jesus Christ to every nation, tribe, and tongue. Listen to this exciting interview on the Beeson Divinity School…

Superplan: a journey into God’s story
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Superplan: a journey into God’s story

In a 21st century pilgrim’s progress, Chris Clayman takes us on a journey into God’s Superplan. An encounter with Jesus propels Clayman from his American Christian middle-class lifestyle into an adventure with God that leads him from Texas to Cambridge University to Muslim West Africa, eventually leading him to discover God’s global gateways to the…

If at First…

If at First…

The old adage, “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again” applies to Global Gates missionaries as well. Our Global Gates team in Houston is adopting apartment complexes filled with South Asian Muslims. In one apartment complex, a Global Gates missionary attempted to share the gospel, hoping to start seeker Bible studies. Over a…

Global Gateway Cities

Global Gateway Cities

Global gateway cities are portals, gateways to another world. There was a time when immigrants came to America and had to burn their bridges behind them. They had no choice; there was no way to stay in touch with the homelands from which they came. In the 21st century, the world is very different. Many…

Identity and Gospel

Identity and Gospel

Since we have had the privilege of living and working overseas, we love to interact with people from other cultures. My husband and I like to play a scary game. The rules are complicated. It is called, “name that ethnicity!” Before you go all weird on me, I’ve discovered that people from other ethnicities, now…