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Missionary Catalyst
April 3, 2024Training Global Gates offers customized training for our missionaries called Pathways to Success. Depending on the missionary’s prior experience, Pathways could involve building skills in language learning, ethnographic research, mobilizing and training partners, spiritual formation, evangelism and discipleship, church planting methodology, and leadership. To become an effective Missions Catalyst, the missionary candidate may need to… -
Prayer Coordinator
April 3, 2024ROLE DESCRIPTION: WHAT DOES A PRAYER COORDINATOR DO? Unreached people from some of the world’s most least-reached regions do not know Christ and more laborers are needed to share with them the name of Jesus. Many will even say they have never met a Christian. The Prayer Coordinator role needs to be focused on because… -
Director of Development
April 3, 2024Mission Description Summary We are seeking a passionate and driven Director of Development to join Global Gates Network to reach the ends of the earth through global gateway cities. The ideal candidate will have a deep commitment to our vision, mission and values, along with a proven track record in fundraising, donor engagement, and strategic… -
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The Power of God on Display among the Nations in the D.C. Metro Area
March 19, 2024The D.C. Metro Area is home to unreached diaspora populations that include Saudi Arabs, Afghans, Yeshivish Jews, Uyghurs, Gujarati Hindus, Turks, Moroccan Arabs, Bangladeshis, Indo-Pak Muslims, Punjabi Sikhs, Indian Hindi-speaking Hindus, Iraqi Arabs, Tamil, Palestinian Arabs, Lebanese Arabs, Thai Buddhists, Persians, and Egyptian Arabs according to UPGNorthAmerica.com. As Jesus said, “The harvest is great, but the laborers are few,” which is why believers must pray earnestly for more laborers to enter into his harvest (Matthew 9:37-38 and Luke 10:2). -
A Kingdom Approach for Reaching the Nations in DFW
January 30, 2024For Matt, it’s not about flying the Global Gates flag in DFW. More importantly, he wants to see Jesus glorified among Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, and Sikhs, and that is going to take the entire Body of Christ, which is made up of normal everyday people, living on mission in their neighborhoods and in the workplace regardless of agency or denominational banner. To join us in what God is doing among the nations in DFW, there are multiple levels of commitment one can consider. As for short-term, there are Sifting Week trips and other opportunities, while a midterm commitment might entail a semester-long internship or to join us for Pathways. A more significant level of commitment would be to join us long-term as a missionary. You can learn more… -
Columbus, OH: A Somali Diaspora
January 23, 2024It’s a cool, cloudy, crisp fall Saturday in Columbus, Ohio. The scenery is marked with a variety of vibrant-colored leaves that dot the trees. Classic Rock music and the smell of smoked meat permeate the air. The city is buzzing with large crowds of people covered in scarlet and gray. Chants of “O-H” are answered… -
5 Things a Missionary would tell You over Coffee
September 5, 2023The act of “coffee-ing” has become a verb that symbolizes connection. It’s in this space that missionaries often find themselves sharing experiences over steaming cups of java. In these shared moments over coffee, missionaries impart more than just insights into faith; they offer a window to what God is doing through the nations. Through stories… -
What does Easter have to do with the nations?
April 3, 2023When the apostle Paul spoke to the intelligentsia in the number one global city of his day, Athens, about Jesus and the resurrection, he made the following points: first, God made all the nations (ethne) from one man, Adam, to inhabit the whole earth and second, God determines “the exact places where they should live”… -
What do Christians need to know about Ramadan?
February 23, 2023What makes you a Christian? What do you gain by following Jesus Christ? One must fast and pray to Allah for the forgiveness of sin. How do you plan to do this now? My name is Abdul, and these were the questions my family had for me after believing in Isa (Jesus). I was born… -
Who is a man with a lamb on his shoulders?
January 9, 2023Matt, Global Gates missionary in Pennsylvania, was meeting with an Iraqi refugee who had recently relocated with her children from North Carolina, her entry point to the US. A Global Gates worker in North Carolina had shared her contact info so that she would have help in Pennsylvania. During their conversation, the woman suddenly said,… -
Quotes from the Field
November 9, 2022“We are sinners.” – *Farraz, an Afghan Muslim man, to a Global Gates missionary, who shared the gospel with him “We were in a Middle Eastern country far from home. We had no food, none. And I had no money. I called out to God and to Jesus to provide for us. Within two hours… -
Give to the Ethnic Church Partners Fund
November 2, 2022The most strategic evangelists among unreached people groups are believers who come from those very groups that we are trying to reach (former Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs, and Buddhists). Some from these groups are approaching Global Gates to serve as missionaries. However, it has proven difficult for these effective evangelists to raise funds. Unlike western missionaries,…
