Practical Missions

An essay by missionary Ken Wells on the current pandemic.

During this period of quarantine, confusion, and not a little bit of fear on the part of many, I would like to offer some much-needed words of godly wisdom for how to think rightly about the Coronavirus. Now, thi...

In the midst of the global outbreak of the current Coronavirus (Covid-19) anxiety is growing in the hearts of many. Rightfully so because fear is a healthy part of our being that ought to cause us to reason well and seek to preserve our life when in danger. Fear is des...

Over the last few years, we've noticed a new trend in church planting work in Europe (Italy included). Rather than evangelize the lost, the new concept is less direct, even a bit sneaky. The idea is to simply be nice, be the body of Christ, fix parks, paint schools, mo...

From time to time we like to share articles from a ministry that we find very useful for understanding the culture in Italy which is Roman Catholic. Today we are doing it again. THIS ARTICLE and organization are a great blessing to us because they teach well on the doc...

Too often in our days the church and individual disciples are tempted to one of two extremes; deny the reality of the demonic entirely, or over-emphasize the demonic and fail to comprehend the Sovereignty of God over all His creations.

This particular issue from Ligoni...

In these days in which we live there is no shortage of things for us to watch, either on tv or the internet. As disciples of Christ, we don't have to be carried away into watching nonsense that does nothing for our souls or to make us better witnesses for Jesus. We can...

The funny thing about overseeing a ministry which has the word "practical" in the name is that, in reality, in a certain sense, there is nothing practical about gospel ministry. What do I mean by that? Well, simply put, I mean that there is nothing practical about carr...

If you ever felt boggled trying to figure out what Roman Catholicism is all about, don't worry, you're not alone. It's very complex and has a long history full of changing faces. It is a worthwhile endeavor to better understand it, but if you are pinched on time then h...

In Italy one of the hardest things a Christian faces, apart from being considered part of a cult or chastised by family members, is finding a partner to marry. The single missionary in Italy understands this too. Since less than 1% of the population is evangelical and...

When I first became a missionary back in 2007 I cut the cord, almost drastically, to my ‘previous’ life in America. I did this because I was taught well the importance of fully entering into the culture of the mission field where I was sent. If I was to reach Italians...