Author: Seth Barnes

The power of prayer on mission trips

Written by Seth Barnes on February 4, 2009. Posted in Prayer. 3 Comments on The power of prayer on mission trips

So far, I’ve shared on the importance of prayer on a mission trip and how to pray on a mission trip. Now, here are two stories of the power of prayer on mission trips: Adam...

Your prayers for widows & orphans

Written by Seth Barnes on February 4, 2009. Posted in Prayer. 13 Comments on Your prayers for widows & orphans

Back in the States! Just landed less than three hours ago (a side note – washed my hands next to Newt Gingrich in the Atlanta airport men’s room as he talked on his...

How to pray on a mission trip

Written by Seth Barnes on February 3, 2009. Posted in Prayer. 2 Comments on How to pray on a mission trip

Continued from yesterday’s blog “So, if the second Great Awakening is underway, how,” you may ask, “how do I join it? Where does that initial motivation...

Wow! Swaziland trip report – crocs & crocs

Written by Seth Barnes on February 3, 2009. Posted in Eswatini / Swaziland. 7 Comments on Wow! Swaziland trip report – crocs & crocs

After enduring limited internet connectivity for the last ten days, I’m back on line at the Joburg airport while we wait to catch our plane. It’s been a wonderful trip. ...

The importance of prayer on a mission trip

Written by Seth Barnes on February 2, 2009. Posted in Short-term missions. No Comments on The importance of prayer on a mission trip

The most important thing you can do as a missions leader is to help your followers to develop an intimate relationship with the Father through prayer. This central truth is often...

G-42 Spain training center

Written by Seth Barnes on February 1, 2009. Posted in 42nd Generation. 3 Comments on G-42 Spain training center

For years, Andrew Shearman has been dreaming about starting a leadership training center in Spain. This spring, the dream comes to life (read about it here). I think that it’s...

A story of modern-day slavery

Written by Seth Barnes on January 31, 2009. Posted in Sex Trade and Sex Trafficking. 5 Comments on A story of modern-day slavery

Here’s a shocking story about modern-day slavery. It’s uncomfortable to hear read or watch, but hey, this blog is about getting our of our comfort zones, so I invite...

How I became a Christian

Written by Seth Barnes on January 30, 2009. Posted in Vulnerability and me. 5 Comments on How I became a Christian

I had grown up in a nominally Christian home, but I knew very little about Jesus. It took the trauma of my father going off to war in 1967 for me to start my spiritual journey. Left...

Following a call to missions – free articles

Written by Seth Barnes on January 29, 2009. Posted in Missions. No Comments on Following a call to missions – free articles

Considering a call to the mission field? Experiential learning is probably the best way to figure out if you are called. In other words, go on a short-term mission trip. However,...

God rescued me when my car was on fire

Written by Seth Barnes on January 28, 2009. Posted in Amazing God Stories. 3 Comments on God rescued me when my car was on fire

I first got to know Jess by email in Sept. ’07. She wrote an email that I posted as a blog about being tired of waiting for God. She’d lost a child and was emotionally...

This is Africa: Think African

Written by Seth Barnes on January 27, 2009. Posted in Missions. 7 Comments on This is Africa: Think African

I’m over here in Africa, trying to “think African.” Believe me, it doesn’t come naturally. World Racer Ian Schumann writes a great blog on the subject....

TIA: This is Africa

Written by Seth Barnes on January 26, 2009. Posted in Missions. 13 Comments on TIA: This is Africa

We’re in Africa today. We’re debriefing our World Race team in Nelspruit, South Africa. We’ve missed our team and are anxious to catch up with them and all that’s...

Do you have an off switch?

Written by Seth Barnes on January 25, 2009. Posted in Discipling. 2 Comments on Do you have an off switch?

World Racer Ian Schumann is in Uganda this month. Here, he has some good insight into the contrast between American culture, African culture, and Jesus’ culture. Do we get...

Safe arrival in South Africa

Written by Seth Barnes on January 25, 2009. Posted in The Holy Spirit is on the move. 4 Comments on Safe arrival in South Africa

The flight to South Africa was great. If you were one who prayed for us – thank you! Both Karen and I were able to sleep on the plane and we arrived in Joburg in reasonable...

Adopt a team of missionaries

Written by Seth Barnes on January 24, 2009. Posted in World Race. 2 Comments on Adopt a team of missionaries

Today we’re in the air to South Africa where we’ll be leading our World Race team through a debrief (in Nelspruit). Their faith has had a profound impact on our lives...

Why do we have to go thru pain?

Written by Seth Barnes on January 23, 2009. Posted in A broken world. 130 Comments on Why do we have to go thru pain?

Today as you read this, Karen and I are en route to Africa – the land of great joy and great pain. Just outside the Joburg airport where we’ll touch down are garbage...

How I started AIM

Written by Seth Barnes on January 22, 2009. Posted in Dreaming. 10 Comments on How I started AIM

I started AIM begrudgingly almost, having just experienced a messy departure from another ministry. God and I were barely on speaking terms and life on the home front was extremely...

Leading others with excellence

Written by Seth Barnes on January 21, 2009. Posted in Leadership. 8 Comments on Leading others with excellence

“They will follow him anywhere, but only out of curiosity to see what dumb thing he’ll do next.” Are you a leader? Why do people follow you? You want them to follow...

Don’t be unequally yoked

Written by Seth Barnes on January 20, 2009. Posted in Community and Covenant. 14 Comments on Don’t be unequally yoked

What is the Bible is talking about when it says, “Don’t be unequally yoked”? It conjures up the image of a big cow and a little cow yoked together but the big...

Cross-cultural marriage can work

Written by Seth Barnes on January 19, 2009. Posted in Community and Covenant. 7 Comments on Cross-cultural marriage can work

Dennis Brock went with AIM as a white missionary from Buffalo, NY, to Swaziland in 2004. His job of finding ways to bridge the cultural gap was complicated by language and local...

Shearman: What is our dream?

Written by Seth Barnes on January 18, 2009. Posted in 42nd Generation. 2 Comments on Shearman: What is our dream?

Andrew and I have these conversations all the time. We love to dream. He’s got the words and I build things – together we make a pretty good team. Here my question...

My daughter, the streetwalker

Written by Seth Barnes on January 17, 2009. Posted in Sex Trade and Sex Trafficking. 5 Comments on My daughter, the streetwalker

In the past I’ve written about my suite mate from college, Jim Larson. I love his incarnational ministry. He doesn’t just minister to prostitutes in Bangkok, he invites...

10 Reasons to go on the World Race

Written by Seth Barnes on January 16, 2009. Posted in World Race. 4 Comments on 10 Reasons to go on the World Race

Loved this blog by Matt Snyder. Too many uninitiated young people working off a poorly formed sense of identity have never lived in a real community and never developed a real...

Allan’s story: The video

Written by Seth Barnes on January 16, 2009. Posted in Justice issues. 2 Comments on Allan’s story: The video

Very cool story we’ve been following of a World Racer, Marisa Banas and an 11 year-old Kenyan boy named Allan. It began to develop over Christmas and ended wonderfully. Here’s...