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The following story was shared by Colin Neville, FN missionary in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Colin and his wife Maida are serving as artists-in-residence, using their various artistic talents to develop relationships and illuminate Christ in a foreign mission field. In this story, Colin beautifully illustrates a strategy we sometimes call “releasing our agenda.” Missionaries meet thousands of people in their new communities. Some become life-long friends, but many do not. In the m

Merry Christmas! I’d like to share a story from Lauren Christman, a Friends Network missionary serving in Seoul, South Korea.   Professor Guy Marquardt of Asia Lutheran Seminary recently visited Seoul to teach a class on Luther’s Small Catechism . Lauren attended and sat next to a young woman she had never met. During a break, they struck up a conversation. Lauren learned that this woman wasn’t a Christian, but she was genuinely curious about Christianity.   When Professor Ma

When a living room is your sanctuary, and a dining table is your altar… This is   House Church . With no building, minimal budget, and just a handful of workers, how are you possibly supposed to start a healthy church? Maybe—just maybe—that is not the recipe for a lacking church, but the very key to a thriving one. Let me explain… Barriers: Today, many are spiritually curious, but often distrustful of religious institutions. And in Manila, it often seems like people’s only al

As you probably know, Friends Network is all about friendship evangelism. Friendship evangelism involves sharing the gospel through genuine relationships built on trust, care, and everyday connection. The more time I spend living life this way, the more grateful I am that I’m doing it through the lens of friendship evangelism. There are many great ways to do ministry, and they all serve different people in different ways. I specifically like this method because it puts me rig