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Why Go to the Ends of the Earth When There are so Many Lost People Right Here?
by Matthew Ellison - Sixteen:Fifteen, President and Church Missions Coach I have been engaged in mobilizing churches to engage the nations for nearly twenty years, and if I had a nickel every time I heard people say, “Why go to the ends of the earth when...
Greetings in 2018!
Greetings Sixteen:Fifteen ministry partners and friends! The year has just barely begun, and we have been from coast to coast and some places in between. I started off in Washington State, where we helped launch two classes for "Perspectives on the World Christian...
An Interview With Cafe 1040
Who is Cafe 1040 and what is your mission? Mission: Cafe 1040 is leading a generation to tell the story of Jesus where it has never been told before! Cafe 1040's mission was formed around the reality that the majority of unreached people groups all live in one area...
Crescent Project – Reaching Muslims with the Gospel
Please tell us about yourself and your role with Crescent Project. Hello, I am Fouad Masri, The founder and CEO of Crescent Project. I was born and raised in the war zone of Beirut, Lebanon. As a third generation ordained pastor, I have a passion for sharing the love...
Ministry Update June 2017
Dear Friends and Ministry Partners, As I return home from a ministry trip to Trinity Presbyterian Church in Montgomery Alabama and The Bridge Church in Venice Florida, my heart is full of joy and excitement. I hope to impart some of that joy and excitement to you,...
A People Group Reached!
Today we celebrate! Seven years ago, Sixteen:Fifteen had the privilege of coaching Northside Christian Church in Clovis, California. Through the Sixteen:Fifteen missions coaching process, a compelling missions vision to engage unreached peoples was forged. One of...
Pancakes, Waffles, Unreached Peoples and The Power of Church Missions Coaching
Back in 2017, I had the privilege of co-teaching at The Bridge Church in Venice, Florida. This was a celebration for The Bridge Church’s global vision that was forged through Sixteen:Fifteen’s missions coaching process. Today, the vision still bears fruit. I...
What I Wish I Knew When I Became a Missions Pastor
Hello my name is Matthew Ellison and I serve as the President of Sixteen:Fifteen but before I started working with Sixteen:Fifteen I served as the Mission Pastor of Calvary of Albuquerque for over 10 years. Those experiences not only helped shape the vision of...
One Church. One Village.
We are excited to let you know about a new missions offering from one of our missions partners that combines child sponsorship and reaching unreached peoples. Learn more here from Thomas Carrao, the Executive Director of One Church. One Village. One Church. One...