Messenger

Messenger has been enriching readers for almost 100 years, but now in a slightly different format. 

  • Messenger comes to you every month! Each issue features one primary story, facts about people groups we’re serving, news, and most importantly, prayer prompts to join with us in prayer.
  • Messenger is available as an email newsletter if you prefer to read it online, but we will continue sending a print version to you if you currently receive a print version of Messenger. If you would like to receive it only via email, let us know by sending an email to messenger@emm.org.

2026 Kingdom Multiplication Update

EMM’s strategic focus is to identify, equip, and send missional leaders to serve on multi-generational and multi-ethnic teams who invite people to follow Jesus as maturing, multiplying disciples and nurture transforming communities of worship.

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After the rain

Last January, a few months into dry season, I was getting tired of the view and the dust; everything was brown. I decided to plant a flower garden to bring some color to my world. I planned out the area in our yard, but one strike of the shovel into the dry ground told me that this was not going to be easy.

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What is good news?

What is the attraction of Jesus for people who don’t “need” anything? What is the gospel — good news — in this culture?

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It’s not about the money

In Nehemiah 3:1, Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests “sanctified” the work they were doing. That’s in the King James version — but what does “sanctified” really mean?

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Ancient rhythms: fresh inspiration

Five hundred years ago, a handful of believers dared to reimagine discipleship — not as a cultural inheritance, but as an embodied response to Jesus. Their practices proved life-changing.

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