Janice Rosser Allen is CEO and President of International Cooperating Ministries (ICM), the global ministry founded by her father, Dois Rosser, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. She has served on ICM’s Board of Directors since 1986 and has led the organization as CEO since 2008. A graduate of the University of Virginia and Duke University, Janice worked in clinical and academic oncology nursing before God called her into full-time ministry with ICM. Widowed at 51, she is an ordained elder, author of God in the Crossroads, and she’s passionate about empowering indigenous Christian leaders worldwide.

00:00 — Introduction: How ICM Is Growing the Global Church

06:07 — Albert Schweitzer's Missionary Legacy and Radical Faith

08:09 — Indigenous Missions: Why Local Church Leaders Matter

11:46 — Cooperating with local, indigenous leadership in missions

16:12 — How Technology Is Transforming Christian Missions

18:07 — How Mission Organizations Vet Trusted Partners

22:07 — What the Global Church Can Teach Western Christians

29:37 — Powerful Mission Stories from Vietnam and Rwanda

34:31 — American Christianity vs. the Global Church

41:41 — Church Growth in Iran, Nepal, and Other Restricted Nations

45:54 — Why Christianity Is Growing in Thailand

47:03 — Prosperity Gospel and Persecution: Challenges Facing the Global Church

50:08 — Building local churches with local workers and materials

51:20 — Are Short-Term Mission Trips Helping or Hurting?

56:56 — How You Can Support Indigenous Missions

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