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Michael Oh

Michael Oh is Global Executive Director and CEO of the Lausanne Movement.

Give a Dam for Jesus

CROSS Student Missions Conference

We all know that there is injustice and suffering in this world. As Christians, do we care? Do we care about the temporal and eternal sufferings of others enough to pay the price necessary to help?

Conference Message

From Every Land to Every Land: The Internationalization of Missions – Its Potential and the Price

Desiring God 2011 National Conference

This message appears as a chapter in Finish the Mission: Bringing the Gospel to the Unreached and Unengaged. Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth…

Panel Discussion

Speaker Panel: David Platt, Michael Ramsden, Michael Oh, Ed Stetzer, John Piper

Desiring God 2011 National Conference

This message appears as a chapter in Finish the Mission: Bringing the Gospel to the Unreached and Unengaged. The following is a lightly edited transcription of a panel discussion held at our 2011 National Conference, where the chapters…

Come Be a Nobody for Christ

Tell the students to give up their small ambitions and come eastward to preach the gospel of Christ. — Francis Xavier Many people leave college with the goal to “be somebody.” And this usually means getting a good job, making…

The Danger of “Fruitfulness” Without Purity

As I sift through a mountain of emails, I’ve learned to quickly dismiss forwarded “junk mail,” even if it’s from people I consider friends. At the same time I learn to recognize which email “clicks” might actually reap spiritual blessing…

An Everyday Burden for Japan's Everyday Tragedy

The Everyday Tragedy in Japan Thank you for your prayers and concern for Japan in the aftermath of what has been described as the greatest challenge that Japan has faced since World War II. We mourn those who have lost…

Despite Us, God Works

Spring Break 1990 in Daytona Beach, Florida I was a freshman at the University of Pennsylvania. If it had been one year earlier I would have been at Daytona Beach to join in the partying. As it was, God had…

The Glory of God’s Plan B (Part 3): Like Living Through a Korean Drama

Our final payment is due on February 28th. We hope to have repairs and renovations completed by next summer. (We do ask for your prayers for God to provide the necessary finances for repairs and renovations. Since May the US…

The Glory of God’s Plan B (Part 2): God Prepares and Provides

First of all, God provided advocates. In addition to our faithful core of supporting churches and individuals who have stood by our side for the past seven years, the Lord mobilized ministries to graciously spread the word about our…

The Glory of God’s Plan B (Part 1): Seeking a Safe Place in Japan

In August I was enjoying a visit with John Piper (@johnpiper) at the Desiring God offices in Minnesota. It was a chance to get counsel from him about some things that the Lord had been teaching me and…

The Grace of God in Our Circumstances

Why You Weren't Born As an Impoverished Child in an Unreached Nation Have you ever thought about why you were born into your particular circumstances? If you are reading this blog entry you are most likely a Christian whose life…

Weeping for North Korea

Tonight for the first time in my life I wept for North Korea. On the second night of the Third Lausanne Congress taking place in Cape Town, South Africa, an 18 year-old girl from North Korea shared her story. She…

Panel Discussion

Commending Christ, Q & A

Desiring God 2009 Conference for Pastors

Here are the questions that were asked during this session Michael Oh, tell us more about Christ Bible Seminary. Mark Dever, define the gospel in 60 seconds or less. What do the other panelists think about Dever's admonition to preach…

Conference Message

Missions as Fasting

Desiring God 2009 Conference for Pastors

The following is a lightly edited transcript I'm not Japanese. I'm Korean. And there is a history of horrible treatment of the Koreans by the Japanese. People ask me, "Why Japan, then? Why would a Korean person chose to do…