Andrew Buchanan & Abi Tandiseru Archives

Celebrating the uniqueness of Christ – Easter in Toraja

Posted on: 13th April 2022

CMS missionaries Andrew Buchanan and Abi Tandiseru serve in theological education and church-based ministries in Toraja, Indonesia. They share what Easter is like in their location. The Easter season celebrates the turning point in God’s plan of salvation, as Jesus takes on himself the sin of the world and then conquers the great enemy, death. […]

Checkpoint Autumn 2022: Shaped by small groups

Posted on: 12th February 2022

CMS missionaries Andrew Buchanan and Abi Tandiseru serve in a theological college in Indonesia, with long-term links to the student ministry, Perkantas. Here they explain that discipleship in their context works better in small groups. The Perkantas student ministry doesn’t usually use one-to-one discipling. If a small group gets down to just one member, it […]

Andrew Buchanan & Abi Tandiseru Indonesia small groups student ministry Toraja

Exploring mission with Mentac

Posted on: 19th November 2018

CMS missionary E serves in South Asia, but before she arrived at that destination she was involved for two years as an apprentice in the Mentac program supported by CMS. Checkpoint Online asked her some questions about her experience. What did you do during the Mentac program? The training in the program is a mix […]

Andrew Buchanan & Abi Tandiseru Bible and Theology Care Exploring Mission Go Indonesia Language & Culture Mentac Next Steps South Asia Training

Preaching Christ in traditional rituals in Toraja

Posted on: 16th November 2018

CMS missionary Andrew Buchanan has been serving in the Church of Toraja in Indonesia since 2002. As the church faces the resurgence of traditional grave cleaning practices, Andrew explains why and how he has recommended to ministers to take part in this ritual. The Church in Toraja ministers to a region that only came into […]

Andrew Buchanan & Abi Tandiseru Bible and Theology Care Indonesia Language & Culture South East Asia

Christmas series: Toraja, Indonesia

Posted on: 10th December 2017

Throughout December, some of our CMS missionaries are sharing what Christmas looks like in their locations and how they celebrate Jesus’ birth. This week we hear from Andrew Buchanan & Abi Tandiseru in Toraja, Indonesia. For the first post in this series, on Germany and Japan, click here.

Andrew Buchanan & Abi Tandiseru Christmas Indonesia Pray South East Asia

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