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About Pastor Foley

The Reverend Dr. Eric Foley is CEO and Co-Founder, with his wife Dr. Hyun Sook Foley, of Voice of the Martyrs Korea, supporting the work of persecuted Christians in North Korea and around the world and spreading their discipleship practices worldwide. He is the former International Ambassador for the International Christian Association, the global fellowship of Voice of the Martyrs sister ministries. Pastor Foley is a much sought after speaker, analyst, and project consultant on the North Korean underground church, North Korean defectors, and underground church discipleship. He and Dr. Foley oversee a far-flung staff across Asia that is working to help North Koreans and Christians everywhere grow to fullness in Christ. He earned the Doctor of Management at Case Western Reserve University's Weatherhead School of Management in Cleveland, Ohio.

How to coach your long-distance champions

Posted on August 6, 2009 by Pastor Foley

“I love TG, but we’re an international ministry [or I’m a missionary heading to the field] and my champions aren’t local. How can I coach them?” It’s a valid, vital question and one I receive a lot. That’s why I was … Continue reading →

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Want to increase donations? Demand difficult deeds.

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Pastor Foley

I loved Kristin Ivie’s whole piece on millenial activitism (Is it activism 2.0 or slacktivism?). It’s worth reading in its entirety, but she definitely buries the lead: Research on what motivates people to give shows that people are more likely to … Continue reading →

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Why do missionaries only have time for me when I break up with them?

Posted on August 4, 2009 by Pastor Foley

I received a thank you card in the mail today. Handwritten. First class stamp. Dear Mr. and Mrs. Foley, Thank you so much for your support of [our ministry]. Through kind donations like yours, we are able to feed children … Continue reading →

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