3 When it comes to reaching Muslims with the love of Jesus, few individuals are as widely known as Dr. Phil Parshall. He has an international reputation as both a missiologist and a missionary. I found him to be a gracious gentleman who loves Jesus and loves Muslims. Recently, Phil gave me […] Phil Parshall Reflects on Missions and the Muslim WorldJanuary 28, 2010 in Church Planting / International Missions tagged Contextualization / Missions / Muslims / Phil Parshall by JD
We now come to the final post related to my reflections on the report of evangelical concentrations in the U.S. and Canada. I wish to wrap up this series with a word of caution and suggestion for our next steps. Caution: The Dangers of Research I believe it was Dayton […] Reflections #3: We Must Not Stop With Knowing the FactsJanuary 27, 2010 in Church Planting / North American Missions / research tagged caution / evangelical concentrations / From 35000 to 15000 Feet / reflections / research by JD
1 If I had a nickel for each time I heard a church planter say, “My city is the most unreached city in the country,” or “My county is the most unchurched county in the nation,” I would be a wealthy man. . . . Okay, maybe not wealthy. . . . But I […] Reflections Part 2: We Must Recognize and Respond to the ...January 25, 2010 in Church Planting / North American Missions / research tagged Canada / evangelicals / From 35000 to 15000 Feet / Gospel need / reflections / U.S. by JD
As promised, I wanted to provide some commentary to the initial study posted on January 14. While I’ll offer more related posts later, I wish to begin by stating we must do more up-to-date and better research. If you have not downloaded the report and the corresponding Power Point presentation, you can check […] Reflections Part 1: Evangelicals Must Do Better ResearchJanuary 20, 2010 in Church Planting / North American Missions / research tagged evangelicals / research / Strategy by JD
22 Here is the study I just completed related to the concentrations of Evangelicals in the U. S. and Canada. You need BOTH the report and the PowerPoint presentation. WHY THIS STUDY? The Spirit uses good research to guide missionary strategy To show the need for up-to-date studies and call Evangelicals to conduct […] From 35,000 to 15,000 Feet: Evangelical Statistics in the U.S. ...January 14, 2010 in Church Planting / North American Missions / research tagged 15000 Feet / Canada / evangelical concentrations / evangelicals / research / US by JD
6 Welcome to Missiologically Thinking, and the first official post. I have been prayerfully considering this day for some time. I’m usually a late adopter. While I did shave off my mullet in the 1980s, ask me some time to tell you how long it took me to start doing email. Over three […] LAUNCH DAY!January 10, 2010 in Church Planting / research by JD