In my last post on leadership development, I addressed the fact that many of us are looking toward unhealthy paradigms for equipping others. This problem should not surprise us. We reproduce what we know, and we know what has been modeled before us. And what is often set before us […]
Yearly Archives: 2012
I remember a Public Service Announcement that would air on television whenever I would get home from elementary school. It was this crazy 60-second cartoon of a strange character who would remind kids to eat healthy food. His jingle included the phrase “You are what you eat from your head […]
Leadership Development: You Are What You Eat–and You Reproduce It ...
A new and unique book has been published by the North American Mission Board. As of yesterday, I was told that it is not yet available to order–but that option is coming soon. I recently received my copy; so, check out the agency’s web site for updates as to when […]
New Book: Rural Church Planting
You have heard this saying before, and there is some truth in it: In Jerusalem, missions was about movement. In America, missions is about business and enterprise. I want to make a slight adjustment: In Jerusalem, missions was about simplicity (to know nothing but Christ; to preach Christ crucified). In […]
Complex King, Simple Ways
Proverbs is one of my favorite books. Each year I have the habit of praying through this book two or three times, and committing several passages to memory. After reading each verse, I pause to confess sin and ask for provision related to what I just read. Wisdom is extremely […]
Proverbs: A Key to Living and Leading Well
In the previous post in this two-part series, I provided some of the numbers regarding the Evangelicals present in the metro areas of New York, Boston, and Indianapolis. Today, I want to share with you some of the general demographic information on these areas. As you consider your missionary labors […]
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