Roland Allen’s writings have had an influence on my missiology. This is a bit humorous–a high church, Tractarian, Anglican making a major impact on a fourth generation Southern Baptist from the Appalachian foothills in Kentucky. Crazy. With 2012 marking 100 years since the publication of Missionary Methods: St. Paul’s or […]
Yearly Archives: 2012
Last week’s post addressed the nature of missional living and what was required to live missionally. Also, here is my presentation from last week’s CORE Conference. Even if you did not hear the presentation, much of the information on the slides should make sense to you. Today, I want to […]
Missional Living in a Complex World, Part 2
Earlier this week, I had the honor to speak at the CORE Conference hosted by the Missouri Baptist Convention. I greatly appreciate the brothers and sisters who make up the churches and leadership in that state. They did a great job with the event and were outstanding hosts. It was […]
Missional Living in a Complex World, Part 1
The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life recently released an important report on the religious affiliations of international migrants. I sent out a few tweets linking readers to Pew’s site and the fascinating interactive maps. If you have not seen them, you need to check them out HERE and […]
Missions To, Through, and Beyond the Diasporas
One of the thoughts that often arises in the minds of missionaries as they approach a city, village, population segment, or people group is, “How in the world are WE going to reach everyone with the gospel?” When they begin asking this question, they have ceased to think like missionaries. […]
Don’t Reach Everyone with the Gospel
I recently received notice that Missional Press is ending operations as of April 5, 2012. While I did not enjoy hearing this news, I understand. It is a difficult day for smaller publishers. I consider it an honor to have published The Barnabas Factors: Eight Essential Practices of Church Planting […]
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