This is the second post in the series I am presently writing on missionary strategy, adapted from the forthcoming work Developing a Strategy for Missions. We define strategic planning as a prayerfully discerned, Spirit-guided process of preparation, development, implementation, and evaluation of the necessary steps involved for missionary endeavors. […]
Yearly Archives: 2013
Lord willing, in just over a week from now, my next book is scheduled to be released with Baker Academic. Developing a Strategy for Missions is a work that John Mark Terry and I coauthored, hoping to fill a gap in the literature. While there have been several resources published […]
Developing a Strategy for Missions
I recently had the honor–at the invitation of the International Mission Board–of being a part of some conversations at the Southern Baptist Convention regarding the nations living in the United States. Here is a thirty minute video of the discussion. Joining me on the platform were Terry Sharp (@terrysharpimb) and […]
Discussion about the Nations Next Door
It is vacation time for the Payne family! This means that I am unplugging from the blog, twitter, and email until sometime in July. By the time some of you read this post, I will be driving down the road, eating the family traditional box of donuts, drinking a homemade […]
Year of Highlights
This post concludes the pressure points series–the longest series I have written on this site. We have covered a great deal of territory as we looked at what I believe to be twelve of the most critical issues influencing the Church and Her mission. It is my hope that these […]
Global Engagement in a World of Pressure Points
While one post remains in this series, we now arrive at the final global issue that I address in Pressure Points: Twelve Global Issues Shaping the Face of the Church. And with today’s Supreme Court’s decision, we see just one more example of this pressure. Sexual immorality is one of […]