One of the temptations pastors face today is the belief that before their church can plant other churches, they need someone to send them church planters. We often believe we can’t move until someone gives us a handout. Some of this belief is tied to the ethos of parachurch entitlement. […]
Yearly Archives: 2015
You want people who can travel without GPS. You need people who can answer questions that Google can’t answer (e.g., What do we do in this situation?). Remember, you can’t Google your strategy. You need a team that figures out what to do. You don’t want one that slavishly listens […]
An Issachar Value You Need
Marv Newell is an author and the Senior Vice President for MissioNexus. I’ve known Marv for several years and always enjoy being with him. He is a sharp thinker and good friend. Last month, he wrote a very good article that provided some guidelines on how North Americans should relate […]
8 Cautions When Partnering with Majority World Believers
If I am not having a bowl of oatmeal (with brown sugar and raisins) for breakfast, then I am eating a bowl of Honey Bunches of Oats. This has been my pattern for several years. While I will eat almost anything, I am picky when it comes to cereal. Corn […]
Leaders, Don’t Create New Cereal
There is a law of diminishing returns. It is a law of this world. It is not of the Kingdom. Too many leaders are paralyzed by it and don’t know it. There comes a time when the amount of effort and energy put into what you are trying to accomplish […]
Are You Captive to the Law of Diminishing Returns?
We have better information on an unreached people group living in the Himalayas than we do on that same group living in your North American city. This is one of the reasons I wrote Strangers Next Door: Immigration, Migration, and Mission. More and better research is needed. Research done by Global […]
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