I frequently hear pastors say, “Our church is a church plant.” These days I have to ask what “church plant” means. The best I can discern is that being a church plant possibility has something to do with the age of the church. However, even with duration of existence there […]
JD
Lord willing, on May 22, Jon Hirst and I will be kicking off 6 Conversations on Kingdom Innovation and we want you to participate. These live web events are FREE, but you have to register. Jon serves as the Director of Program Innovation with SIL International–for those unfamiliar with him. […]
6 Conversations on Kingdom Innovation: FREE Events for You
My first year at Samford University is about to end. Now is the time of exams, papers, grading, grading, and grading. I am looking forward to the summer break because it brings a change in routine. Yet, summer is already full. Among other things, Lord willing, I plan to work […]
New Global Disciple Making Training at Samford University
Contextualization is vital to Kingdom labors. A great deal of energy and effort is expended every year among missiologists and missionaries who discuss this topic. And I do not believe we should ever cease talking about it. No one is culturally neutral. All of our disciple making methods and strategies […]
Reducing the Stumbling Block before THE Stumbling Block
If Jesus is building His Church, then we should expect change. If we are filled with a dynamic Spirit, then we should expect change. And along with change comes innovation. However, church and mission agencies are often slow to innovate. Some completely avoid innovation. The problem with this is that […]
Innovation in Mission Web Event
This post continues my Rethinking Contemporary Missions series. If you are just joining, you may find the other posts linked below. Context is king. Some of your questions related to today’s post may be answered in one of these previous writings: Rethinking Language in Mission Rethinking Purpose in Mission Rethinking […]