Baptist Press released a story last week about the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention considering setting aside one million dollars for church planting and revitalization efforts. What makes this newsworthy is that the vision behind the money is based on the use of the wisdom and experience of returning International […]
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Music is one of the artifacts of Western civilization that continues to manifest itself in Majority World contexts (A conversation tonight with a South-Asian brother reminded me of this reality.). For example, I have written about the internationalization of bluegrass music and Kingdom potential. At that time, I drew attention […]
Global Appeal of Western Music
Strike the Match, Season 1, ended one week ago. Every Thursday night for the past 33 weeks I have posted a podcast episode here at the blog. A seasonal approach is a good thing. From 2006-2010, I did a weekly (almost) podcast (North American Mission.org). This approach did not allow […]
Podcast Series 1 Complete
Here is one of the best articles I have read on Syrian refugees and the United States. Check out the map where the refugees were placed between 2012-2015. More are expected to follow. Is your church located in any of these cities? Not located in one of these cities? What […]
Where Syrian Refugees are Settling in the US
Sometimes this collision happens. Today was my day. While reading about a Ph.D. student, I was shocked when the caption noted he was part of the “class of 2020.” 2020?! I immediately thought that was a long way off, then remembered we’re about to enter 2016. The next thought to […]
Collision of Biblical Texts
I have been a fan of EthneCity for several years. They recently hosted my webinar: “Apostolic Church Planting: Birthing New Churches from New Believers.” I want to encourage you to check it out and make use of the content. Much appreciation to Terry Sharp for his leadership and making this […]
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