The most critical issue in church planting circles today is an ecclesiological issue. How you answer the question, “What is a church?” will affect everything you do on the field. It will shape your methods, strategy, team, leaders, goals, and how you measure effectiveness–to mention a few matters. It was […]
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The conversation from two weeks ago was about the United States admitting 10,000 Syrian refugees in 2016. The annual cap on the number of refugees accepted into this country is 70,000. The conversation today is that the U. S. will receive 85,000 refugees in 2016 and 100,000 refugees in 2017. […]
100,000 Refugees to US in 2017
Followers of Jesus are regularly called hypocrites in the States. Look at your life, attitudes, and words. I don’t see any of this in the Jesus you claim to follow. Followers of Jesus are regularly faulted for living according to the way of Jesus. Look at your life, attitudes, and […]
When You Can’t Win Either Way
Dr. Ted Esler recently became the new President and CEO of MissioNexus. Ted joins me in conversation this week on Strike the Match. We spend time talking about his background as a church planter and an administrator. MissioNexus is the largest network of evangelical mission agencies and church partners in […]
Ted Esler of MissioNexus
I read an article today about Arctic environmental changes and how that is affecting the people of Barrow, Alaska. The article is worth reading and the videos are worth watching. The Native American population is about 5 million in this country. Unfortunately, many of us rarely think about them. Today’s […]
Native Americans
Little known facts about me: I used to teach the guitar at a local music store in my hometown. I also used to play in a band–but we’ll not talk about that right now. Over the years, I found myself too busy to play and practice on a regular basis. […]
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