The Church has always been called to a stewardship of innovation. While this terminology has not existed across 2000 years, the expectation has always been present. We may rarely speak using such language (something I hope changes in our time), but the biblical model for innovation is ever before us. […]
Agencies
I had the honor of speaking in New Orleans at the Multiply Louisiana Conference in August. It was a great blessing to be with pastors and leaders from the Southern Baptist Association, State Convention, and North American Mission Board. I am very thankful for their labors across Louisiana in general, […]
Biblical Church Planting: Reflections and Realities in the 21st Century
Last week, I was in Atlanta speaking at the North America Mission Leaders Conference sponsored by MissioNexus. Their network membership and annual conference registration lists read like a Who’s Who of North American mission agencies and mission leaders. If you and your organization are not connected with them, then I […]
Globalization and the Pressure Points of Our Age–Presentation
The trustees of the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention voted this morning to call David Platt to be the next president of the agency. While I am saddened that I am losing my pastor, I am delighted to hear of this news. They made the right decision. […]
David Platt, President, International Mission Board
The following is the second-part of a two-part series I started last week. As a fourth generation Baptist of the Southern Tribe, I’m all about cooperation–cooperation with those of my Tribe and cooperation with like-minded evangelicals (a.k.a. Great Commission Christians) of other Tribes. Such cooperation is with other churches and […]
Cooperation Not Codependency
If the cultural revolutions of our age are unprecedented, then we should not be surprised that what is needed is a systemic missiological shift. Not a theological shift from “the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints” (Jude 3, ESV), but a return to a more apostolic […]