The topic of climate change makes the news everyday. Yet, few within the missions community are talking about this matter. John Ferch is an exception. I recently attended the annual Evangelical Missiological Society where I listened to John give a presentation on his experience in Alaska. He provided a fresh […]
Demographics
Many believers in the United States do not know their neighbors. And they often prefer to share the gospel with people they know. Clearly, a disconnect exists. Several years ago, I developed a very simple and fun outreach method that involves holiday parties. The Christian calendar provides numerous annual events […]
Using the Calendar to Reach Your Neighbors
I launched Strike the Match on March 12, 2015 (“Who was St. Patrick with Ed Smither”). Season 4 concluded last week. I have enjoyed these four seasons of 64 episodes. Thank you for listening and sharing. You are in 139 countries, with the U. S., Japan, U. K., India, and […]
Strike the Match Turns Four
The 20th century was called the Age of the Refugee due to the numbers of forcibly displaced people. Presently, 69 million individuals have been forcibly displaced from their homes. Twenty-five million of these are categorized as refugees. Matthew Soerens, U. S. Director of Church Mobilization with World Relief, is my […]
Matthew Soerens on Refugees and Immigration Today
It has been said the story of humanity is the story of migration. I agree. However, I would revise this statement to read: The story of humanity is the story of migration because God is the God of mission. The topic of migration always seems to be in the news […]
Migration and the Mission of God
It is great to be back on the blog after taking time off in January. The past three months have been crazy-busy. I have been serving as the interim Global Disciple Making Pastor with Brook Hills since the end of last year and recently finished the third season of Strike […]
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