God has not only made every person from Adam and Eve, but He has also determined when and where they will live (Acts 17:26). The reason? That they might find Him (Acts 17:27). 232 million people live outside of their countries of birth. While many of these people are followers […]
Evangelical Missiological Society
The best way to learn how to share the Word is to share the word. There is a place for classroom space, but do not keep it there. When I was a doctoral student, few dissertations had been written on the place of application in preaching. I’m guessing there is […]
Make the Application
Churches and mission agencies have been thankful for the global work of the U. S. Center for World Mission. For almost four decades, the Center has been involved in Kingdom advancing labors. If you are familiar with the name Ralph Winter, unreached people groups, or the Perspectives course (to mention […]
Dave Datema with Frontier Ventures
To the Edge: Reflections on Kingdom Leadership, Mission, and Innovation was released earlier this month. If you have not purchased a copy, I hope you get one and share it with others. In this post, I want to share with you an excerpt from the book. Knowledge gained can lead […]
A Humble Missiology
Donald McGavran was one of the most influential missiologists of the twentieth century. He was a paradigm breaker and a paradigm shaper. He called the Church from one model to a new way of thinking about making disciples of all nations. While a doctoral student, I read most of his […]
Ministry of Redundancy
In C. Peter Wagner’s book, Church Planting for a Greater Harvest, he offers five “chief reasons” why we should plant churches. The second reason on the list is that church planting is a means to denominational survival. Many denominations in North America agree with this point. And with many denominations in […]