Ongota is one of the world’s rarest languages. Only twelve people speak it. I doubt you will ever need to learn it. But if you needed to for gospel advancement, would you? Would you truly put out the effort and make the sacrifice–for only twelve people? Last October, Mark Zuckerburg […]
Hispanics
My last giveaway this month is a copy of my book Strangers Next Door: Immigration, Migration and Mission. To be eligible for this week’s giveaway, fill out the form below (even if you did for the previous drawings). If you are receiving this post via email, you may need to […]
Book Giveaway: Strangers Next Door
December 18 is International Migrants Day. It is estimated that the international migrant population consists of 232 million people. This number is equivalent to the population of the fifth largest country in the world. The nations are on the move in our highly globalized world. Did you know: The United […]
International Migrants Day
Last month, I had the great privilege to preach to the brothers and sisters who identify themselves as First Baptist Church of Powell, Tennessee. Each year, they host World Missions Celebration; it was an honor to preach on Friday evening. I am so thankful for these men and women and […]
Being a Light to the Nations
In this second post of this series, I want to share with you the foundational issues for our church’s planting and revitalization efforts. Listed below are matters we regularly preach, teach, and talk about among our leaders and our members. Without understanding these foundational issues, it is difficult to understand […]
Why We Do What We Do the Way We Do ...
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 […]