There is a law of diminishing returns. It is a law of this world. It is not of the Kingdom. Too many leaders are paralyzed by it and don’t know it. There comes a time when the amount of effort and energy put into what you are trying to accomplish […]
International Missions
We have better information on an unreached people group living in the Himalayas than we do on that same group living in your North American city. This is one of the reasons I wrote Strangers Next Door: Immigration, Migration, and Mission. More and better research is needed. Research done by Global […]
The One Training Event to Attend in 2015 (no, I’m ...
“In fact, if you look at the entirety of the twentieth century, the most important developments in mass, one-to-many communications clock in at the same social innovation rate with an eerie regularity. Call it the 10/10 rule: a decade to build the new platform, and a decade for it to […]
No Time for the 10/10 Rule
This is one of the most wonderful statements among our colloquialisms. Though it is often used by smart alecks who cut down others for their lack of experience, the statement reveals the true and right nature of the teacher. Who can be an expert in all things? The teacher is […]
Of Course, Those Who Can’t, Teach.
It is difficult for us to believe this–that less can be more. Society hypers and supersizes everything. We’ve always been told that bigger is better. Go big or go home! If it is not over-the-top, then why bother? We swim in a sea of gluttony. There is an out-of-this-world economy […]
Sometimes Less is More
Do you really? That’s what these guys say. Understanding context is important to our labors. Peoples are shaped and defined by cultures. While biblical prescriptions are ultimate, contextualization is crucial to what we do. When the Word became flesh and tabernacled among us (John 1:14), God contextualized Himself as never […]
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