This year’s theme of the Evangelical Missiological Society is “Ecclesiology and Mission.” While I am writing this post for my EMS friends (or those on the cusp of joining), I want to encourage all readers to check out the society’s site and consider if this is a group for you […]
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Today is the long-awaited day! The ninth season of Strike the Match launches with this episode. This season will be brief and will include a series of special episodes. . . unlike any I have posted in the past. Long-time listeners know from the intro this podcast is about “missions, […]
AI Alan and Annie Discuss Payne on Decline in Seminary ...
The Fourth Lausanne Congress is underway in Seoul and released “The Seoul Statement” this week. The congress marks it origin in 1974 in Lausanne, Switzerland when John Stott and Billy Graham gathered global evangelical leaders for an “international congress on world evangelization.” Similar meetings occurred in Manila (1989) and Cape […]
The Seoul Statement
This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Lausanne Movement. Evangelicals throughout the world are planning to gather for the fourth congress in Seoul. Earlier today I participated in the movement’s release of the “State of the Great Commission Report.” This precursor to September’s gathering is to provide an account […]
Lausanne State of the Great Commission Report
As a fourth generation Baptist of the Southern Tribe, I have kept up with my denomination’s stats over the years. Conversion growth has not been trending in a good direction for a long time. Yesterday, numbers were released on the latest study. While baptisms have increased, overall decline may be […]
Numbers in for the SBC, and They are not Good… ...
I hosted two writing and publishing clinics in May. Some who were unable to participate asked if I would consider another future event. Here you go. On Tuesday, October 24, from 4:30-5:30 Central Time, I will host a 1 hour, on-line clinic on writing and publishing for ministry. In order […]