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 […]
Strategy
“It is gradually becoming clear that the pattern which has been followed up to now (one-way traffic in missions, spiritual and financial dependence of the younger Churches, and the like) is old, obsolete, and thus about to disappear.” Here is a fascinating quote, one that recognizes missionary work now exists […]
Why Does it Take Decades for Methods to Adjust to ...
I started this “Apostolic Imagination: Re-Thinking Missions” series earlier this year. I am presently writing a book with Baker Academic titled Apostolic Imagination: Rethinking Contemporary Missions, and wanted to share some of my thoughts with you before its publication. Context is king. In case you missed the previous posts, I’ll […]
Apostolic Imagination: Rethinking Location
Three simple words we should apply to our ministries but seldom do. “I would like to write or record. I have some thoughts I would like to share.” Then start blog, launch a podcast, write an article, self-publish a book, or post videos. “Uh. I don’t know. I still need […]
Write. Record. Release.
We know the end of the story–all peoples gathered around the throne (Rev 7:9). We look forward to this day. We pray and labor for this day. There are 7,000 unreached people groups in the world. What if we knew there was one group who never had one followed of […]
Reaching the Nations: Thinking about Highest Priority
Lord willing, on May 22, Jon Hirst and I will be kicking off 6 Conversations on Kingdom Innovation and we want you to participate. These live web events are FREE, but you have to register. Jon serves as the Director of Program Innovation with SIL International–for those unfamiliar with him. […]