Today is the official relaunch of my 2008 book The Barnabas Factors: Eight Essential Practices of Church Planting Team Members!  Last month, I wrote about the publisher going out-of-business and my plans to roll this book out at a later date. For those of you not familiar with this work, […]

Relaunching The Barnabas Factors


My family and I just returned from a spring break trip to Washington D. C..  We spent the week riding the rails and buses across the city seeing the sites that the tourists are supposed to see.  My favorite stop was the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.  I have […]

Strike the Match


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The U. S. Census Bureau released some important information last week on the fastest growing areas in the country. You may find the press release HERE. As you look at the tables below, you’ll notice information on both metro and micro areas of the country. As you prayerfully consider where […]

The Fastest Growing Areas in the U.S.



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The Christian Post recently released an article addressing the decline in churches in Rhode Island.  While there are Kingdom Citizens faithfully preaching the gospel in the highways and hedges, more laborers are greatly needed. Only 2% of the population of the state is evangelical, with one evangelical church for every […]

Have You Considered Rhode Island?


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The U. S. Census Bureau recently released some important findings on the growth of our cities.  The United States has been a highly urbanized country for many years.  This recent information supports the reality that the urban contexts are growing at a faster rate than the rest of the nation.  […]

Growth in U. S. Urban Population


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Roland Allen’s writings have had an influence on my missiology.  This is a bit humorous–a high church, Tractarian, Anglican making a major impact on a fourth generation Southern Baptist from the Appalachian foothills in Kentucky.  Crazy. With 2012 marking 100 years since the publication of Missionary Methods: St. Paul’s or […]

The Legacy of Roland Allen