The Church has been told to go into all the world and make disciples. The world is a big place. Where should she begin her apostolic work? How does the apostolic imagination relate to the Great Commission and geography? Most mission work occurs among reached people groups. But with 7000 […]

Apostolic Imagination: Rethinking Location


I completed the draft of my fifteenth book (The Apostolic Imagination: Rethinking Contemporary Missions) yesterday. Stay tuned. It is now off to Baker Academic for the editing process. I am a strong believer in writing and publishing. I attribute this value to what was modeled before me as a graduate […]

Doing Missiological Writing


“What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done, and there is nothing new under the sun” (Ecc 1:9). When I was a graduate and doctoral student, I was exposed to a great deal of Donald McGavran’s writings. One of the things […]

Take the Playlist Off Repeat and Buy the Next Album!



I return to the discussion of the apostolic imagination in this episode. The majority of evangelicals do not subscribe to an evangelistic priority when it comes to the Church’s missionary activity. The priority is no priority. This is a recent development in history. As twentieth century theologians returned to the […]

Apostolic Imagination: Rethinking Priority


Entrepreneur posted a helpful article today. Generation Z, born between 1995-2010, comprise 20% of the workforce. This percentage will increase, for many remain students. Those of us leading Gen Z and working to develop them into leaders need all the help we can get. 🙂 Here are 6 important things […]

6 Characteristics of Gen Z


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The Institute for International Education tracks data on students studying at colleges in the United States. Their annual report, Open Doors, is an excellent resource and was released yesterday. Be sure to check out the PDF. The student population exceeds one million international students. However, this past academic year witnessed […]

Latest Stats: International Students in the U. S.