June 20 is recognized as World Refugee Day. There are over 25 million refugees in the world, in addition to over 3 million asylum seekers. Over half of the world’s refugees are children. In addition to these figures, 40 million people have been displaced from their homes and remain within […]
An artist loses control over his or her work once it is released into the world. This release is a matter of Kingdom stewardship. What the masses do with the art is up to them. Will they be wise stewards with it? If they distort the original work, then who […]
Don’t Kill the Artist
Seventy-one years ago today, Anglican priest and missionary, Roland Allen passed away. He authored numerous articles and books including, Missionary Methods: St. Paul’s or Ours? and The Spontaneous Expansion of the Church and the Causes which Hinder It. He lived through the Boxer Uprising in China at the turn of […]
Remembering Roland Allen
When C. Peter Wagner published his 1990 book, Church Planting for a Greater Harvest, he included these famous words: “The single most effective evangelistic methodology under heaven is planting new churches.” The reality is this “truth” was not true in 1990 and it is not true today. Can church planting be […]
Church Planting is not the Single-Most Effective Evangelistic Methodology
Six years ago, the Payne Gang moved from Louisville to Birmingham. The Lord had called me to serve as one of the pastors of The Church at Brook Hills. It was announced this past Sunday that His leadership has taken me in another direction. After much prayer, fasting, and seeking […]
My Move to Samford University
Here is your chance to contribute to future episodes of Strike the Match. I launched this podcast three years ago to address matters related to missions, leadership, and Kingdom innovation. That purpose has not changed. It has been a great ride these past 50 episodes (three seasons). I have been […]
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