disciple making

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Short-term missions is long overdue for an overhaul. Projects abound. Many of us run throughout the world doing great ministry in many needy parts of the world, but little mission takes place. Some of us have made great strategic progress in the area of short-term missions, recognizing the value of long-term […]

ReThinking Short-Term Missions

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The United States is not only one of the world’s largest countries (3rd), it also home to the third largest number of unreached people groups (a story few have heard).  Over the past several years, I have noticed a very common church planting strategy that is on the minds of […]

Jesus Did not Say Wait for Pastors to Plant Churches

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Lord willing–this September–Baker will release the book Developing a Strategy for Missions: A Biblical, Historical, and Cultural Introduction.  I am delighted to share this news with you.  John Mark Terry and I co-authored this book as a part of the Encountering Mission series.  In this post, I want to give […]

Strategy Development for a New Generation of Disciple Makers

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We pastors often forget that stewardship extends beyond the realm of giving money for gospel advancement.  For the longest time, we have allowed the notion of being a wise steward to be defined according to money.  And while the issue of finances does exist within the jurisdiction of stewardship, stewardship […]

Call Your People to Marketable Skills and Degrees

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Healthy church multiplication is not a possibility unless you have the multiplication of healthy leaders.  And the multiplication of healthy leaders should begin in the harvest with the multiplication of disciples.  With this in mind, I want to draw your attention to an upcoming event related to disciple-making. Lord willing, […]

Multiply with David Platt and Francis Chan

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I recently spoke with a church planting leader for a particular denomination.  As we talked over coffee, he inquired about the direction of our church when it comes to church planting.  My response was to describe our future missionary labors in terms like we read about in Acts 13-14; 16; […]

When a Biblical Model is Viewed as Unusual

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