David Hesselgrave passed away yesterday. Some of you are very familiar with his name and legacy. Some of you do not know of whom I write–however, you have felt his influence. Trust me on this. David was one of the leading missiologists of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. […]
Ed Stetzer
In case you missed it: The Reaching the Nations in North America Conference took place several days ago. HERE is Seth Brown’s article at Baptist Press. Thank you, Seth; and thank you BP for posting this. This was an important moment in the life of my denomination. The event was […]
ICYMI: Reaching the Nations Videos
I am a fourth generation Southern Baptist. My first words were “Annie,” “Lottie,” and “Bidness Meetin’ “. (I know. . . I just lost some of you.) I am very thankful to be able to make a claim to such a heritage. I know the denomination’s culture, history, and have […]
Southern Baptist Convention
Yesterday, in Alpharetta, Georgia, Dr. Ed Stetzer spoke to the leadership of the North American Mission Board. While I was in Louisville and unable to be present, I caught a tweet that @NAMB_SBC attributed to Stetzer: “Creating a culture of multiplication is one of the hardest things we have to […]
Change the Atmosphere, Change the Culture
In this post, I want to draw your attention to the recently published book Viral Churches: Helping Church Planters Become Movement Makers by Ed Stetzer and Warren Bird. Stetzer is the president of LifeWay Research and Bird directs the research division at Leadership Network and teaches at Alliance Theological Seminary. Both of these men […]