As a kid, I loved watching Ripley’s Believe It or Not (with Jack Palance). If you are a Gen Xer or older, then you know what I’m talking about! You Millennials and Gen Zers will have to YouTube it. Palance would introduce every episode as being about “the strange, the […]
Innovation
Lord willing, on May 22, Jon Hirst and I will be kicking off 6 Conversations on Kingdom Innovation and we want you to participate. These live web events are FREE, but you have to register. Jon serves as the Director of Program Innovation with SIL International–for those unfamiliar with him. […]
6 Conversations on Kingdom Innovation: FREE Events for You
If Jesus is building His Church, then we should expect change. If we are filled with a dynamic Spirit, then we should expect change. And along with change comes innovation. However, church and mission agencies are often slow to innovate. Some completely avoid innovation. The problem with this is that […]
Innovation in Mission Web Event
I launched Strike the Match on March 12, 2015 (“Who was St. Patrick with Ed Smither”). Season 4 concluded last week. I have enjoyed these four seasons of 64 episodes. Thank you for listening and sharing. You are in 139 countries, with the U. S., Japan, U. K., India, and […]
Strike the Match Turns Four
The status quo is not a bad thing. If everything was constantly in flux, then little progress would be made. The status quo is important in local church ministry. Healthy, biblical structures and organizations are necessary for the sanctification of the saints and Kingdom expansion. We pastors should not feel […]
Too Many Leaders Want the Status Quo. . . and ...
Any young women in your church? Yes? Any serious video gamers? Don’t know? What if gaming was a way for them to connect with other women in Saudi Arabia? Maybe this is more likely than we think. You need to read this NPR article and listen to the 4 minute […]