Missionary Methods

If you caught my most recent interview with the guys at Salty Believer or my recent tweets, then this post will not come as a surprise. I am working on three books for this year–two are already written, one I am presently editing. I am incredibly excited about each of […]

Books I’m Writing this Year

February 22, 2015 in Books / Church Planting / History / International Missions / Leadership / missiology / North American Missions / research / Roland Allen / Theology tagged Apostolic Church Planting / Discovering Church Planting / ebook / Hubert Allen / Innovation / InterVarsity Press / Missionary Methods / Strategy / Strike the Match / The Barnabas Factors / The Ministry of Expansion / The Spontaneous Expansion of the Church / William Carey Library by JD

Roland Allen died sixty-seven years ago today. Best known for his books Missionary Methods: St. Paul’s or Ours (1912) and The Spontaneous Expansion of the Church and the Causes which Hinder It (1927), Allen has been tremendously influential in shaping modern missionary practices of the second half of the 20th century to the present. This Anglican […]

Roland Allen, 67 Years Later

June 9, 2014 in Church Planting / Evangelical Missiological Society / International Missions / missiology / North American Missions / Roland Allen tagged Donald A. McGavran / Leslie Newbign / Missionary Methods / Pioneer of Spontaneous Expansion / Roland Allen / spontaneous expansion by JD

I wanted to share with you a book that was just released a few weeks ago. Craig Ott and I co-edited Missionary Methods: Research, Reflections, and Realities (William Carey Library) as a part of the Evangelical Missiological Society Series. 2012 marked the 100th anniversary of the publication of Roland Allen’s […]

New Book Missionary Methods

October 9, 2013 in Books / Evangelical Missiological Society / International Missions / missiology / North American Missions / Roland Allen tagged Craig Ott / Evangelical Missiological Society / Missionary Methods / Missionary Methods: St. Paul's or Ours? / Roland Allen / William Carey Library by JD

It has been three months since my last post. I am now in my third year of blogging, with this being by far the longest hiatus ever taken. Here is a brief update of the past few months, more details are planned to follow in future blog posts. As many […]

Time In

March 17, 2013 in Books / Leadership / missiology / North American Missions / research / Roland Allen tagged Craig Ott / Developing a Strategy for Missions / Mark Terry / Missionary Methods / Pressure Points / The Church at Brook Hills by JD

2012 marks the 100th anniversary of the publication of Roland Allen’s Missionary Methods: St. Paul’s or Ours?. This work is a classic in mission literature. It has been a significant influence on countless missiologists, missionaries, pastors, and believers from all areas of the Kingdom. For example, if you have ever […]