We reproduce what we know; we know what is modeled before us. As a pastor, I have the honor of seeing members regularly sent from The Church at Brook Hills to the unreached people groups in Birmingham, across North America, and throughout the world. As a faith family, we are […]
The Church at Brook Hills
Our church decided several years ago to simplify the way we do Vacation Bible School. In an attempt to be more simple, more reproducible, empower more leaders, and reach more families, we decentralized and de-calendarized. Instead of attempting to draw kids to our church’s property for one week, we challenged […]
Rock the Block
I recently spoke with Dr. David Platt about his transition to the role of the president of the International Mission Board (IMB). David stopped by the office to record this conversation for Strike the Match. In this episode, we talk about family, restructuring and future of the IMB, diaspora missiology, […]
Conversation with David Platt
Following the principle of sharing today’s stories later today, I want to tell you about a couple of senior adult ladies who are members of The Church at Brook Hills. I just found out they have caught a vision of the possible. As I mentioned in a previous post, our […]
Maybe It’s Time to Get My Nails Done
We have better information on an unreached people group living in the Himalayas than we do on that same group living in your North American city. This is one of the reasons I wrote Strangers Next Door: Immigration, Migration, and Mission. More and better research is needed. Research done by Global […]
The One Training Event to Attend in 2015 (no, I’m ...
I want to point you to a resource. Salty Believer Unscripted is a podcast hosted by Bryan Catherman, addressing matters related to theology, preaching, mission, and leadership. Check it out. There are a ton of helpful interviews posted on this site. Last month, I had the blessing of spending time […]