Strategy Development for a New Generation of Disciple Makers
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 you a bit of the [...]
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When a Biblical Model is Viewed as Unusual
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; 20; 1 Thess 1:2-10; and [...]
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Breaking the Fallow Ground Conference
If you are around the North Mississippi-Memphis area, then you will want to mark your calendars for the ONE8 Network’s next training event. “Breaking the Fallow Ground: Resowing the Gospel in the Religious South,” is scheduled to take place in about a month. I greatly appreciate the leadership of George Ross and Josh Kubler related [...]
SEND North America Conference
I am very excited about an upcoming meeting sponsored by the North American Mission Board for Southern Baptist Churches and leaders in the United States and Canada. Lord willing, on July 30-31, the SEND North America Conference will take place in Atlanta with the focus being on church planting. This is one of the most [...]
University Educators for Global Engagement
Last weekend, I had the privilege to speak to some of the most influential people in the world–university educators. These are the men and women who pour their lives into the most influential people in the world–students. As we consider the multiplication of disciples, leaders, and churches in our world today, I want to bring [...]
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Baptist Missionary Association of America
Last week, I had the honor of speaking to those attending the annual missions symposium of the Baptist Missionary Association of America in Conway, Arkansas. And yes, I was just down the road from Toadsuck. . . . go figure. These brothers and sisters have been at work across the globe for several decades. If [...]
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One8 Network
I had the honor of spending the last two days in Hernando, Mississippi serving as one of the speakers for the first annual meeting of the One8 Network. Since several of the participants requested copies of my Power Point presentations, I told them that I would post them here on the blog (linked below). While [...]
Southern Baptist Convention
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 20 years of ministry experience [...]
Thank You!
It has been over a year since I started this blog. In today’s post, I want to say thank you for your encouragement and share a little about the site. Check out the video below:
No More Muddin’ and Pullin’ for Jesus
While the concepts of mudding and truck and tractor pulling are prevalent throughout the United States and Canada, there’s a part of me that wants to say that those recreational activities developed near my hometown. Growing up in Corbin, Kentucky, I had a few childhood moments when I was honored to participate in these up-and-coming [...]
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