106 Representatives of Unengaged-Unreached Peoples in the United States

One of the convictions we share as a pastoral staff team serving The Church at Brook Hills is the need to integrate the worlds of domestic and international.  Believing it to be biblical, we try to operate from a missiology that blurs the lines between home and abroad, domestic and foreign, while recognizing the need [...]

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I am excited and thankful to share that Strangers Next Door: Immigration, Migration, and Mission is now available! We live in the age of migration.  214 million people are presently living outside of their countries of birth.  That is 3% of the world’s population.  If this number represented a single country, then it would be [...]

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If you follow my posts, you know that I often share information on the Hispanic communities in North America.  I believe that they are–and will continue to be–a powerful group when it comes to global disciple making.  And for those who are not followers of Jesus, we have the wonderful opportunity to share Him with [...]

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I am excited and thankful to share with you that my latest book has been released by Thomas Nelson.  Kingdom Expressions: Trends Influencing the Advancement of the Gospel provides an overview of the most influential gospel advancing movements and trends in the latter 20th and early 21st centuries. Over a year ago, Thomas Nelson approached [...]

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I want to share with you some information on my next writing project.  Pressure Points: Twelve Global Issues Shaping the Face of the Church is scheduled to be released this spring (Lord willing) with Thomas Nelson. This book addresses twelve of the most critical global issues influencing the advancement of the gospel across the nations [...]

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We live in a flat world, one where the distant is near and the exotic is familiar. Unless present global infrastructures disintegrate, it is likely that the world will continue to “shrink” in the days to come. Technological, economic, and travel advancements will accelerate the pulling of the continents together into a virtual and practical [...]

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This is likely to be my last post before my family and I move from Louisville to Birmingham, where I have the honor of serving as one of the pastors of The Church at Brook Hills (you may read about my transition HERE). The movers arrived today. We are scheduled to roll out of the [...]

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On Monday and Tuesday of this week I was in Auburn, Alabama with a group of interns with Lakeview Baptist Church.  Over the course of this semester, they took a church planting class with me.  It was a blessing to be with these outstanding guys. I am a lover of Bar-B-Q and sweet tea.  Of [...]

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My family and I love going to an orchard near our home to pick apples.  This is something we have done for several years when they are in season.  Now, while I could not tell you the names of the different types of apples found there, which ones are best for baking, or which ones [...]

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Last week, while at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D. C., I took this photo of the Bell X-1.  If you know your history, this was the first plane to break the sound barrier.  Chuck Yeager surpassed the Mach 1 speed in October 1947, and will always be remembered as the first [...]

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