International Students: Removing the Tradition of Geography
My last post addressed the new stats released by the Institute of International Education. The United States has reached a record high in the number of international students now enrolled in its colleges and universities. I consider this a very good situation. It is a wonderful opportunity for the Church to serve the nations. Go [...]
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Record Number of International Students in U. S.
An important report addressing the 2010-2011 numbers of international students in the United States was just released from the Institute of International Education. I have greatly appreciated their research over the years. A most helpful annual document is Open Doors Fast Facts (below are two tables from the document). This excellent two-page report provides a [...]
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Neighbors to the Nations
On Sunday I had the honor of speaking to the great group of people known as Boone’s Creek Baptist Church in Lexington, Kentucky. They were having their annual “Neighbors to the Nations” event. I am thankful for the pastor, Dr. Matthew Perry and his heart to reach others with the gospel. I want to provide [...]
Numbers on the Students in the United States
Earlier this month, my wife and I experienced another milestone–our youngest child entered kindergarten. All three of our kiddos are officially enrolled in school. Thankfully, the transition has been great for everyone. Since students across the United States have recently returned to classes, I thought it would be most appropriate to share with you some [...]
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The Past in Review
Summer is here. And along with summer comes vacation. In light of my plans to experience rest and family and refrain from blogging, I thought I would leave you with a few of my previous posts from the past year-and-a-half. That way, whenever you are having problems sleeping over the next several days, you can [...]
Mobilizing a Great Commission Church
Wipf and Stock released a book this month that you need to add to your library. Mobilizing a Great Commission Church for Harvest–edited by Thomas P. Johnston–contains a variety of chapters geared toward leading churches to be on mission. Tom has been a friend for several years. We were in the same doctoral program and [...]
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:
Collegiate Church Planting Collaborative
Last week at Southern Seminary a group of 70 collegiate ministers and church planters gathered to discuss a growing area in missions today. These men and women arrived from the United States and Canada, and for three days addressed a multitude of issues related to reaching students through church planting and training students as church [...]
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