Time Out
I am about to take a time out from the blog. I have been known to do this over the past few years, usually during vacation or major deadlines. This time it is for both. With the holiday season upon us, my family and I plan to be traveling and also hosting family in our [...]
Take Courage: You are not the First Domino
We often fail to consider the work of our Father before we arrive on the scene. We wrongly think we are the first domino to fall in God’s plan when it comes to our church planting endeavors. We may be near the beginning, but we are not the starting point–even among the unengaged and unreached. [...]
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Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month
Since the late 1970s, the United States has recognized May as Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month to commemorate the arrival of the first Japanese immigrants (May 1843) and the contributions of the Chinese to the transcontinental railroad (completed May 1869). In recognition of this month, the U. S. Census bureau released the following numbers related to [...]
Happy New Year!
I wanted to take a moment and say that I hope your new year is off to a great start. Over the last week and a half, I have refrained from blogging and have only spent a few moments on Twitter. While I have missed sharing with you, I can also say that it has [...]
On the Road Again…
I recently returned from one of the most relaxing vacations that I have had in a long time. It was a great blessing for which I was very thankful. While relaxing in a condo on the Gulf of Mexico, I was able to enjoy one of my favorite vacation activities: opening the balcony door for [...]
BAPTIST GLOBAL RESPONSE: UPDATE ON HAITI
I realize I just started a series of posts on critical issues and church planters. However, just moments before I had planned on posting critical issue number 4, I received this information from Jeff Palmer, Executive Director of Baptist Global Response, addressing the present realities in Haiti. This update is current as of this past Saturday, [...]
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Critical Issues in North American Church Planting: #5 Stress on the Family
Today I begin a 5-part series of posts related to critical issues facing church planters in the United States and Canada. Several years ago, I did an informal study in which I surveyed 190 individualswho were involved in many different areas of church planting. They were from four Canadian Provinces and thirty-nine states. They represented thirteen [...]
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