Monthly Archives: December 2010



My family and I recently watched A Christmas Carol.  You know the story.  Scrooge is visited by different spirits, trying to provide him with a different perspective on his past, present, and future.  Each apparition challenges him to see his world from a different angle. At times, we all need […]

Church Planters-What Do You See (A Reflection from A Christmas ...


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I had told my students not to be surprised when it happened to them.  Now while I had not personally experienced it, I had been waiting for the day when it would happen to me.  Finally, it occurred–I got to meet my first, real-live foreign missionary! Not a big deal? […]

Missions in Reverse?



Several years ago, I conducted a survey of 190 church planters in the United States and Canada.  I wanted to know what they believed were the five most critical issues facing North American church planters.  (While I have written about these findings elsewhere, including a series on this blog, if […]

Equpping the Church Planting Family


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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 […]

No More Muddin’ and Pullin’ for Jesus