We think persecution and suffering for our witness are strange happenings. The New Testament is clear that such should not surprise us. 1 Peter 4:12-19 Our Lord does have a history of sending us to the wolves where religious leaders, political leaders, and even family members come against us and […]
Monthly Archives: August 2015
A simple question can take you down new ministry avenues. I recently received an update from a church planter. This brother is serving among one of the world’s most unreached people groups now in the United States. After spending almost a year among the people and getting to know business […]
The Best Missiological Question I’ve Heard in a Long Time
Churches and mission agencies have been thankful for the global work of the U. S. Center for World Mission. For almost four decades, the Center has been involved in Kingdom advancing labors. If you are familiar with the name Ralph Winter, unreached people groups, or the Perspectives course (to mention […]
Dave Datema with Frontier Ventures
I want to share another excerpt from my new book To the Edge. Here is one of my favorites. If you missed yesterday’s excerpt, be sure to check it out. A special thanks to those of you who have shared that you are presently reading through the book! Please send me […]
Ordinary Disciples, Extraordinary God
To the Edge: Reflections on Kingdom Leadership, Mission, and Innovation was released earlier this month. If you have not purchased a copy, I hope you get one and share it with others. In this post, I want to share with you an excerpt from the book. Knowledge gained can lead […]
A Humble Missiology
Donald McGavran was one of the most influential missiologists of the twentieth century. He was a paradigm breaker and a paradigm shaper. He called the Church from one model to a new way of thinking about making disciples of all nations. While a doctoral student, I read most of his […]
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