Monthly Archives: May 2018

3
Here is your chance to contribute to future episodes of Strike the Match. I launched this podcast three years ago to address matters related to missions, leadership, and Kingdom innovation. That purpose has not changed. It has been a great ride these past 50 episodes (three seasons). I have been […]

Contribute to Strike the Match

 in Podcast  tagged Strike the Match by
2
David Hesselgrave passed away yesterday. Some of you are very familiar with his name and legacy. Some of you do not know of whom I write–however, you have felt his influence. Trust me on this. David was one of the leading missiologists of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. […]

David Hesselgrave (1924-2018): A Humble, Missiological Giant

 in Books / Evangelism / History / International Missions / Leadership / missiology  tagged Church Planting / Communication / Craig Ott / David Hesselgrave / Ed Stetzer / Evangelical Missiological Society by
Sunday, May 20 is recognized as the International Day for the Unreached. There will be a live 90 minute broadcast related to the day at 8:00PM Eastern Standard Time. You can find out about the speakers HERE. If you are unable to attend in person, you may tune in HERE. […]

International Day for the Unreached

 in Agencies / Cape Town 2010 / Evangelism / International Missions / missiology / North American Missions  tagged Romans 15:20-21 / unengaged-unreached people groups / Unreached People Groups by
2
In my previous post, I shared part 1 of my lecture given at Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary on the topic of apostolic church planting. The video of part 2 is posted below. Here I address some of the challenges of applying apostolic church planting strategy and methods to a post-Christianized […]

Apostolic Church Planting: Foundations and Challenges, Part 2

 in Church Planting / Discipleship / Evangelism / History / Leadership / missiology / North American Missions / Strategy / Theology  tagged Apostolic Church Planting / ecclesiology / lectures / Mid-America Theological Seminary / mission challenges by
4
I recently had the honor of giving the Scholarly Lectures Series at Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary. After they asked me to speak about apostolic church planting, I was encouraged that an academic institution was interested in this important topic. It is my hope that more schools will follow their lead. […]

Apostolic Church Planting: Foundations and Challenges

 in Church Planting / Evangelism / International Missions / missiology / North American Missions / Students / Theology  tagged apostolic missiology / Church Planting / Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary by
2
The status quo is not a bad thing. If everything was constantly in flux, then little progress would be made. The status quo is important in local church ministry. Healthy, biblical structures and organizations are necessary for the sanctification of the saints and Kingdom expansion. We pastors should not feel […]

Too Many Leaders Want the Status Quo. . . and ...

 in Church at Brook Hills / Church Planting / Discipleship / Evangelism / History / International Missions / Leadership / missiology / North American Missions  tagged Innovation / megachurch / numbers / quantity / status quo by