Monthly Archives: February 2021

Communication breakdown is inevitable when it comes to disciple making. This is especially true when engaging in intercultural communication. Every team wants to reduce (or even eliminate) the cultural stumbling blocks they often set before others before giving them the stumbling block of the cross (1 Cor 1:23; 9:12; 2 […]

10 Ways to Understand People

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The country is home to the third largest number of unreached people groups, behind India and China. Most church planting in the country is among reached people groups who already have numerous evangelical churches among them. The country is approximately 26% evangelical and has about 280 unreached people groups. What […]

Kingdom Steward Thought of the Day – Part 2

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Elders are the most influential people when it comes to churches going to the nations. However, such pastors are busy and often so focused on established church ministry they do not take time to develop the needed apostolic imagination. In this episode, I share 14 thoughts to help church leaders […]

Apostolic Imagination: 14 Suggestions for Pastors

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February is recognized as Black History Month in the United States. So, I want to point you to some helpful resources celebrating the Spirit’s work in and through the lives of our brothers and sisters of yesteryear. These links are only to get you started. More information is available. Be […]

Remembering African American Missionaries

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Our Lord’s commission came with the expectation to “make disciples” (Matt 28:19). He desires that we “bear fruit” (John 15:5). He is pragmatic; and we should be too. Given the great needs of the world and the limited resources we have received, stewardship is a must. How do we leverage […]

Stewardship of the Few

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February is recognized as Black History Month in the United States. The Church would be wise to take time to reflect on the history and ministries of our African-American brothers and sisters in particular. John Marrant (1755-1791) is an often overlooked, yet important, individual in U.S., Canadian, and British mission […]

John Marrant (1755-1791)

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