Evangelical Missiological Society


The Gospel Coalition just announced the winners of their 2022 annual book awards. A few months ago, I was notified Apostolic Imagination had been nominated, which I never expected. And I never expected the book would receive an award. While it was not the winner in the Missions and Global […]

Gospel Coalition 2022 Book Awards



I plan to be in Columbia, South Carolina on Saturday. The Southeast Region of the Evangelical Missiological Society will be gathering on the campus of Columbia International University. This year’s theme is Reconciliation and Mission. We will hear a plenary address (Danny McCain) and numerous breakout presentations. If you are […]

Evangelical Missiological Society



I have been in the classroom since the late 1990s. During my graduate studies, I felt the Lord leading me to the halls of academia. There were no classes to guide a person through the steps to become–and thrive as–a seminary professor. I watched what was modeled in front of […]

Another Giveaway: Professor Talk


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I interrupt my hiatus to bring this important announcement. Apostolic Imagination: Recovering a Biblical Vision for the Church’s Mission Today is now available for pre-order! Of all of my books, this one has been the longest in the making. Though it took about a year to write, the concepts–and title–came […]

Apostolic Imagination Available for Pre-Order


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The Church speaks the language of mission but uses more than one dictionary. Eckhard J. Schnabel observes this matter when he writes, “Many exegetical studies on missions fail to indicate which notion of mission is used or presupposed” (Early Christian Mission: Jesus and the Twelve, 11). Consider even the most […]

Communication Breakdown: Language of Mission