Discussions related to the topic of orality and missions often focus on contexts outside of North America. However, in 2003 half of the Untied States’ citizens struggled with literacy. Few college students read books on a regular basis after graduation. And according to my guest, Mark Snowden, after work and […]
Evangelism
We want to be on the edge of Kingdom advancement. Where should our church or agency focus? Is it urban? Is it orality? Is it unreached peoples? Unengaged-unreached? Is it disciple making and church planting? Is it combating trafficking? Combating poverty? Is it social development? Justice issues? Is it partnering […]
Diasporas: The Nexus of the Issues
Today is the day! To the Edge: Reflections on Kingdom Leadership, Mission, and Innovation has been released! Check out the link below for a summary of the book or listen to my podcast. I need your assistance in promoting this book. As a means of helping you and to show […]
New Book: To the Edge
We often talk about going and sharing the good news. Yet some of the saddest words in the Bible are: “But he went out and began to talk freely” (Mark 1:45, ESV). Jesus just healed a man with leprosy and gave him stern instructions: “See that you say nothing to […]
Creating a New Wrong Way when the Right Way seems ...
Today is a bittersweet Sunday. Bitter, because dear friends are leaving our church to move across country; sweet, because we commissioned them to go as part of a church planting team. Bitter, because unreached people groups still exist; sweet, because they are going to share the good news with them. […]
A Bittersweet Commissioning
I want to share one more photo from our time on Ellis Island. Sociologists talk of transnational migration. This simply means that movers often return to their countries of birth. This photo addresses Chinese migration to the U.S. and is a simple reminder of transnational migration. Here are some excerpts […]