Many believers in the United States do not know their neighbors. And they often prefer to share the gospel with people they know. Clearly, a disconnect exists. Several years ago, I developed a very simple and fun outreach method that involves holiday parties. The Christian calendar provides numerous annual events […]
Leadership
Conversations about sexual immorality and pornography are often challenging to have within the Church’s fellowship. My guest in this episode is Dr. David Parks, Director of the Global Center at Beeson Divinity School. We address the impact of the pornification of societies on the Church and Her mission. Why is […]
David Parks on Mission and the Pornification of Societies
I had the delight and honor to be with the amazing people of Eastmont Baptist Church (Montgomery, Alabama) for worship during the month of September. The church is presently without a senior pastor. HERE is a link to their desired criteria and information on how to contact their search team. […]
Living with a Gracious and Compassionate God
“Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand” (Prov 19:21). Leaders are called to lead, but they must lead in light of the Lord’s desires. It would be a terrible situation to put much energy and effort […]
Leading from Vision to Reality
I started this “Apostolic Imagination: Re-Thinking Missions” series earlier this year. I am presently writing a book with Baker Academic titled Apostolic Imagination: Rethinking Contemporary Missions, and wanted to share some of my thoughts with you before its publication. Context is king. In case you missed the previous posts, I’ll […]
Apostolic Imagination: Rethinking Location
As a teenager, I was a member of an excellent church. The Lord used those brothers and sisters to bring me to faith. My passion for expositional preaching and evangelism developed with that community. However, I was provided very little guidance from church leaders when I shared my calling to […]