Native Americans/First Nations



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We have better information on an unreached people group living in the Himalayas than we do on that same group living in your North American city.  This is one of the reasons I wrote Strangers Next Door: Immigration, Migration, and Mission.  More and better research is needed. Research done by Global […]

The One Training Event to Attend in 2015 (no, I’m ...


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Ongota is one of the world’s rarest languages. Only twelve people speak it.  I doubt you will ever need to learn it. But if you needed to for gospel advancement, would you?  Would you truly put out the effort and make the sacrifice–for only twelve people? Last October, Mark Zuckerburg […]

How Far Will We Go to Learn Ongota?



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In this second post of this series, I want to share with you the foundational issues for our church’s planting and revitalization efforts.  Listed below are matters we regularly preach, teach, and talk about among our leaders and our members.  Without understanding these foundational issues, it is difficult to understand […]

Why We Do What We Do the Way We Do ...


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We love signs.  We want signs.  Without a sign, we don’t move. I recently heard of two pastors locked in conversation. One shared with the other his thoughts on multiplying disciples and churches.  His ideas were biblical and simple, but did not fit the traditional paradigm.  The other pastor replied, […]

Stop Asking for a Sign


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November is recognized by the United States government as American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month.  Earlier this week, the latest numbers were released on the 566 tribes in this country.  For the past three years, I have written about Native Americans (First Nations if in Canada) here at the […]

566 Native Tribes in the United States