If you did not win a copy of Pressure Points: Twelve Global Issues Shaping the Face of the Church during my last giveaway, here is another chance. Lord willing, on Monday, December 15, two copies of the audiobook will be given away. To be eligible for this week’s giveaway, fill […]
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My last post in this two-part series addressed the stewardship of innovation. I noted if Jesus is building His Church (Matt 16:18) and His Church is filled with a dynamic Spirit (Acts 1:8), then the Church should expect change. The need to be wise Kingdom stewards and make adjustments accordingly […]
Navigating Change
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 ...
Last week, I was in Atlanta speaking at the North America Mission Leaders Conference sponsored by MissioNexus. Their network membership and annual conference registration lists read like a Who’s Who of North American mission agencies and mission leaders. If you and your organization are not connected with them, then I […]
Globalization and the Pressure Points of Our Age–Presentation
The Global Remittances Guide, recently released by the Migration Policy Institute, is a fascinating resource. It is estimated that 216 million people (three percent of the world’s population) live outside of their countries of birth. This is roughly equivalent to the population of the fifth largest country in the world. […]
Peoples on the Move
This week I’m at the Multiply Louisiana conference in New Orleans. I promised everyone I would post the slides from my plenary session and breakouts. While some of the slides will not make sense outside of the conference context, I am making these available to you as well. In the […]