“God cannot lead you on the basis of facts you do not have,” so noted Ralph Winter in an editorial written on January 1, 2007. While I do not completely agree with this statement–God is not limited by my ignorance–there is a good deal of truth to be found here. […]
research
Part of the reason for the extended gaps in time when it comes to my posting is that I am facing two book deadlines in the next couple of months (I do appreciate your prayers). Because some of this research is fresh on my mind at the moment and my […]
Unreached Peoples in the West–Part 1
February is just around the corner. It is also Black History Month in the United States. To commemorate this event the U. S. Census Bureau sent out the following “Facts for Features” on the black population in the country. Part of thinking missiologically involves knowing the peoples of an area. […]
African American History Month
One year ago, I launched this blog with a new study that I had completed on evangelical concentrations in the United States and in Canada. You can find the report HERE and the PowerPoint presentation HERE. Over the past twelve months, I have received emails from individuals, churches, and at […]
Evangelicals in the U. S. and Canada–Revisited
Several years ago, I conducted a survey of 190 church planters in the United States and Canada. I wanted to know what they believed were the five most critical issues facing North American church planters. (While I have written about these findings elsewhere, including a series on this blog, if […]
Equpping the Church Planting Family
One of the most critical issues in missions today is that of reaching the cities of our globalized world. If you need a quick visual on the fact that we now live in an urban world, I will direct you to my post HERE. I was very thankful that a […]