A roundup of links floating around the interwebs that you may of missed this week.
Why the American Dream Doesn’t Work in Developing Countries
The United States was...
Ironically, the New Testament contains very little overt advice on how to evangelize. Paul recognized that some people might have been gifted in sharing their faith. The...
In case you were wondering about what *really* happened in the Justin Brierley interview of Mark Driscoll, you can listen to the podcast here. If you missed the context,...
Does Jesus hate religion? This video that has been making the rounds says so. And Jefferson Bethke makes some valid points.
But does Jesus hate religion? That question must...
Before you ask, or assume I am just trolling for page views, I decided to write this post because I have friends who serve in Europe.
I know men and women who are actively...
A roundup of links floating around the interwebs what you may have missed.
Haiti Slow to Recover
Yesterday marked the second anniversary of the devastating earthquake that...
If you live in the Denver area, consider attending this benefit concert.
If not, pray for Michael, Michala, and Cliff as they prepare to move from Denver to Arkansas. They...
Trevin Wax on his blog Kingdom People offers up The Elephant Room as a Snapshot of Evangelicalism. After reading his post, I left wondering about all those who are...
We do not relate to God as a person on the first floor of a building relates to a person on the second floor. Rather, in the incarnation, God has written himself into the...
Do any of these ring true in your life?
90% of the pastors report working between 55 to 75 hours per week.
80% believe pastoral ministry has negatively affected their...
“The questions one asks will define the answers one gets” (Treasure in Clay Jars, p. 71). If so, we need to look carefully at the sorts of questions we ask when...
The most common questions I get as a church planter are: (1) Where is your church? and (2) When do you meet?
While there is nothing inherently wrong with these two...
This an excerpt from the book Dumbing Down our Kids: Why American Children Feel Good About Themeselves but Can’t Read, Write, or Add by educator Charles Sykes that has...
One thing left off this infographic are the missiological implications of a believer studying in a foriegn context. Someone should make one…
Any have any experience...
List compiled by John Roxborogh. Download a pdf of this list here
1. Recommended Reading
1.1. Recommended texts
Abraham, W J. Logic of Evangelism, Eerdmans, 1989.
Blauw,...
Pastor Douglas Wilson writes the following about his friend’s death.
Christopher knew that faithful Christians believe that it is appointed to man once to die, and...
Nine Game-Changers for Global Missions gives insight into trends shaping the future of mission, including:
■ The importance of cities
■ Mutuality
■ Partnering
■...
Google has put the devastation of March’s Japanese tsunami in hauntingly stark relief, with the release of a new Street View feature that covers the country’s...
In the mid-19th century, Thomas Carlyle coined the term “Hero-worship.” His project in Lectures on Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History (1841) was to restore...
I have written about education reform here and here and I thought the following from The Washington Post to be provokative to say the least.
A member of the school board in...