Ministry Update: God at Work Through the Cincinnati-Dayton Area Apologetics Fellowship
The Apologetics Fellowship at a special-invite luncheon with conference speaker Alisa Childers. It’s time for an update on ministry, especially for prayer and financial supporters. It’s time, too, for thankfulness to God and to you, because I am seeing my most fruitful period of local ministry ever. I’ve been...
Apologists and Pastors, Here’s How We Can Finally Work Together (And We’d Better Get To It!)
I met a pastor from my home town at a conference a couple years ago, actually a pastors’ pastor, who ministered to dozens of others in our area. I was grateful when he agreed to meet for lunch. As we started in over our chips and salsa, I asked...
Pastor, Your Job Is About Cross-Cultural Missions Now. Could You Use Some Help?
The world has changed, and the pastor's job description must, too. It's cross-cultural missions and ministry now wherever you may be....
It’s Official. We Need Prayer Support.
We need prayer. I cannot believe the headwinds and obstacles we’ve been facing. I’m leading a team to develop the Spiritual Readiness Project, a high-level, long-term plan to equip pastors and lay people for the new challenges of the day. If that website loads for you, you’ll see more...
Five Things You Have Wrong About Christianity
Which of these do you believe are true about Christianity in today’s world? 1. Christianity in our age is primarily a North American/European religion. 2. The typical Christian in today’s world is a Bible-belt American. 3. Missionaries are usually Europeans or Americans going out to upset other cultures. 4....
Like Fish In Our Culture
My current BreakPoint column, “Like Fish In Our Culture,” is a challenge to think more clearly about the world we live in. Posted with Blogsy...
Major News: Moving to Ohio to Launch a Life Leadership Institute
My wife and I have just announced our plans to move to Ohio to help launch a new Life Leadership Institute and develop curriculum materials to be used globally in adult community ministries....
More New Christian Blogs in 2011
Today I am at last finishing my series on new Christian blogs in 2011, with another six excellent blogs. Randy Everist is a frequent co-participant in the Christian Apologetics Alliance. His blog at Possible Worlds expresses his deep interest in theology and philosophy, as witnessed by his current critique...
A Christmas Reflection: Incarnation, Mission, and Worldview
Here’s a completely different kind of Christmas reflection for you: my BreakPoint column, Incarnation, Mission, and Worldview. It begins, It was about a dozen years ago that our church’s pastor came back from a pastors’ conference and told us our denomination was growing rapidly everywhere in the world except...