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Planting the Future
Planting the Future

This story is on the connection between deforestation and poverty, and what followers of Christ are doing to "plant the future." It was the July/August 2011 cover story for PRISM,…

The Rise of Mega-Church Efforts in International Development
The Rise of Mega-Church Efforts in International Development

This paper was published in Transformation: An International Journal of Holistic Mission Studies, published by the Oxford Centre for World Mission, in April 2009. Abstract: Evangelical ‘mega-churches’ are awakening to the…

Diaspora Mission: Keeping Churches in the Conversation
Diaspora Mission: Keeping Churches in the Conversation

To facilitate a truly global conversation, we ask Christian leaders from around the world to respond to the Global Conversation’s lead articles. These points of view do not necessarily represent…

Forgiveness - Know the Basics from God’s Perspective
Forgiveness - Know the Basics from God’s Perspective

Forgiveness is, literally, at the heart of Christianity. Its meaning is not difficult to understand, but “to forgive” as a way of life is not something one does naturally. It is…

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Best Practices for Reaching People Groups
Best Practices for Reaching People Groups

Attached to this post, you should find a copy of the PowerPoint presentation from the panel discussion that I participated in at the Southern Baptist Convention’s 2012 North Central States…

11 Practices of a New Jesus Movement
11 Practices of a New Jesus Movement

I visited a number of Asian countries in 2011 and was amazed at the dynamism and commitment of the young Jesus followers. One network, in a country that I will…

3 Perverted Church Planting Motives
3 Perverted Church Planting Motives

Recently, I’ve noticed a couple interesting posts related to church planting along the lines of “here is why you shouldn’t try to plant a church”.  As a church planter and…

Are there any Mosques Turning into Churches?
Are there any Mosques Turning into Churches?

While participating in a panel discussion at Moody Church recently, Dr. Erwin Lutzer asked me a question a Muslim man had asked him. He was trying to highlight the plight…

What is Unique About My Local Church?
What is Unique About My Local Church?

One thing that fascinates me about the story of my ancestor, William Carleton, going down with the Hirano Maru at the end of the First World War was a reference…

Workplace Evangelism: Part 2
Workplace Evangelism: Part 2

Members: The Unused Church Resourse       Has the modern church and religious denominations left their membership behind?  Should seminaries have a course on effectively church growth through the use the…

Why the Fatherless? (Venn Diagram)
Why the Fatherless? (Venn Diagram)

While thinking a lot on why focus on the orphan and the widow in particular, (with special reference to the work of my organization in Egypt) I went into Adobe…

Is there an Egyptian Diaspora? Or just a Coptic One?
Is there an Egyptian Diaspora? Or just a Coptic One?

Is there an Egyptian Diaspora at all? Or is there a just a Coptic One? Jennifer Brinkerhoff has listed “several features common to diasporas” based upon the work of international…

New Bible commentary for all readers on Genesis 1-3, Ephesians 5-6 and 1 Timothy 2-3
New Bible commentary for all readers on Genesis 1-3, Ephesians 5-6 and 1 Timothy 2-3

Book Summary Together with God in the Garden (Genesis 2-3) Together with Christ in the Church (Ephesians 5-6) Corrected and Restored by Christ (1 Timothy 2-3) with discussion starters after…

Realizing the value of the Lost Sheep:  Addressing the issue of Church Dropping in Kenya.
Realizing the value of the Lost Sheep: Addressing the issue of Church Dropping in Kenya.

During the last year of my theological training at Scott Theological College, I had an opportunity to study church growth at some level. I recall one of the class assignments…

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From church planting success to genocide
From church planting success to genocide

In just 100 years, this country went from ‘unreached’ to ‘churched’, with approximately 90 percent of the population attending church as members.  It is the ultimate success story in the…

Darrin Patrick’s
Darrin Patrick’s "Over-Contextualization" Misses the Point

[The following article was something that I posted earlier on my blog.  It was intended as a rebuttal to an article by American church-planting pastor and author Darrin Patrick.  Patrick…

Church Discipline and Restoration Process
Church Discipline and Restoration Process

One of the most vital, yet overlooked, aspects of a church’s life and ministry is the discipline and restoration of fellow believers overtaken in sin. This article lists the biblical…

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Ministry In Southeast Asia
Ministry In Southeast Asia

I met the swedish NGO worker at the end of the story - as well one of the girls from the family.  Being around people whose hearts seem so pure…

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Church of the South and East
Church of the South and East

I would like to know how we in the "Western church" can assist the growing church in the South and East, to to fulfill the "Great Commission" as soon as…

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Turning the hearts of Parents to Their Children: A Reflection from Malachi 4:6a.
Turning the hearts of Parents to Their Children: A Reflection from Malachi 4:6a.

Along the Kenyan Coast Children are an endangered species. This is due to the early tourism exposure along the beaches amongst other causes. These have led to child prostitution, school…

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