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, published by Evangelicals for Social Action.
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 importance of tackling poverty and social issues even as they continueRead more…
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 not mention, stuck out to me as an outstanding example.Read more…
Best of the Web: Bhutanese-Nepali Refugees Related Information
Today, I’d like to just provide an annotated list of some intriguing articles related to Bhutanese-Nepali refugees (in some cases more generally about refugees). I spend time regularly scouring the web for news and information relevant to these people andRead more…
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 supervisor/mentor of church planters it seems appropriate for me toRead more…
white papers for nonprofits and philanthropists
A few white papers from my website.
Loving God and Our Neighbor
The heart of the gospel – the driving foruce of prayer-care-sahre … loving God and nieghbor!
Celebrating the Resurrection of our Lord
Greetings in the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ! Each year as Easter draws near, I’m reminded of God’s love and His unwavering commitment to us. The newness of life that we have in Him is beyond anything we canRead more…
Redeeming The Integrity Of The Church
My heart leap for joy upon knowing that the Lausanne Conference focus on calling the Church back to humility, simplicity, and integrity. I have been searching organization and Church leaders with this kind of vision but unfortunately I found none.Read more…
Arafat’s Driver Told ‘You must love the Jews’
TOKYO, JAPAN (ANS) — Tass Saada was born in the teeming Gaza Strip and grew up in Saudi Arabia and Qatar. In his early years he learned to hate both Jews and Christians. It was then just a short stepRead more…