COUNTING MISSIONARIES

COUNTING MISSIONARIES – By Justin Long https://www.justinlong.org/ Jun 3, 2020 | Essays | 0  In the spring and fall, I frequently teach Lesson 9 of Perspectives. Whenever I do, one feature of the session that is often done, either at the beginning or at the middle break, is the ‘Worldview Demonstration’. Using coins and matchsticks (or some variant thereof), … Read more COUNTING MISSIONARIES

THE YOUNIQUE BOOK: MAKE 2020 YOUR YEAR FOR CRYSTAL-CLEAR PERSONAL CALLING

Guest post by Will Mancini For well over a decade I have been dreaming about a toolbox and training experience that would deliver something very special to any follower of Jesus. What is that something special? It’s the ability to really grasp the trajectory of one’s Ephesians 2:10 “good works”—what believers for centuries have called vocation or specific … Read more THE YOUNIQUE BOOK: MAKE 2020 YOUR YEAR FOR CRYSTAL-CLEAR PERSONAL CALLING

Is Disciple-making Movement Strategy a Passing Fad?

Guest Post by David Broodryk Is DMM a passing fad? originally published: Monday, 19 September 2016 read more by David at http://davidbroodryk.org  Several years ago, I participated in discussions that led to renaming the term “Church Planting Movements (CPM)” to “Disciple Making Movements (DMM).” This was an attempt to more accurately define these movements around … Read more Is Disciple-making Movement Strategy a Passing Fad?

Why the “How” questions needs to be altered?

This is via Bob Tiede bob.tiede@cru.org Guest Post by Chris Thyberg Peter Block in his amazing book, The Answer to How is Yes: Acting on What Matters,  argues that “How?” questions, though critical, can often mask a defensive distraction that causes us to postpone – sometimes indefinitely – answering the prior and more important question: What is our Great … Read more Why the “How” questions needs to be altered?

Is all I’ve been taught, WRONG?

If what we’ve been taught about world geography is wrong (watch video below), could it be that all we’ve been taught about the Mission of God in this world wrong too? Did Jesus trust the qualified or release the willing? tell us to plant churches or make disciples? command us to teach all the commands … Read more Is all I’ve been taught, WRONG?

Found Gifts

Someone deserves attribution for this but I have no idea of whom to blame. Somewhere in our (Moran family) past we started a tradition. It consisted of exchanging names with our kids and their significant others (started as boy friend and girl friends and now spouses). The assignment is to find a gift that represents … Read more Found Gifts