INNOVATION IN MISSIONS – A LEADERSHIP PROBLEM

INNOVATION IN MISSIONS – A LEADERSHIP PROBLEM

In the post-modern world, change is normative.  To stay on top of change we need to innovate.  Four years ago David Wittenberg spoke at the Bangkok OPEN Huddle on the topic, challenging us to expand our limits and try what hasn’t been tried.  This week I a read an...
MONEY & CHANGING LIVES

MONEY & CHANGING LIVES

My son had graduated from university and moved to Chicago to being work with a bank.  During our first visit to the Windy City we went out for dinner.  He suggested an expensive outdoor restaurant in Grant’s Park, just a stone’s throw from his apartment.  It was a...
TRANSPARENCY

TRANSPARENCY

A friend gave me the following.  He does not know the original source, maybe you do.  If so, let me know.  I share it as it clearly reflects one of our core values.  Enjoy. Consider, once upon a time, there were two kings who ruled successively over the nation of...
GOD’S WAY IS *THE* WAY

GOD’S WAY IS *THE* WAY

Now the word of the Lord came to him: “This one will not be your heir; instead one who comes from your own body will be your heir.”  He took him outside and said, “Look at the sky and count the stars, if you are able to count them.” Then He said to him, “Your...
B4T IS SUSTAINABLE

B4T IS SUSTAINABLE

When we first started working with Muslims we had a traditional approach.  We tried to meet people on the streets and in our neighborhood to share the Gospel.  We’d ride buses, go to the gym, hang out in parks. When we could get people into a conversation we’d try to...
MODELING

MODELING

David is a model worker.  He has tried doing them all; the NGO model, CPM model, contextualization model, prayer model, BAM model, B4T model. David remarked to me recently, nothing seems to work – and he is right. God has chosen to use people to make His glory known...