A blog designed to develop missional leaders
By: Dr. Jeren Rowell During these days of global coronavirus spread, we have heard references to another pandemic over 100 years ago. Although the spread of the post-WWI influenza strain went global, its origins in the United States seem to trace to military personnel stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas. One hundred soldiers initially became ill... Continue Reading →
Through living and ministering in a variety of different cultures and contexts, I have seen the Lord’s Supper (or “Communion”) celebrated in many different ways. One of the most perplexing things for me through the years is seeing how ministers and certain churches decide who to include and exclude in this Sacrament. Some only allow... Continue Reading →
By: Scott Armstrong Los Angeles, California. I was 20 years old. I was with 100+ other university students preparing to dedicate our summer to cross-cultural ministry. But first, the Church of the Nazarene and the Youth in Mission leaders had invited us to five days of training. On one afternoon, they were drilling into us... Continue Reading →
I have recently read a book that has surprised me by its depth and honesty. Victor Lee Austin’s, Losing Susan: Brain Disease, The Priest’s Wife, and the God Who Gives and Takes Away, tells of the author’s caring for his terminally ill wife as her brain and quality of life gradually deteriorated. His story is... Continue Reading →
Part 3: Significance By: Dan Reiland In the past two entries, we have talked about how to navigate periods of survival or success in our ministries. But many of us still long for something deeper (or at least we should). In this final installment of an excellent article by Pastor Dan Reiland, we hear from... Continue Reading →
Part 2: Success By: Dan Reiland We all long to bear fruit in our ministry. However, in our previous entry, we shared Pastor Dan Reiland’s thoughts on a stage of ministry he deems surviving. Is there a way to more consistently experience significant ministry impact? Today we continue the series from Dan Reiland’s article as we... Continue Reading →
Part 1: Survival By: Dan Reiland We all want to experience significance in ministry. We hope for success, and yet sometimes find ourselves merely surviving. Is there a way to more consistently experience significant ministry impact? Is it always through success? How can you break out of survival mode? This article may be for you or someone... Continue Reading →
By: Derwin L. Gray You can read the original article in Christianity Today – April 20, 2015 There’s a massive difference between being a great communicator and being a great communicator of the gospel. This article is for fellow preachers because I care about Jesus, his church, reaching the lost, and discipleship. I want to... Continue Reading →
By: Rachel Kleppen *Article published in Christianity Today on September 13, 2019 For as long as I can remember, the word missionary conjured up a specific, anxiety-inducing image in my mind. A young person felt a burning call to some “dangerous” or “poverty-stricken” nation, said goodbye to the comforts of home and family, and assimilated into a... Continue Reading →
Recently, I have been thinking about the effect “attitude” plays in a missionary’s life. We send missionaries out to challenging places, and I believe a massive part of their success can be attributed to the way they view God, each other, and their circumstances (in other words: attitude). Some seem to be discouraged about everything. ... Continue Reading →
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