What is a Church Plant?
What is a church plant? Good question. Twenty years ago I would have said it is a fake tree in the corner of a church. The word church plant is…
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Are Short-Term Missions Worth the Effort and Money?
A question is circulating in the proverbial missions water cooler. Are short-term missions worth the effort and money? The real question is what does the short-term mission trip hope to…
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Becoming a part of God’s Plan – Whom shall I send?
Becoming a missionary is not always easy. David Byrne once asked, “How did I get here?” It is a question I have asked myself several times in the last few…
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Long-term Missionary – Are You One?
What comes to mind when you hear the word “long-term missionary“? Jungles? Tribal people? Taking off in a ship without knowledge of when you will return? Super-Christians? The word missionary brings…
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Biblical Church – Are We All Just a Bunch of Rocks?
If you have spent any time in or around church, odds are you have heard talk about spiritual gifts, fellowship and the body of Christ. Newcomers to Christianity have…
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“Eth·nog·ra·phy” and Missionary Training
Ethnography. Unless you’re deep into missionary training, you have probably never heard this term. It is the study of other cultures and customs. It is a fancy word — a…
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The Importance of Missions and the Great Commission
The importance of missions remains grossly overlooked. The question of if missionary work is important has been raised by many different people throughout the history of the world. The best…
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Church Attendance or Church-Planting?
Church Planting or church attendance: which is more important? Church is the first thing that comes to mind when people hear the word “Christian.” In fact, with many people, when I ask if…
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Long-term Missions and “The Nudge”
If you come to New York City for long-term missions to reach one of the many unreached people groups living here, I can almost guarantee you will hear about and…
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Call to Action in Short-Term Missions
“Seed week – learn to share the gospel with the unreached people groups of NYC!” When I first saw the above short-term missions trip opportunity in New York City, I…
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