Christians talk about hearing the call of God on their lives. There is the missionary call, the call to ministry, a call to stay at home, a call to a profession. The longer I live and the more I read Scripture the clearer it is to me that God gives every Christian one call – […]
December 11, 2012
The idea of fulfillment is overlooked and under-used. Deep down most people want to be fulfilled but popular opinion suggests that finding fulfillment is unattainable. This is true in the Christian world too. Even missionaries have told me that they don’t see fulfillment on the horizon for themselves. That’s pretty sad. A world where we […]
September 14, 2012
In my previous Heart and How To of Missionary Assessment I mentioned five types of critical assessment that are needed for missionaries and church planters: personal assessment – self evaluation of what God is doing local church assessment – the evaluation of church leaders who have observed the candidate in both personal and ministry contexts mission […]
August 24, 2012
The missional movement has nothing on God, but it does contribute to our motivation in caring for one another. A key component to being missional is community. Community involves loving one another. But take a moment to ask yourself the question: who cares for the leaders in your missional communities? If it is a true […]
May 14, 2012
I have facilitated the assessment of over 60 missionaries the past ten years. The process brings me joy as I have the opportunity to dig into people’s lives, discover the fingerprints of God on a candidate and speak into the life of one who is seeking after God. The process is tiring and a lot […]
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April 18, 2013
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