Category Archives: Mission

Leveraging Your Uniqueness for God’s Purposes

Posted on September 28, 2011 by

I enjoy taking personality profiles and strength assessments. I find that they reenergize and refocus me. They clarify for me the things that I should invest my energy in, and they help me say no to other things. This is … Continue reading →

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How Important are YOU?

Posted on February 22, 2011 by

One of the great and humbling realities that followers of Jesus experience is this: God uses you. In his sovereign and eternal plan, God decided to bring about divine good in the world through broken people. As a pastor, I … Continue reading →

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Video of Violence Against Christians in India

Posted on April 16, 2010 by

Several weeks ago, I posted about a video I had seen detailing the violence that many Christians are experiencing in parts of India, and I shared about some of my experiences in India. You can read that post here – Violence Against Christians … Continue reading →

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Leadership in the Local Church – Elders #1

Posted on March 3, 2010 by

When the Apostle Paul was planting churches in the first century, he wrote a letter to a church-planting partner named Titus. He wanted to make sure Titus had not been distracted from first-order business in the church. In the letter, … Continue reading →

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Engaging the New South with the Gospel

Posted on February 27, 2010 by

We launched our church because of the great need in our area for churches with both deep belief in the gospel of Jesus and deep love for the people in our area. Rather than retreating from our world, we wanted to be a … Continue reading →

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Violence against Christians in India

Posted on February 26, 2010 by

Persecution in India: Francis’ Response on Vimeo. Footage courtesy: Voice of the Martyrs Music courtesy: The Champion and His Burning Flame http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9607938&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=1&color=ffffff&fullscreen=1 A Note about the situation in India: Orissa has one of the worst records for violence against Christians, … Continue reading →

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