GIVING TUESDAY & “MISSION CRITICAL” MINISTRIES
First Black Friday, then Cyber Monday, now Giving Tuesday! Black Friday and Cyber Monday are days for getting bargains. Giving Tuesday (this year December…
Missions and Evangelism
Operation World: One of the Most Important Missions Books of All Time
Besides the Bible, what is the most important missions book of all time? As a pastor, I would try to read at least one…
Calvinism and the Case for Urgent Evangelism
Should a Calvinist be urgent about evangelism, missions and prayer, and do our actions in these areas really matter? That’s a question posed to…
A New Era of Missions: The Partnership Century
In the mid 20th century, a growing shadow darkened the continent of Europe. It was the darkness of a totalitarian Third Reich. Area after…
Why Do We Need the Lausanne Movement? (Lausanne/Cape Town Memo #14)
After a week here in Cape Town at Lausanne III, two more convictions stand out. First, the evangelical movement worldwide is growing, outpacing many…
The Shift of the Christian Center (Lausanne/Cape Town 2010 Memo #13)
Where is the center of the Christian world? I remember having a conversation with my dad about this back in the 1980s. At the…
The Call for Humility, Integrity and Simplicity Among World Christian Leaders (Lausanne/Cape Town 2010 Memo #12)
“What do you think is the greatest obstacle to God’s desire for evangelization of the world?” asked morning speaker Chris Wright. “It’s not other…
Table Fellowship With the Global Church: (Lausanne/Cape Town 2010 Memo #10)
An writer from Christianity Today asked me last night what the highlight of my week has been so far here in Cape Town. I…
Christianity in Africa (Lausanne/Cape Town 2010 Memo #10)
One of the biggest stories of the growth of Christianity is the African story. The mere fact that the third Lausanne Congress is being…
The Unfinished Task (Lausanne/Cape Town 2010 Memo #9)
Today was the day I was waiting for. All week we have been hearing about the face of the global church and how to…