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Overcoming Scarcity Thinking in Post-Christian Mission (A Lesson from Gandalf)

Gandalf: I am looking for someone to share in an adventure that I am arranging, and it’s very difficult to find anyone.
Bilbo: I should think so—in these parts! We are plain, quiet folk and have no use for adventures. Nasty, disturbing, uncomfortable things! Make you late for dinner! I can’t think what anybody sees in them…
Gandalf: You’ll have a tale or two to tell when you come back.
Bilbo: You can promise that I’ll come back?
Gandalf: No. And if you do, you will not be the same. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Tired and Homesick on Mission Regardless of whether it’s been a good week in ministry or not, something about the work I do always…

Should Men Mentor Women Even After #MeToo?

Unintended Consequences of the #MeToo Movement Recently a friend told me something that concerned me. He said since the #metoo campaign, which has gained incredible traction over the last months, some men have become wary of mentoring women. Their concern…

Evangelism, Discipleship, and Spiritual Formation: Which is What?

When I began researching “spiritual formation” in the early 90s, most Evangelicals considered it heretical and New Age. Even in 2018, on the 40th anniversary of Richard Foster’s Celebration of Discipline, some Evangelicals consider Foster a heretic who is misleading…

Shall We Go Be Among The Oppressed? James Cone’s, “The Cross and the Lynching Tree” (Part 2)

Don’t miss Part 1 of this review and engagement here. One approaches the concluding chapter of The Cross and the Lynching Tree with great anticipation. We come with deep longings to see change. We come asking, “what shall we do…

5 Ways Your Predominantly White Church Can Work for Racial Justice and Reconciliation

As a pastor of color who leads a very multi-ethnic and multi-cultural church, I often get asked by other pastors and leaders around the country how white, homogeneous churches can embody the gospel’s claim that a new communal identity is…

Does Your Church Have a Future? (Alliance Partner Spotlight)

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Partnerships are the bedrock of Missio’s identity and ministry. These partners support and inform our work and we, in turn, want to help draw special attention to the ways in which they are engaging and equipping the church and church…

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Seminary Dropout 189 – Jean Johnson, Author of “We Are Not The Hero”, on Missions, and Colonialism

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Theology On Mission

Can I Get a Witness? or, the weakness of God

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If God is so powerful, why does God need witnesses? What kind of God needs others to speak for him? David Fitch and Geoff Holsclaw jump in again by tackling the question, “Why does God entrust the future of the world to human messengers?” Also, check out the Theology and Mission Lectureship with Soong-Chan Rah.

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Three Ways Declining Churches Become Thriving Churches: An Invitation to Explore Fresh Expressions

Partnerships are the bedrock of Missio’s identity and ministry, so we’re thrilled to begin more regularly highlighting the compelling work of our Alliance Partners. Check out our news article highlighting the work of Fresh Expressions US and their upcoming National…

Do You Even Want Revival?

A few weeks ago I learned of a major event taking place in Los Angeles that coincided with the 110th anniversary of the Azusa Street Revival. Sponsored by Lou Engle and The Call, Azusa Now came about through a unique…

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