03.11.2007 – Debriefing – 1 Comment on Floyd McClung on debriefing Floyd McClung on debriefing I’m leaving this morning to debrief our World Race team in Nicaragua. Here’s a video showing what one team has gone t… Read Post
03.10.2007 – Short-term missions – No Comments on Confessions of a youth minister seeking good STMs Confessions of a youth minister seeking good STMs Youth minister Lizzy Robblee sent me the following email in response to the blog on the faddishness of short-term mis… Read Post
03.09.2007 – Eswatini / Swaziland – 2 Comments on 15 year old orphan & head of household 15 year old orphan & head of household This video, shot yesterday in Swaziland by Tom Davis and narrated by Pastor Walter, is a sobering look at the realiti… Read Post
03.08.2007 – Fathering & Men’s issues – 1 Comment on A source of hope in a land of starvation A source of hope in a land of starvation Just back home and jet-lagged from Swaziland. I left my friend Tom Davis and the team behind to continue the work. He… Read Post
03.07.2007 – The Holy Spirit is on the move – 7 Comments on A hero in the most dangerous country A hero in the most dangerous country Swaziland is the country where people die faster than anywhere else in the world – shockingly, the average Swazi does… Read Post
03.07.2007 – Dealing with junk in our lives – 4 Comments on Video Updates from Swaziland Video Updates from Swaziland Here’s Tom Davis’ video update from Africa. We’ve been struggling to find a place that has sufficient bandwidth to up… Read Post
03.06.2007 – Reaching Your Destiny – 3 Comments on How do I know what to do with my life? How do I know what to do with my life? More on the subject of choosing your vocation from Buechner: In the year that King Uzziah died, or in the year th… Read Post
03.05.2007 – Fathering & Men’s issues – 3 Comments on From Africa – one orphan’s story From Africa – one orphan’s story After flying 18 hours to South Africa, we went to an archetypical African worship service. It was great – the atmosph… Read Post
03.05.2007 – Reaching Your Destiny – 4 Comments on Vocation Vocation A thought from Frederick Buechner: “It comes from the Latin vocare, to call, and means the work a man is … Read Post
03.03.2007 – Mobilization – 7 Comments on Top 12 trends in American Christianity Top 12 trends in American Christianity If you’re a Jesus-follower who is leading others, you need to study and consider the alarming implications of Barna’s… Read Post
03.02.2007 – Leadership – 3 Comments on Learning to work together as a team Learning to work together as a team Ephesians 6:13-14 “…Therefore put on the full armor o… Read Post
03.01.2007 – The Holy Spirit is on the move – 5 Comments on Off to Swaziland this morning, come with me Off to Swaziland this morning, come with me Today I’m traveling to Swaziland, that little tear drop of a country embedded in the northeast corner of South Africa… Read Post
02.28.2007 – Eswatini / Swaziland – 3 Comments on Never Breaking a Fast Never Breaking a Fast I’ve been fasting for a while. Tonight, on the eve of my trip to Africa with a small group of people (who have heard … Read Post
02.27.2007 – Radical Living – 4 Comments on Best devotional writer of modern times Best devotional writer of modern times Say what you want about “My Utmost For His Highest” or anything by C.S. Lewis. For my money, the best devotional writ… Read Post
02.26.2007 – Short-term missions – 4 Comments on How to follow up on your mission project How to follow up on your mission project The standards of STM excellence that our committee compiled a few years ago is a good place for anyone interested in … Read Post
02.25.2007 – Portraits of Disciplers – 1 Comment on The battle to get Jennifer home The battle to get Jennifer home This may be the worst airport nightmare story I’ve heard. World Race participant, Jennifer Smith, who was in the remo… Read Post
02.24.2007 – Short-term missions – No Comments on Excellent mission team prep Excellent mission team prep The standards of STM excellence that our committee compiled a few years ago is a good place for anyone interested in… Read Post
02.23.2007 – Short-term missions – 2 Comments on What does an excellent mission project look like? What does an excellent mission project look like? Yesterday’s blog dealt with the faddishness that is undermining the credibility of many STMs. The point of the discu… Read Post
02.22.2007 – Short-term missions – 44 Comments on Are short-term missions becoming faddish? Are short-term missions becoming faddish? Are short-term missions becoming faddish? That’s a rhetorical question. The answer is: YES. I estimate that 75% of ST… Read Post
02.21.2007 – Spiritual Formation – 3 Comments on 4 Lies we tell ourselves 4 Lies we tell ourselves “He who dies with the most toys wins.” We say we don’t believe this, but our lifestyles say otherwise. The lie … Read Post
02.20.2007 – Spiritual Formation – 7 Comments on How to minister: Learning to grieve How to minister: Learning to grieve Part Six in a series on “How to minister.” Continued from How to Minister: Touching Jesus the leper In our hyperse… Read Post
02.19.2007 – Wounded healers – 6 Comments on How to Minister: Touching Jesus the leper How to Minister: Touching Jesus the leper Part Five in a series on “How to minister.” Continued from How to minister: Mourning with those who mourn (cont.) … Read Post
02.18.2007 – Wounded healers – 2 Comments on How to minister: Mourning with those who mourn (cont.) How to minister: Mourning with those who mourn (cont.) Part Four in a series on “How to minister.” Continued from How to minister: Mourning with those who mourn In 1… Read Post
02.17.2007 – Wounded healers – 1 Comment on How to minister: Mourning with those who mourn How to minister: Mourning with those who mourn Part Three in a series on “How to minister.” Continued from How to minister: Imitating Jesus Something about grief… Read Post
