05.16.2009 – My Life – 1 Comment on My Ukraine twitter experience so far My Ukraine twitter experience so far Realtime updates from Ukraine. Follow me here: http://twitter.com/SethBarnes and search: #sethUKR SethBarnesBack… Read Post
05.15.2009 – Missions – 2 Comments on Toya Mac: Mobilizing African Americans to reach Africa Toya Mac: Mobilizing African Americans to reach Africa Spring has passed in Georgia, and we at AIM are entering the busiest season of the year. I catch myself sometimes wor… Read Post
05.14.2009 – Spiritual Formation – 3 Comments on Getting an abundance mentality Getting an abundance mentality The other day, one of my leaders had the opportunity to bless one of his people by granting her a privilege. It would… Read Post
05.13.2009 – Culture and Faith – 11 Comments on One day in a Romanian village One day in a Romanian village Karen and I are flying to the Ukraine today for our final World Race debrief of the year with our squad of 32 (the … Read Post
05.12.2009 – Poverty – 3 Comments on Purses that change lives Purses that change lives Missions is tough. Often it requires living in proximity to people who are so poor, their desperation drives them to … Read Post
05.12.2009 – Missions – 3 Comments on Twittering my Ukraine trip Twittering my Ukraine trip I’m en route to Ukraine, and, at the suggestion of a friend, I decided to twitter the whole trip. Twitter is an onlin… Read Post
05.11.2009 – Radical Living – 12 Comments on Are you a fan or a follower of Jesus? Are you a fan or a follower of Jesus? Saw this blog by Gerrard Fess, a Canadian minister. The question: Are you more of a fan or a follower of Jesus? Th… Read Post
05.10.2009 – Parenting – 9 Comments on Happy Mother’s Day from Emily Happy Mother’s Day from Emily My daughter Emily has a dream – to be an actress in films and to project her faith while doing so. She knows that it’… Read Post
05.09.2009 – Missions photos – 3 Comments on Photo Contest: Some awesome entries already Photo Contest: Some awesome entries already With 274 submissions to our photo contest in the first two weeks, we’re off to a good start! There are three judges. … Read Post
05.07.2009 – Fathering & Men’s issues – 11 Comments on 3 Questions only a father can answer 3 Questions only a father can answer If you want to get to the core of a person, probe his or her relationship with their father. You may look like a suc… Read Post
05.06.2009 – Leadership – 5 Comments on How do you hire great people? How do you hire great people? In general, in ministry, we do as bad or worse in hiring people as those in business do. If we followed Jesus’ model… Read Post
05.05.2009 – Parenting – 3 Comments on An out-of-control mom An out-of-control mom A lot of parents need to get a life. Some are WAY too involved in their children’s lives. It leads to crazy dysfuncti… Read Post
05.05.2009 – Fighting your enemy – 17 Comments on Demonic attacks like computer viruses Demonic attacks like computer viruses People sometimes ask me about if I ever expected AIM to grow as it has and how did it happen? On a practical level, o… Read Post
05.04.2009 – Leadership – 2 Comments on Self-management is key in this economy Self-management is key in this economy Economists forecast that by next year, the unemployment rate in America will be well over 10% while the rate of under… Read Post
05.03.2009 – A broken world – 5 Comments on Losing a friend to AIDS Losing a friend to AIDS Pastor Gift works in the most AIDS-devastated place in the world – in Nsoko, the worst part of Swaziland. This past w… Read Post
05.02.2009 – Radical Living – 5 Comments on Provoke me to dare more boldly Provoke me to dare more boldly Uche Izuora is a Nigerian missionary to the Sudan. That’s a tough place to minister, but Uche is tougher. He and … Read Post
05.01.2009 – Kingdom Reality – 7 Comments on Would you qualify to be an AIM staff member? Would you qualify to be an AIM staff member? This is the 20th year since I started Adventures In Missions. It’s been quite a trip. I’m not the same guy I was wh… Read Post
04.30.2009 – Living Free – 5 Comments on Coping with risk as a Christian Coping with risk as a Christian If you follow Jesus, your attitude toward risk is different than those around you. Jesus said “let the dead bury the … Read Post
04.29.2009 – Amazing God Stories – 11 Comments on A profile in courage: Peggy Buller A profile in courage: Peggy Buller How would you respond to losing your daughter? I can’t imagine a more horrific thing. When the call went to Dwight an… Read Post
04.28.2009 – Missions photos – 29 Comments on Missions photo contest: Enter and win! Missions photo contest: Enter and win! See the Missions Photo Contest entries here. I saw this photograph by Natalie Montgomery a… Read Post
04.27.2009 – 42nd Generation – 8 Comments on Narcissism and me, me, me Narcissism and me, me, me “It’s all about you” is a great worship song, but the reality is that we’ve raised a generation to believe “It’s all … Read Post
04.25.2009 – Reaching Your Destiny – 4 Comments on Susan Boyle & Paul Potts prove anything’s possible Susan Boyle & Paul Potts prove anything’s possible Susan Boyle wasn’t the first person on Britian’s Got Talent to show us a Horatio Alger story that made the judges cry… Read Post
04.24.2009 – The Holy Spirit is on the move – 8 Comments on Africa – the new face of Christianity Africa – the new face of Christianity As we Americans follow the Europeans and enter a post-Christian era, the nations we once evangelized are stepping int… Read Post
04.23.2009 – Eswatini / Swaziland – 6 Comments on A culture that encourages HIV/AIDS A culture that encourages HIV/AIDS Did you see this report that appeared in Irin News? It helps explain why Swaziland has the highest HIV infection rate… Read Post