Reaching the Strangers Next Door
I recently spoke at the Empowered Conference hosted by the Southern Baptist Convention of Virginia. It was a wonderful time with the brothers and sisters from around the state. I was encouraged to hear...
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Global Gates and Unreached People Groups
The United States is home to the third largest number of unreached people groups in the world (behind India and China). The Global Gates Network is one of very few groups in North America attempting to...
View ArticleA Bittersweet Commissioning
Today is a bittersweet Sunday. Bitter, because dear friends are leaving our church to move across country; sweet, because we commissioned them to go as part of a church planting team. Bitter, because...
View ArticleNew Book: To the Edge
Today is the day! To the Edge: Reflections on Kingdom Leadership, Mission, and Innovation has been released! Check out the link below for a summary of the book or listen to my podcast. I need your...
View ArticleWhat Others are Saying
My latest book, To the Edge: Reflections on Kingdom Leadership, Mission, and Innovation, was published last week (Kindle should release soon) with a crazy deal for a new book: “Buy 1, Get 1 for Free to...
View ArticleNormalcy of Persecution
We think persecution and suffering for our witness are strange happenings. The New Testament is clear that such should not surprise us. 1 Peter 4:12-19 Our Lord does have a history of sending us to the...
View Article100,000 Refugees to US in 2017
The conversation from two weeks ago was about the United States admitting 10,000 Syrian refugees in 2016. The annual cap on the number of refugees accepted into this country is 70,000. The conversation...
View ArticleWhere Syrian Refugees are Settling in the US
Here is one of the best articles I have read on Syrian refugees and the United States. Check out the map where the refugees were placed between 2012-2015. More are expected to follow. Is your church...
View ArticleWomen, Video Games, and Saudi Arabia
Any young women in your church? Yes? Any serious video gamers? Don’t know? What if gaming was a way for them to connect with other women in Saudi Arabia? Maybe this is more likely than we think. You...
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Last Post
The day has finally arrived. This is the last post before I sign-off of the blog for several weeks. I set as my goal to write five posts per week in 2015. I was able to accomplish this, except for two...
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John Klaassen on Engaging with Muslims
Season 3 of Strike the Match begins with this post! Be sure to subscribe (iTunes, Android, RSS) so you will not miss an episode! Ramadan 2017 begins Friday, May 26. I thought it would be appropriate to...
View ArticleVideos from Reaching the Nations in North America Summit
If you were unable to attend the Reaching the Nations in North America Summit, then I want to share this post with you. The Divine Maestro orchestrates the movement of the nations (Acts 17:26-27). Will...
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Strike the Match Turns Four
Image Credit: Geralt I launched Strike the Match on March 12, 2015 (“Who was St. Patrick with Ed Smither”). Season 4 concluded last week. I have enjoyed these four seasons of 64 episodes. Thank you...
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Nik Ripken on Learning from Believers in Persecution
My guest in this episode is Nik Ripken, missionary, author, and founder of Nik Ripken Ministries. Ripken is one of the world’s leading experts on the topic of Christian persecution and missions. His...
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Understanding the Muslim Mosaic, Gene Daniels and Warrick Farah
Gene Daniels and Warrick Farah are my guests on this episode of the podcast. Many of us are familiar with the Five Pillars of Islam and the faith’s generalities learned in our comparative religion...
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Post-Pandemic Missiology for North America
Here is a live stream event you do not want to miss. Next week, seventeen missiologists with the Send Institute will address near-term, mid-term, and long-term matters related to the following topics:...
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That Day I Welcomed Afghan Refugees
image credit: pixabay A few years ago, I traveled to Michigan to visit one of our church’s teams serving among an unreached people group. I was looking forward to catching up with the families,...
View ArticleSee You in August. . . Lord Willing
Well, the day has arrived. Earlier this month, I shared I would be hitting the pause button here at the blog. Over the past 12 years I have done this before, but never in an official way, for such a...
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