Articles for Outreach & Missions

I’ve been thinking about people I’ve known over the years who were dramatically changed by the power of the gospel—and I want you to know some of their stories.

Just as a busy person or family struggles to invest in important relationships, a busy church keeps God’s people from important relationships with the broader community.

I contend that God is, in His Trinitarian self, an orderly community of selfless love. And we are made in His image for this purpose: to create, sustain and extend orderly communities of selfless love across the globe.

There are so many questions that can swirl up when people face this difficulty, so I’d like to give you five reminders for when the one who led you to Christ walks away.

I love Jesus. I love God. I love people. But I don’t love packaged Christian answers. They tie everything up in a nice, neat bow and make life a little too tidy.

So why are there so few single men in missions, or in the missions pipeline? The most common answers are: pornography, student debt, and bad dating choices. Pornography is chewing at the root of the church, so it is no surprise that the effects are being felt in the Great Commission effort as well.

If you've been in youth ministry for any amount of time, you've encountered spiritually apathetic teenagers. Between the rolling eyes and heavy sighs it's easy to get discouraged when it comes to inspiring young people to know, live, share and own their faith.

If you make or will one day make $30k or more, you are a one-percenter. Just as being tall presents some challenges, being wealthy presents challenges too. Yet many would love to be in the position of a one-percenter.