The Jeweled PageI’ve been reading a very challenging and stirring book by Darrin Patrick, Church Planter: The Man, the Message, the Mission (Crossway 2010). I’ve always believed that there are many ingredients that the Spirit of God tosses into the mixer in order to produce a church plant. It seems reasonable to conclude that one of the most important ingredients; the flour, [...]
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Today was the 69th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. It was a date that President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared would “live in infamy”. Indeed, the events of that day initiated a change of direction for the world on a planetary scale. There is sharply dwindling number of people who were present at [...]
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Yesterday I read a blog post by a brother who is part of the Southern Baptist Convention. In his post he wrote rather pointedly and honestly about his enthusiasm and his disappointment as he contemplated a new emphasis in that Fellowship called “Great Commission Resurgence.” Some of the specifics in his post are clearly culturalistically SBC. [...]
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by Guest Blogger: Eric Mock Eric Mock, VP of Ministry Operations for Slavic Gospel Association is also a church planter with Midwest Church Extension and is planting a church, Rivers Edge Bible Fellowship, in the small rural town of Pecatonica IL, outside of Rockford. In the midst of difficult times, we often find ourselves praying [...]
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I read this today and thought it particularly relevant to addressing the struggle we have in identifying and grooming leadership for the local church. I have witnessed many of the things that the author describes. Churches that will survive more than a generation and continue having a vital impact on their community MUST learn to [...]
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By Guest Blogger: Les Lofquist - Executive Director IFCA International I just returned from Guyana, South America where it was at least 100 degrees every day (often 110) and 95% humidity. Hindus, Muslims, mosquitoes, taking cold showers with frogs and lizards clinging to the shower walls, cows walking the streets, and cars driving on the left [...]
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