Tim Keller’s How to Reach the West Again lays out a compelling proposal for how we might effectively engage the emerging culture of a post-Christian West today. My hope is that…
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Intellectual arguments for Christianity don’t carry much weight in a polarized culture. Social arguments are stronger. For missional reasons, the church…
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Many have seen the recent protests on the streets of Hong Kong. Among all the challenges involved, one issue that the church needs to address is the disunity between those with differing political views within the congregation…
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Lebanon’s history, both recent and ancient, has been marked by conquest and war. This shouldn’t be the only thing this beautiful and biblical country is known for, but to deny the history would be untrue…
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As many know, Tokyo is hard at work preparing to host the 32nd Summer Olympic Games in 2020. As the whole city gets ready to host this auspicious festival…
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Claire sat across the table from her friend, the leader of a church near the suburb that God had laid on her heart. After gathering her thoughts, Claire began to speak. She…
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Who should we partner with when we church plant? The man who discipled me when I was a young Christian gave me some sage advice…
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Both secular and Christian bookstores are littered with “how-to” books written by people who experienced success and then told others how to experience the same. Whether it’s running a business or planting a church, the mistake is to focus on the experience and ignore the variables…
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When my family and I arrived in China years ago I never could have imagined the things that were in store for us…
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When God moved us to Istanbul, it came as both a surprise and a calling that made sense. Nonetheless, it was a process that took us five years…
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It was not my intention as a pastor to spend a lot of time thinking about the intersection of faith and work. However, what I fell into has now become a firm conviction about discipleship…
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What I experienced at City to City’s first European Intensive in Hamburg was the opposite of what I had heard. One thing was clear—Christianity is not dead in Europe, and there is still hope for the church on this continent.
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I was the seventh child in a very big family. My parents were divorced, so we all grew up with my father. And from early on in my life, I felt like I needed to do something special to get his attention…
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One of the common frustrations church planters often face is a kind of protectionist turf consciousness that they meet from established churches in their target areas…
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You never know when God is going to use something as small as an email to change your life forever.
I grew up in Eastern Germany. I was seventeen when the Berlin Wall came down…
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As someone who planted a church in a new country without a core team to help, I was intrigued to see what a book called The Honest Guide to Church Planting had to say…
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“What do you mean I’m not preaching Christ?”
I had just preached a sermon and was feeling good. I applied the principles I learned…
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The western suburbs of Melbourne have always been my home. If you know Melbourne, it’s not exactly a brag; my municipality–the City of Wyndham–is mostly known for…
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