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We have just completed a re-launch of our site. I hope you will check it out and join this community. Normally we have four categories of members 1. Those thinking about working in Europe and looking for ways to do that and prepare for being salt and light here. 2. People who are already working [...]

I am at a new worker conference this week for  imb. I love coming to these events. I love the energy of the workers here. They all have such a heart to see the peoples of Europe come to Christ. Some amazing stories of how God is working here. I want to return to the [...]

Have you ever written down in your journal the people who have influenced you in positive ways over the years? Who have you invested in ? We need people on both lists. I was listening to a message last Sunday in a church here in our town. The text was 2 Timothy 2:2 And the [...]

Last week we took a look at some of the competencies that are important for church planters in North America. Today I want to discuss briefly the idea behind behavioral assessments. In behavioral assessments a person’s past behavior is a good predictor of their future performance. For example one can make a prediction on a [...]

The other night my son and I were watching CNN news coverage here in Germany of the massive damage from the earthquake  in Haiti. We both just sat in disbelief of the pain and devastation in that country. As we were watching I started thinking about how can we help? As the week unfolded I [...]

Recently I remember being part of a group conversation regarding missions.  One of the guys in the group  has lived on the mission field a long time. This person has a wealth of knowledge and experience.  As I was interacting with the group and listening to this person I kept hearing something that inspired me [...]

I have been thinking about what would the differences be between the competencies needed in church planting in a North American context in comparison with other parts of the world. There are at least two factors that we need to consider. 1. The type or model of church plant. 2. The cultural context of the [...]