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Marketplace: Living with intentionality

February 2, 2012

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Last week www.skybridgecommunity.net had their annual retreat in Madrid. Due to the fact we are living out of Europe this year I was unable to attend. But I heard they had a great event.I know from years past and hearing the comments from this year that it is an awesome thing when marketplace workers who [...]

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The Mission Niche

January 24, 2012

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One of the ways Webster defines niche is “a specialized market” I think there are 100′s of what I call mission niches. These are specialized ministries that are a vital part of missions. We tend to think of people involved in missions as being on the front lines or in support roles. I know that [...]

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Global marketplace

January 17, 2012

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Recently I was having a conversation with a Skybridge Community member (www.skybridgecommunity.net) who served effectively with a mission organization in Europe. This person transitioned from being a full time Christian ministry worker to a marketplace worker. Here is what they said that really stuck with me. “I  am part of Skybridge because I  am completely [...]

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Legal Status

November 15, 2011

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The other day I was speaking in a small group bible study about missions. It was on a Sunday morning so I guess you could call it Sunday School.  It  was one of the times where you talk to the church about what is going on in the world and ways you are seeing God [...]

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Planting the Gospel and Making Disciples

November 7, 2011

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I was teaching a church planting class last month at Talbot Seminary in California. I was the guest lecturer for that day. Lots of fun. Great students. One of the thoughts that I had was this. “I was more concerned about the production of our new church than I was  about the reproduction of disciples.” [...]

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Re-entry – language learning

October 31, 2011

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One good thing about coming back is not having to worry about getting caught in a  language moment. Well at least not from my native state of Tennessee. If you have ever lived overseas and you are trying to learn a new language then you know what I mean. going to the bank going to [...]

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Partnership Ideas

October 26, 2011

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I am sitting at a conference that the Upstream Collective is doing with pastors here in the states and workers from East Asia. I always learn a lot when I am involved in this interaction. Two quick thoughts that stick out to me as I listen to their stories. These guys really desire partners that [...]

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