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Short Term Mission Prep School

Are you going on a mission trip this Spring or Summer? I recently heard of a church that is preparing to go on a week long mission trip. They have a project that requires hands on skills in collaboration with  a strategic partner on the field. They have been preparing specifically for this project for [...]

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Mission Niche: Teacher to TCK’s

In my first series of posts on people in unique missions niches, I talked about MMS Aviation, an Organization who maintains and prepares aircraft for missionary service. Today I’m writing from a more personal experience with another great mission niche. My wife Susan works in Europe as a teacher at Black Forest Academy. She loves [...]

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The world has moved next door!

I admit I love going out to eat and try different types of food. This past week I was in Dallas speaking at a training conference called SENT Lab. We intentionally ate international cuisine as part of the training. One day for lunch we ate at a Moroccan restaurant. Another day we at a Thai [...]

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Veritas Church of Columbus

This past weekend I was at Veritas church in Columbus, OH speaking at their Act Like Men conference. I’ve known Nick Nye, the pastor, for the past few years. In fact he came with us on one of our Jet Set trips to London and Paris. Veritas is a young church and I’m writing about [...]

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Marketplace Ministry-Amber in Milan continued

Today’s post on someone working in the European marketplace is a continuation from a few days ago. You can catch up on the first part of Amber’s storyhere. Once I felt God leading me to pursue a teaching job, I learned I needed a masters in education in order to qualify for the job and [...]

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Marketplace Ministry-Amber in Milan

Today is the beginning of a new series I’m doing on people who work in the global marketplace. These people have normal jobs overseas, and live a life of purpose for the Kingdom. Amber is someone I met a few years ago when she worked as a vocational missionary in Italy. In the Skybridge Community [...]

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Success in Ministry?

Twenty  years ago I had the privilege of working with Doug Sager at FBC Concord. I worked in the student ministry during his first summer in Knoxville. This began a long relationship with this church. A few years later I joined their staff and from there went on to plant a church sponsored by Concord.  [...]

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