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 [...]
March 1, 2012
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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. [...]
February 22, 2012
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There are many new church plants starting here in the US. I’m going to start posting every once in awhile about those new churches that are being planted with a global focus, right from the start. Here is the story of one such church: A new church plant is taking place in the Argenta Arts [...]
February 16, 2012
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I recently learned about a faith-based mission organization that prepares people and planes for worldwide mission service. This blog post comes from an interview we did with Keith Dodsen, the Mobilization Manager at MMS Aviation. http://www.mmsaviation.org/ So tell me more about what MMS does and why it exists. We prepare people to serve as missionary [...]
February 7, 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 [...]
January 24, 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 [...]
January 17, 2012
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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 [...]
November 15, 2011
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