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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 [...]

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 [...]

Thinking about Turkey Three times this past week I was reminded of my time in Turkey this Spring. First I read this excellent interview from Ed Stetzer and a worker in that part of the world. You should take time to read it. Secondly, I  talked with two of the pastors that went with us [...]

Last week I was a part of a group that went to Central Asia. We visited Istanbul but also went on a tour of the seven churches of Asia Minor. You can read about those churches in the early chapters of the book of Revelation. It was really an incredible opportunity for us at The [...]

This week I am at the Velocity 2011 conference put on by ChurchPlanters.com.  We have been at this event the last four years. Here is why! I If had one  “do over” in my church planting ministry career it would be for the new churches that I have been a part of to become globally [...]

Recently we had Skybridge Community retreat.  Skybridge is a network for people who work regular jobs here in Europe but live out their lives with intentionality in the marketplace and city.  At the end of the retreat we took some time to talk about our churches back home. I proposed the idea that we each [...]

A couple of months ago I sent out a quick survey to some mission leaders in churches. I asked them basically what are some things that are important to them in regards to establishing partnerships on the field? We did a modified content analysis of this research and found some obvious common themes. I share [...]