I have to admit, talking about my faith has always made me a bit uncomfortable. From a church pulpit? Of course. Here on the blog? No problem. It’s expected. But in normal, everyday life? It can be a little awkward trying to insert Jesus into a mailbox conversation...
This is a story of a Business as Mission (BAM) practitioner on the field using business as a mechanism for planting the church in areas of the world where you can’t do that with traditional missionary methods. In order to protect the work being done we will not be...
Why did you become a missionary? This week we sat down with Scott Hanson, the strategic leader for unreached people groups in Africa to hear his story on why he became a missionary. He shares how his heart was broken for the people of Africa and it wasn't because of...
This is a story of a Business as Mission (BAM) practitioner on the field using business as a mechanism for planting the church in areas of the world where you can’t do that with traditional missionary methods. In order to protect the work being done we will not be...
I have an unwritten policy about not commenting too quickly on current events, but with the news buzzing about the tragic death of John Allen Chau, an American missionary killed while attempting to make contact with a remote Sentinelese tribe on a small island in the...
John Madden’s famous Six-legged Turkey is being prepped for Thursday’s NFL postgame show. Church signs are splashed with Thanksgiving themed bible verses (which, let’s admit, is a welcome change from most church sign content). Facebook walls are awash in “thankfulness...
HOW DO YOU DEFINE SUCCESS WORKING WITH UNREACHED PEOPLE GROUPS? This week we sat down with Dick Brogden, one of our great friends at Live Dead. We asked him how he defines success when working with unreached people groups (UPGs) because this is an area where growth is...
A few years ago on a visit to North Africa, we visited a sobering place called the Tophet. This vast expanse lined with tiny gravestones is a primitive burial ground for little babies. But it’s really much more than a cemetery. The History For about 400 years, from...
Tom Paino is the first man I ever called Pastor. To this day, I still can’t call him Tom. It just doesn’t feel right. He’s Pastor Tom, a title of respect that forever belongs attached to his name. His voice is as familiar to me as my own family. From the time I was a...
My dad grew up in a poor pastor’s home. My grandfather pastored small Assemblies of God churches all up and down the east coast of the United States. Sometimes the church had actual money for his salary and sometimes they would have to pay him in chickens. Live...
https://youtu.be/jfSi20UGYTA The longer you walk with Jesus, the more you realize how much you need Jesus. Often in life when you get better at something you can begin to lean on your own skill set. But in our faith it doesn't work that way. This is the idea that Erik...
https://youtu.be/OHYFCNR6U2k It's never fun when you know you have to make a decision that will not only affect someone's life, it has the potential to damage the relationship altogether. Leading through these kind of decision is tough and not always fun. This week we...
During the General Council for the Assemblies of God, Erik was able to sit down with a few leaders in the business as mission charge. Their stories are humbling and call us to action in new and important ways. Today you are hearing from a business as mission attorney...