Seven Benefits to the Coming Opposition The power of God’s kingdom flows exclusively through yielded human weakness. JEFF CHRISTOPHERSON Will the church in North America face an increasing spirit of hostility to its accustomed status of cultural privilege? Absolutely. The question is not, ‘if,’ but, ‘when?’ And my…

How Secularity Will Advance the Gospel of the Kingdom Religious pluralism has provided space for the Gospel to be heard. Things aren’t always as they appear. The rose-colored glasses with which we look at our religious past often artificially and inappropriately distorts our perspective on our future. As…

Send Institute Most Read Articles of 2018 At the Send Institute, we have a goal to provide dependable research, content, and learning communities for church planting leaders as they create more effective church planting strategies for today and tomorrow. Looking back through our articles in 2018, we highlighted missiologists and practitioners who explored topics dealing with

Kingdom Patriotism When we are captivated by the great treasure of Christ and his Kingdom, we’re positioned to winsomely invite others to join us.…

How Deeply Understanding Culture Leads to Missional Innovation The Send Institute Missiologists Council gathered to discuss the most important topics affecting a missiology for North America. In this discussion, we discussed how deeply understanding culture leads to missional innovation.

Live at the Intersection of Grace and Truth We live in a day when the church’s influence in our culture and community is waning at an alarming rate – a time when we find ourselves as a people increasingly marginalized, criticized, and distrusted. The stats are shocking, but…