Gateway Cities in North America Identifying Global Priorities within North America for Frontier Missions Not all unreached people are the…
Contextualization If you’re involved in North American missions of any kind, you’ve most likely heard that word. What is more, you probably have some…
In reality, rural America is in a perilous position — perhaps in greater danger of decay and decline than many cities. | I recently…
The missionary nature of God is reflected in the “sentness” of the church. God is a missionary God who sends a missionary church. However, being sent…
To paint any people with a broad brush is not to see them for who they truly are. I recently wrote an article for…
A Shift in Methodology The United States of America has been recognized as a white Anglo-Saxon Protestant missions-sending powerhouse,[1] but it is becoming less…
If mission defines who Christ is, and if Christ sends us as He was sent, then mission defines who we are. ~ Albert Curry…
Aspects of the “Missional Landscape” in Contemporary North America I am currently involved in three collaborative projects: an interdisciplinary study on flourishing congregations in…
Our current culture has manifested a heightened awareness of social justice issues which gives the church an opportunity to demonstrate and model clear and…
In this e-book, Brad presents 9 key paradigms shifts the church needs to experience when desiring to equip and activate all the people of God to engage in His mission. Every organization, including the church, is built upon underlying paradigms or assumptions. This is not the same thing as the church’s beliefs or theological systems.