A Quick Look at the Book of Revelation A Mission Practicum lesson for students in Sunset International Bible Institute’s Adventures in Missions program Dear Adventures in Missions student, As you work among the people at your posting, you will occasionally encounter folks who base much of their do...

Missions conferences. There is nothing quite like them. They challenge. They encourage. They reunite. They ignite. They humble. They excite. We spent the weekend in Huntsville as guests of a very special church family. It is evident that the families care for one another, love the Lord, take their f...

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As we build the culture of Awaken Church, we talk a lot about living with enough margin to leverage the opportunities that God gives to serve, give, and bless. Nearly every time we do, the number one question is inevitably on it’s way… “I hear what you’re talking about and I ...

There’s a charming old picture of the hoary Universalist church in Oxford, Massachusetts with retail space on its ground floor and the meeting-space above. Wise, that. Empty churches — by which I mean the buildings — are bad stewards no matter where or when they are, and these days...

Those of you who follow my blog should have noticed a new look and feel today!  If you receive this missive in your email box via an RSS feed, I encourage you to stop by www.ThePhoenixPrinciple.com to see the new look. As most of you know, I'm quite serious about helping organizations realize that ...

I read this on the CCK blog written by the wonderful Joel Virgo (who I note is joining the speaking team at "Together on a Mission" in Brighton in July!); . The law condemns the old heart · The Spirit gives a new heart · The law gives instructions · The Spirit gives companionship · The law puts ...

Every day we have the opportunity to plant seeds in a life. All of us do really. Sometimes we give breakfast to a homeless man, and in that moment he see's hope for change. Or we give a Rose to a stripper, and for some reason it puts a chip in her hard heart.Sometimes we get to go to an impoverished...

From an email to Jong: The teaching appt with Jaime last night went extremely well.  I expected some argument, which is the usual fare, but with him he was confident enough to receive what I had to tell him without flinching (he being a Pentacostal) and I can tell he is a warrior (former gang b...

Paul writes – A recently published book, Christ, History, and Apocalyptic: The Politics of Christian Mission by Nathan Kerr is creating some interesting conversations, primarily in academia. But undoubtedly there is the potential for this conversation to be reworked at the level of the local congr...