Steadfast on Mission: Four Lessons from Cyprus

A real-time reflection from Cyprus: travel challenges, global mission work, and four lessons on what it means to remain steadfast in faith and purpose.

A New Year’s Message: Worship Comes First

Heading into another new year, there is a question that reaches deeper than goals, resolutions, or plans: What will we worship?

07 It’s All About Relationships: Mentoring and Discipleship in Missions

Ultimately, God’s mission advances through relationships — through mentoring, spiritual friendship, and the formation of communities that reflect the love and grace of Jesus Christ.

06 A Grateful Journey Home

Reflections from Korea & Greece Table of Contents

Reflections from Korea & Greece: Scripture, Stories, and Prayer from the Mission Field. Table of Contents.

05 To the Least of These in the Hardest Places [From Korean DMZ]

During our time in Korea, we visited the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone), with thousands of mines, this is one of the most dangerous areas on earth. Here we learned of the “sparrows”— nomadic homeless people in North Korea, particularly children,

04 Virtue and the Mission of God

The history of missions demonstrates this truth: cultures are transformed when Christians embody the gospel with integrity, humility, and love.

03 No Easy Answers: Trusting God When Nothing Makes Sense

At its deepest, worship helps us simultaneously express both lament and hope, affirming that we can still trust God—especially when nothing makes sense. [Day 3 of the 21-Day Missions Prayer Guide]

02 From Every Tribe and Tongue: Worship as God’s Mission

The mission of God is inseparable from worship. As John Piper famously wrote, “Missions exists because worship doesn’t.”

01 Ask the Lord of the Harvest

The call to follow and the invitation to be a partner in the Lord’s harvest is for all believers—not just a few professional Christians or missionaries.

00 Missions Prayer Guide: Introduction

The Lord put it on my heart to write a Missions & Prayer Guide for friends, supporters, and partners—as well as anyone else who may be interested. My intention is to share a resource that will inform, encourage, and inspire you, combining biblical foundations, scholarly insights, and stories from the field.

FALL 2024 UPDATE: Missions, Music, Ministry

We have had a super busy summer of missions and ministry, logging over 60 days of travel between June 1 and October 6 leading, teaching, and making disciples in Christian worship. It’s been a great joy!

Missions Report: Africa with Worship Quest Academy

In July 2024 I served as an instructor in Kenya and Uganda with Worship Quest Academy. This post share photo highlights of our ministry time in Africa.

Faith Equal to The Need

The centurion's level of faith was equal to the need of that moment. His faith was in Jesus’ ability to heal. There is a special gift of belief, "a surge of faith above and beyond normal that appears at the moment to get the job done." [1] This spiritual gift is available for you and me now, just as it was then.

Teach Us To Number Our Days

The Psalmist wrote, “Teach us to number our days that we may gain a heart of wisdom” (Psalm 90:12). Paying attention to the time we have left on the planet is the quintessential Divine Perspective.

BRAZIL WRAP-UP: RELY ON THE GIFTS

This trip has been one of the most intense mission trips I have ever participated in. I am continually amazed and astounded by the ways of God. God uses the gifts of the Holy Spirit to do the work of building his kingdom. God builds his kingdom through his people—regular, everyday people. In other words, spiritual gifts are not just for some elite class of spiritual superstars. God’s gifts are “FOR THE COMMON GOOD”

Brazil: First 48 Hours

Angels From the Realm of Glory: Music Videos in Ukrainian & English

In celebration of Messiah's birth, I invite you to crank up the volume on this wonderful hymn "Angels From the Realm of Glory." In 2022, despite the war in Ukraine, my friend Volodymyr Khlysta produced this delightfully joyful music video of my arrangement with his students at Ukrainian Baptist Theological Seminary in Lviv, Ukraine.