Start here with the Table of Contents for the 21 Day Missions Prayer Guide.
Continue readingDuring 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,
Continue readingThe history of missions demonstrates this truth: cultures are transformed when Christians embody the gospel with integrity, humility, and love.
Continue readingAt 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]
Continue readingThe mission of God is inseparable from worship. As John Piper famously wrote, “Missions exists because worship doesn’t.”
Continue readingThe 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.
Continue readingThe Lord put it on my heart to write a 21-Day 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.
Continue readingWe 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!
Continue readingIn 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.
Continue readingThe 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.
Continue readingThe 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.
Continue readingThis 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”
Continue readingIn 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.
Continue reading2023 marked one of our most productive seasons doing international missions projects and producing worship resources.
Continue readingThe implications of the Ascension are worthy of both attention and intention.God’s workers are empowered with the authority of Jesus to overcome all the power of the enemy—most decidedly demons and sickness.
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