Research into Resources
The good news is that I had a wonderful week away last week with my family (no cell phone, no e.mail). The not-so-good news is that I returned to several hundred e.mails yesterday.
One of them was quite encouraging. Brett…
My kids love summer Wednesdays because my church, Lake Avenue Church, does a Wacky Wednesday series that lives up to its name. This summer, my church is wisely offering Wednesday evening parent training meetings.
A few nights…
This final sample from our new short-term missions curriculum Deep Justice Journeys includes both theory and practical ideas for ways to surround students with support while they serve.
Dealing with justice issues is so complex. Especially when dealing with individuals who have been convicted of crimes worthy of civil punishment. A wrong act was committed; it is right to suffer the consequences for that act. However, it also…
I can’t stop thinking about this article that was included as part of the Gathering’s E-Update. According to an analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Data, America’s poor donate more-in percentage terms (4.3%…
Looking for some interesting fodder for a youth group talk focused on justice this summer? Try The Story of Stuff. It’s not a church curriculum video. It’s a truth-telling video by a maverick storyteller who cares about…
This weekend as I was reading Christianity Today, I was struck by a quote from an interview with Princeton’s Robert Wuthnow based on his new book, Boundless Faith: The Global Outreach of American Churches
About a year ago, Fuller’s Dean of the School of Psychology and I had lunch with the senior pastor of Bel Air Presbyterian Church, Mark Brewer. Mark is a Fuller alum and a good friend of Fuller…
At least so says Dambisa Moyo, a native Zambian with a Harvard and Oxford education who recently authored the book Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa
What happens to that incredible mission team a few weeks after the trip? Too often, nothing. If you’re no longer satisfied with that result, prepare yourself for this innovative and practical look into utilizing social media to catalyze a missional movement.
