I recently ran across a really committed 12-step guy, who also really gets discipleship. He’s been very successful in life-on-life multiplication of disciples. As I talked with him, he expressed strong concern against doing anything structured. Here was my basic...
By guest blogger David Davenport The most critical aspect of bivocational ministry is the day job. Is my employer sympathetic to my call to ministry? How might sympathetic employment work? A business man or manager hires a person who is called to ministry, agreeing...
I heard this story friend-of-a-friend-of-a-friend style, so I can’t vouch for its strict accuracy. But true or not, it makes a powerful point. A Christian visitor came to Mother Theresa’s ministry in Calcutta to find out more about how she did ministry. She...
Galatians 2:910: “James, Cephas and John, those esteemed as pillars, gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship when they recognized the grace given to me. They agreed that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the Jews. All they asked was that we...
For those who want to spark change toward missional incarnational ministry, discouragement is a constant battle. For change at this level to occur, we’re actually talking about DNA. That’s the toughest thing to change once it’s already taken root. Recognize that it’s...
Take along a book to read over your glass of green beer. Thomas Cahill’s book How the Irish Saved Civilization is a fine and entertaining read, especially in its examination of the missionary work of St. Patrick. Happy St. Paddy’s day!
