The Missing Ingredient in the Mission of the Local Church
I don’t cook. I don’t bake. But I do have daughters who do. They prepare delicious food, except when they leave important ingredients out. Baking …
Concluding Our Analysis of Church-Planting / Disciple-Making Movements: Theology and Methods
Today’s analysis will be the final article in this week’s series on Church-Planting and Disciple-Making Movements. The methods we’ve explored thus far espoused by movement …
A Critical Analysis of Church-Planting / Disciple-Making Movements, Pt. 3: Prayer and the Person of Peace
This article is the third in this week’s series on Church-Planting and Disciple-Making Movements. It’s important to note that these movements are not inconsequential. The …
A Critical Analysis of Church Planting / Disciple-Making Movements, Pt. 2: Disciples Who Make Disciples
This article is the second in a series of articles on Church-Planting and Disciple-Making Movements. In our first article, we explored the history and core …
A Critical Analysis of Church-Planting / Disciple-Making Movements, Pt. 1: Something New Under the Sun?
“There is no new thing under the sun,” the Preacher tersely stated (Ecclesiastes 1:9). However, between 1997-1998, missionaries David Garrison and David Watson began to …
Christian Cultural Bias in Missions is a Real Challenge
When missionaries return to their passport country and attend that first worship service, they often find their eyes welling up with tears. Why? For many …
What is the Peace that Jesus Promised?
Peace and prosperity are feverishly sought for throughout the world. This all-out search consumes men and women irrespective of cultural heritage or ethnicity. According to …
O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus: Old Lyrics with Timeless Truths
Some tunes stick with you–they live in your head and invade your quiet moments. The classic melody for “O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus” …
Beholding the Glory of Christ
“But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord [Jesus], are changed into the same image from glory …
I Can… Except I Can’t
(From the Rooted Thinking archives: May 22, 2018) I know few better ways to understand myself than being a father. Because kids are, after all, …