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December 30, 2020 AccelerateAccelerate Sometimes progress looks like inching along, when it’s an uphill climb to go anywhere. In other seasons,...
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December 24, 2020 The Gifts of 2020: Part 2The Gifts of 2020: Part 2 As my reflections on 2020 moved from personal to professional, I recognized...
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December 22, 2020 The Gifts of 2020: Part 1The Gifts of 2020: Part 1 2020 has been one of the most challenging years in recent history....
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November 6, 2020 Dream Team: The Confident LeaderDream Team: The Confident Leader “Control leads to compliance; autonomy leads to engagement.” ― Daniel H. Pink, Drive:...
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November 4, 2020 Dream Team: Organizational HealthDream Team: Organizational Health In Patrick Lencioni’s organizational leadership book The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else...
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October 30, 2020 Dream Team: Some Assembly RequiredDream Team: Some Assembly Required It’s rare to assemble a dream team. It’s even more uncommon to retain...
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July 6, 2020 On Passion and PurposeAs Kim and I entered a new season of life, we took a mini-sabbatical to pray and consider...
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March 3, 2020 Empowering laityConnecting a group of people to its purpose starts with leaders. We’re tempted to talk more about the...
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February 26, 2019 Bringing Clarity to 21st Century Missions"When everything is mission, nothing is mission." This Stephen Neill quote elicited a positive wave of wows, yesses,...
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February 12, 2019 How the Church can support those who are sufferingThe evangelical world needs to refocus how we see and embrace those who are oppressed and suffering. We...
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September 25, 2018 What it looks like to be Spirit LedI was recently with the youngest Megachurch pastor in America and asked him what excited and concerned him....
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July 30, 2018 9 Principles for Biblical LeadershipI’m grateful to be working alongside incredible leaders like José Bernardo who is a Vice-President at OneHope overseeing...
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December 5, 2017 Busy, or Empty?In ministry, we sometimes wear our busyness like a badge of honor – comparing how many trips, miles,...
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August 29, 2017 Collaboration: How To Boost Success In 2018Increasingly as we’re seeing ministries work to overcome these barriers, many end up self-reflecting and returning to their...
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August 22, 2017 Mom, the ‘One’Hope, and the PresenceFrance is my favorite place in the world. However, after losing my mom two years ago, it’s now...
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August 13, 2017 Why The Church Can’t Be Colorblind After CharlottesvilleWhen tragedies happen and the topics of race and equality come up, people tend to say things like,...
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July 18, 2017 5 Essentials for Marketplace MissionsThere’s been a huge shift in how business and missions intertwine. No longer can missionaries simply plan to...
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July 11, 2017 When You Can’t Fix What’s BrokenWe wonder why God has chosen to bless someone else, but not me or the church or ministry...
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June 27, 2017 5 Things We Can Learn from the African ChurchI’m always humbled and amazed by the rapid growth and strength of the African Church. In the past,...
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June 6, 2017 Living The Resurrection LifeIn our walk with God, we need both spiritual breakthrough, and slow and steady processes. Breakthrough is when...
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May 30, 2017 Do You Dare Ask for More?If people understood the theological implication of sacrifice that this request for “more” requires of them, they might...
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May 23, 2017 Are We Telling Our Youth The Truth?There is a radical cultural shift happening in America. The Church must continually reassess how best to present...
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May 16, 2017 Why You Can’t Afford To Pray LessI believe so fully in the power of prayer--I’ve seen too many miracles not to. This is why...
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May 9, 2017 Tracking The Trends: Paganization of The WestWhile we fully anticipated that the West would grow increasingly paganized, I never expected how hard the rise...
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April 11, 2017 A Place For Every PersonEvery time I post about refugees, I get a backlash of political comments. I don’t broach this subject...
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March 28, 2017 Why It’s Critical to Increase Cultural IQI used to think you were either born with it or you weren’t. Now, I’m starting to see...
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February 21, 2017 Reading vs. Engaging“Is it enough to simply read God’s Word, or must one actually engage with it to grow in...
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February 14, 2017 How Faith Fuels Your FutureGod has given us big dreams. To accomplish them, we’ll need to pray even bigger prayers this year...
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February 7, 2017 10 Key Elements for Planning Your Next OutreachMany of Jesus’s teachings reflect the importance of planning when it comes to Kingdom matters. The great banquet...
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January 24, 2017 A Debatable FaithMany historical belief systems have been prescriptively structured with a rigid formation designed to pass on foundational faith...
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January 12, 2017 OneHope turns 30!OneHope was birthed out of a vision God gave Dad; of Satan attacking the children of the world...
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January 3, 2017 Amazing Stories Await2016 was a hard year. And I’m not afraid to admit that, because I have seen how God...
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November 25, 2016 Advent Traditions From Around The WorldAs the holiday season charges full-speed ahead, it is easy to be caught in the whirlwind of it...
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November 15, 2016 Reaching the Muslim WorldSince the time our family lived and ministered among Muslims in Lebanon, my passion for the Muslim world...
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November 1, 2016 Why Now Is the Time to Reach the Muslim WorldIn 1964 I prayed over a map, asking God to show me where my next evangelistic crusade should...
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October 27, 2016 Gateway Cities for Fun + FinanceA few years ago, I was invited to give my point of view on “The city of Miami’s...
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September 27, 2016 When God Turns Pain into Gain[Tweet "Without loss there is no gain. Without suffering there is no joy."] I was humbled by the...
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August 27, 2016 Leader Chat : Greg Surratt | Part 1Loved getting in front of a camera with Pastor Greg Surratt of Seacoast Church, who is also the...
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June 12, 2016 Russia–video update from RobI'm in Russia at a Pastor's Conference in Moscow, I was able to grab a few minutes and capture the unique...
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April 18, 2016 Listen to the Mustn’ts if you want to hear the miraclesWe believe. That God’s Word IS enough. So we plan to reach every child on the planet with...
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April 3, 2016 The New Cuban CrisisI happened to be in Cuba at the same time as President Obama a few weeks ago and the Rolling Stones showed...
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March 7, 2016 Sahel: Planting Seeds in the DesertThe Sahel region of Africa is a more than just a hotbed of conflict that frequently makes headlines....
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February 21, 2016 Living a Gutenberg MomentWe are living in exciting times. The Word of God is going forth like never before! I feel...
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February 7, 2016 Not Becoming That GuyWe’ve been honored to partner with Pastor Bryan Jarrett on a new initiative called #RuralMatters—meeting a real need...
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January 31, 2016 To Which Kingdom do you belong?My Dad is my favorite preacher. He's been increasingly invited to preach this sermon, and I think it's...
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December 20, 2015 A Christmas Post: Mary’s MessageI love thinking about the Christmas story from Mary’s vantage point. Everyone remembers being a teenager…you’re figuring out...
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November 8, 2015 3 steps to long-term help for low-resource communities[Tweet "Why dig a well when it would be most helpful to have running water instead?"] If you...
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October 25, 2015 Deaf Schools in Developing CountriesKennedy* enters the classroom and takes a seat in the usual place. He’s not in a hurry, because...
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September 28, 2015 Getting people to the “next level”Read part 1 Is Salvational Transactional? Read part 2 Unpacking the Story No one is born with a...
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September 21, 2015 Nicodemus : Unpacking the StoryRead part 1 Is Salvational Transactional? I’ve been scrutinizing my epistemology through the lens of Nicodemus and his...
