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April 19, 2023 3 Ways to Be a Vision-Driven LeaderOneHope was birthed out of a vision God gave my dad, one in which he saw the children...
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March 29, 2023 Reaching 2 Billion Children and Youth with God’s WordOn February 28, 2023, OneHope reached our 2 billionth child with God’s Word since 1987. This was such...
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May 13, 2019 Higher education and its role in higher callingThe underhandedness has been going on for ages. However, the world sat up and took notice when the...
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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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November 21, 2018 Thanksgiving thoughts 2018I get nostalgic around Thanksgiving. This year finds me thinking back to my childhood on the mission...
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November 5, 2018 10 things Church leaders need to know about Gen ZQuiz! 1. Gen Z is currently made up of: a. Newborn to 18 year olds b. age 4...
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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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September 4, 2018 6 Ways to Improve Your Youth Ministry Assessment[Tweet "Assessment should be more Fitbit than report card"] There was a moment of silence as these words...
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August 21, 2018 Planning for agilityIn preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable. -Dwight D....
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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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July 10, 2018 Grandparents taking on the role of parents (Lost generation raising the left behind generation)You know when you get a new car, all of a sudden you start to see the same...
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June 19, 2018 Chris Pratt’s MTV Generation award speechWhile accepting MTV’s Generation Award, Chris Pratt shared an unexpected message from an unlikely stage. "Being the Generation...
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June 4, 2018 Unlikely but undaunted: Sylvia Walker, pioneer womanAn incredible woman of God has gone home to be with her Lord. Today is the memorial service...
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April 24, 2018 Grandpa, Gaga and GodAt Christmas, Kim and I were gifted with the knowledge that we are going to become grandparents! Our...
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March 27, 2018 The ‘Black Panther’ quote no one is talking aboutThe blockbuster Marvel superhero movie Black Panther is breaking all kinds of records. Rife with deeply thoughtful writing...
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March 13, 2018 The Changing face of education in the US and how it’s impacting the faith of children“Our kids learn within a system of education devised for a world that increasingly does not exist.”[1] Technology...
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February 6, 2018 How screens are killing teensNot only am I fascinated by trends, I believe they hold predictive indicators. When studied, these trends allow...
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January 16, 2018 Praying with my eyes openI started 2018 with fasting and prayer. During an early prayer time, I felt God calling me to...
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January 9, 2018 Leading through changeOnce your organization has been “steady” or has experienced growth and momentum in any area, it’s time to...
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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 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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July 25, 2017 The Cheerios MomentWith the impact of the Internet and rapid innovations in technology, these Cheerios moments are happening at younger...
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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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July 5, 2017 How Many Teens Are Really Reading The Bible?While many teens may be reading the Bible, most are not engaging with Scripture at the depth or...
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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 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 25, 2017 5 Things I’ve learned from David GreenThere are things you only learn through association with others. I’ve been blessed to be surrounded by incredible...
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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 14, 2017 What I Learned from John C. MaxwellJohn C. Maxwell is the leadership guru. He’s the guy whose books you read and seminars you attend...
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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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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 10, 2017 2016: The Year in ReviewThis was a challenging ministry year. And while there were whispers of God’s faithfulness sustaining us through each...
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December 21, 2016 The Greatest GiftI remember years ago—when my daughters were much younger—the excitement that would build in the days leading up...
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December 6, 2016 Bible App for Kids Unlocks New DemographicEvery year since its launch, we celebrate—alongside our partner YouVersion—the anniversary of the Bible App for Kids. And...
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October 11, 2016 Experiencing God’s LoveMay Jesus himself and God our Father, who reached out in love and surprised you with gifts of...
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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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November 16, 2015 The Bible: an Indestructible Seed“He also said, ‘This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the...
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October 5, 2015 Raise Kids that Stand Strong Against Negative InfluencesMy baby girl got married recently. As I lay awake many nights prior to the ceremony contemplating my...
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August 17, 2015 Family and dis·con·nec·tionIn her book Almost Christian, Kenda Creasy Dean reveals that American youth are ‘almost Christian – but perhaps not...
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October 6, 2014 Why Children?When we share our tagline, of God’s Word, Every Child, sometimes people ask whether or not it’s important...
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September 11, 2014 Creating a COSTCO culture in a ministry setting: why DNA is everythingHave you seen the fascinating CNBC documentary on Costco? About 21 minutes into the interview, Carl Quintanilla...
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August 4, 2014 Outcome Based Ministry—What is it?OneHope has been around for nearly three decades. It’s not by accident, and we didn’t just get lucky;...
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July 28, 2014 Transitioning through the change wellThoughtfully shifting 20th century missions practices to a 21st century paradigm If you are a pastor, staff member...
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July 10, 2014 The Ebola virus is out of control in West Africa; how you and I are not immune…As I’ve been scanning news articles like this one from Time calling the spread of the deadly Ebola...
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June 30, 2014 Can What You Don’t Know Hurt Your Ministry?Can what you don’t know hurt your ministry? Do you think they wish they had known they were...
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June 23, 2014 The Universal Language of SoccerI love soccer. I've been trying to get my basketball buddy Erik Cooper to start watching. He's trying to...
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June 19, 2014 Brazil “kicks off” the Gospel with the World CupLeading up to the 2010 World Cup games, we were surprised when local leaders in Brazil said “no”...
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May 29, 2014 Dare to dream big for Global Church expansionGod’s Word. Every Child. Four small words made up of less than twenty letters, yet one behemoth undertaking....
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February 17, 2014 Legacy: celebrating my dad’s 70th year of ministryAs a seven-year-old boy, my dad—Bob Hoskins—received a vision from the Lord, and preached his first sermon just...
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January 20, 2014 Are You Driven or Led?“A market-driven organization is driven by what the market wants, regardless of what the marketing department feels like...
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