As a seven-year-old boy, my dad—Bob Hoskins—received a vision from the Lord, and preached his first sermon just days later. This year marks Dad’s 70 amazing years doing God’s work. It’s a phenomenal story, really. His evangelistic outreaches as a boy brought thousands to Christ. His missionary journeys as a teenager launched new churches. Mom […]
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In Japan, Europe and the U.S., statistics are showing that people are marrying later in life or not at all, birth rates are on the decline, and housing reports show an increase in single-occupant households, as well as young people living at home for longer periods of time than before. What do these startling trends […]
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My dad stood in front of a group of believers and fired; “raise your hand if you like Sunday school.” People shuffled uncomfortably, and a few sidelong glances were exchanged before a few hesitant hands went up. He shocked everyone to attention as he replied, slightly tongue-in-cheek, “Well, I don’t like Sunday school either. I […]
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“A market-driven organization is driven by what the market wants, regardless of what the marketing department feels like doing.” – Seth Godin This Godin quote caught my attention. Reading through a ministry lens, I tried to translate the concept to fit a missions organization, or any charitable organization or NPO. Here’s what I came up with: […]
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Wow—I can hardly believe it’s about to be 2014! We have a lot of exciting things on the horizon, but right now I’m taking a minute to reflect and count my blessings for the favor Christ has bestowed on us in 2013. I’ve been encouraged by your words and comments on the new blog—6 months […]
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It’s not easy to give up something you love. In 1993, along with a group of friends and under the direction of World Missions, we re-founded what is now known as Seminario Ministerial Sudamericano (South American Ministerial Seminary), SEMISUD, in the city of Quito, Ecuador. The optimism, energy and vision we had for the project […]
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