Macro Trend: Shedding light on the 4-14 window

Cute asian little girl closed her eyes and folded her hand in prayer on a Holy Bible for faith concept in vintage color tone

It’s becoming “normal” to see young children easily navigating high-tech, high-priced pieces of technology. In Africa, I saw more children with cell phones than with shoes. Children are ingesting information differently. Chalkboards are now “retro” and popular on craft sites instead of the learning tool I grew up with in the classroom. The world around us is changing rapidly. […]

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Research before you launch

Meeting of young business people in a modern office - Start up company, workers brainstorming

After my epiphany about Outcomes Based Ministry in Swaziland, we launched a giant research effort in order to better understand the heartfelt needs of the next generation we are attempting to reach. We use the findings of this research to help us design Scripture products and programs tailored to speak to the relevant needs of […]

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Saying yes to dinner = saying no to drugs

Happy family is enjoying pasta in restaurant.

Kim and I are empty-nesters. We are enjoying the freedom to eat out or cook each other’s favorite dish while savoring memories of mealtimes with our girls. Made Kim’s favorite Chilean Sea Bass in Lemon butter basil. A photo posted by @robdeanhoskins on Mar 25, 2016 at 4:37pm PDT Research shows that eating dinner together as […]

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Ministry Transforming: Outcome-based Design

Ministry Transforming: Outcome-based design

In our rapidly changing world, only the most cutting edge products and services can compete. The same is true for the modern-day Church and its approach to missions. One exciting innovation that has been highly successful in helping advance the gospel is called Outcome Based Ministry (OBM). Having seen firsthand how current evangelization methods are […]

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