What do we mean by facilitation?
The world is changing, but the gospel remains the same. And every day, God is at work in central and eastern Europe, as the message of Jesus Christ to…
Category: Blogs
Pursuing Partnership Part 1: A Special Movement of God’s Spirit?
What special work may God be doing among us in these days? We’ve seen new discoveries in archeology and biblical culture, new access to research thr…
Ministry Begins with Rest
We’ve been providing care, counsel, and prayer to pastors, missionaries, church planters and other servants of Christ for a number of years now. One…
8 Tips on Writing Newsletters that Rock
I’ve observed that most missionaries struggle with one of two things when writing their prayer and update newsletters. Either they struggle to desig…
Learned Helplessness
Dread. That’s what I felt before my weekly check-in as an MPD coach with this staff. The litany of excuses, hopelessness, and futility I felt each m…
An Open Letter to the Christian Family about Generosity to Our Missionaries
I (Tim) had a world-changing meeting at Cracker Barrell recently. I was privileged to sit down with a young couple committed to reaching college stude…
The Price of Effectiveness: What Organizational Change Actually Costs
In 1919, Texas Baptists began a ministry for college students. Our first Baptist Student Ministries (BSM) was planted at Texas A&M and UT, but soon in…
The DNA of a Disciple-Maker
How do you know if you have what it takes to be an effective disciple-maker among the least-reached? Maybe you have a Bible degree. Maybe you have a c…
5 Things to Look for in an MPD Coach
In 1 Corinthians 11:1 Paul says, “Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ (NIV).” It is interesting that Paul does not say, “Foll…
National African American Missions Conference Report – Day 3
The missionary of tomorrow will likely be an African American, could be a virtual missionary working from his or her living room and will be…
