The insider movement is an attempt to help Christianity be more accepted and spread among Muslim people groups. It works toward proclaiming the essential Gospel truth, but working to shed any extra elements that are cultural or traditional. The insider movement is controversial in tha

Rodney Stark hits another home run with Triumph of Christianity. Stark examines the history and sociology behind the growth of Christianity from a few adherents 2000 years ago to nearly 40% of the world today. Stark lists three most crucial events in church history, two beneficial and

Assemblies of God, Adherents as a Percentage of Total Population, 2010 Massive LifeWay Research Project Identifies Eight Measures of Personal Discipleship The project has identified eight Biblical factors that consistently show up in the life of a maturing believer. Those “attri

Dr. Blumenfeld, Really? Do you really think that if congress weren’t distracted with silly initiatives (don’t know why you just pick on Republicans, both parties are guilty of this) and instead, passed some additional laws restricting  gun ownership, that the Aurora theate

Today’s program was an interview of Ed Hall, area coordinator for Meals From the Heartland. The program aired on Saturday, July 21st at 12:00pm on KTIA 99.3 FM.     To listen to the program click on the link below, each segment is around 12 minutes: On Mission with Tim Lubin

The ten mistakes are: Neglecting the Great Commandment in Pursuit of the Great Commission. This is reducing evangelism to obedience to a command rather than a motivation that comes from the love for God and people. Failing to Take Opposition Seriously. Opposition will likely come from

Today’s program was an interview of Mary Poplin author of Finding Calcutta: What Mother Teresa Taught Me About Meaningful Work and Service. The program aired on Saturday, July 14th at 12:00pm on KTIA 99.3 FM.   To listen to the program click on the link below, each segment is aro

Since 2007, more people live in cities around the world than in rural areas for the first time in history. This trend is unlikely to change. To Transform a City: Whole Church, Whole Gospel moves beyond the call to evangelism or even church planting in the cities. The authors describe

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Adherents as Percent of Total Population, 2012 Map    World Magazine Books of the Year see also video introduction Rodney Stark The Triumph of Christianity: How the Jesus Movement Became the World’s Largest Religion (HarperOne) Ro

Today’s program was an interview of Terry Jarvis of Mission Hills Church in Littleton, CO. The program was recorded in Istanbul, Turkey while working on the Daniel Project, a project to place and support near neighbor believers in the Muslim world. The program aired on Saturday, July

Seven Steps for Planting Churches is a concise guide to starting a church, especially in North America. The introduction was one of the most insightful sections of the book. Thirteen church planting behaviors that are found in successful church planters are described. Of these six are

Map of Southern Baptist Convention Adherents as a percent of total population    German births fall to record low but immigration surges The number of babies born in Germany sank to a record low in 2011 The lowest number recorded in Germany since 1946 and around half as many babi

Toward Better Short-Term Missions It is easy to be critical. I was once listening to a teacher from a European country lecture at a U.S. seminary on the evils of short-term missions. It was a highly critical lecture (with which I largely agreed), but there was no direction for what wa

1. Three priorities to evaluate any ministry strategy, #1 2. Three priorities to evaluate any ministry strategy, #2 3. Preparing for a Short-Term Mission Trip, Post 1: Spiritual Preparation   4. Advice to my son as he graduates from high-school 5. Recommendations from the web thi