From the monthly archives:
Today I interviewed Josie Gabdon, an IMB medical strategist in Asia. She shared with me about an important Global Medical Alliance meeting scheduled for July 8-11 at Warren Baptist Church in Augusta, GA. It is important to note that April 1 is the deadline for the discounted rate.
This is a medical gathering of international allied [...]
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I’m involved in a seminary PhD course in which students have been bouncing around ideas regarding the kind of bold leadership that our next three agency heads need to take. It’s easy to make a disclaimer on ideas that come out of a class of a bunch of seminary students, so if these are too [...]
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Rufus Anderson is known as the Grand Strategist of American Missions.
From 1832 to 1875 he served as the foreign secretary or leader of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. Anderson was a student of mission policy and strategy. He was (you guessed it) the equivalent of a denominational missions leader – an administrator. [...]
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This story, along with many others at CommissionStories.com gives a telling picture of the day-to-day realities in disaster areas around the world. Volunteers are there making a difference.
‘No bottled answers:’
Haitians ask volunteers ‘what do I do’ now?
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What do I do?” the Haitian man asked helplessly. The Jan. 12 earthquake had destroyed [...]
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Here’s a local news report about two churches, FedEx Pilots, and a motorcycle club who are making a difference in an under-served community in Memphis. As Easter approaches, it is a good idea to ask if our lives reflect Christ who died and rose for us. While the following article is from a secular news [...]
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The attached video (to the right of this front-page posting) tells the story of Shadi, an indigenous Christian in Gaza who chooses against all odds to live out his faith in a very volatile setting. His pastor was recently murdered and thrown into an empty field. Muslim children at the school where Shadi teaches are [...]
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Time for G.R.I.T.T.Y. Leadership in the SBC
Grit (noun)
sand or stone grains
sandstone
texture of grains
4. firmness of character
The GCR Task force has given its report. Tweets are flying. Positions are being taken. Debate is occurring. Now what?
Another way I’ve heard this question expressed is, “Ok, so how do we get there from here? What is the [...]
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