You have heard the expression “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” I have also wondered if you can say something similar as, “If you fail to equip, you are equipped to fail.”What I mean is if I fail to learn to drive a car, I will likely fail miserably if I get... Continue Reading →
Enlisting a Short-term Mission Team
Your church wants to partner well with missionaries and perhaps even knows with whom and where you will partner. But how does a church go about enlisting people to go on short-term mission efforts? Is it best to just open up the mission effort to any and all who want to go? Are there some... Continue Reading →
God’s “Blessengers”
In August 2022 I received a phone call from Lisa McCoy, with Lewisport Baptist Church in Hancock County. Lisa is a member of God’s Messengers, a ladies Sunday School Class of eighteen or so members, that range in age from sixties to upper seventies. During prayer time, the ladies shared their concern about the people... Continue Reading →