A visitor from the States told about a recent experience in his household when his family could only use two of their four bathrooms because of plumbing problems. We did not show too much sympathy. At the time nine of us lived in a house with one bathroom. In fact, his story made [...]
“I am feeling more and more that it is, after all, just the prayers of God’s people that call down blessing upon the work, whether they are directly engaged in it or not. Paul may plant and Apollos water, but it is God who gives the increase; and this increase can be brought down [...]
The Facilitation Missions Model:
What are the concerns, and does it fit every situation?
There is a growing emphasis in missions to “facilitate” evangelism and church planting by indigenous workers in their people groups, and to do less direct ministry and church planting by missionaries. The logic seems reasonable. The indigenous workers already know their [...]
Written by Bruce Young
December 20, 2006 (Edited and released May 22, 2008)
(This is a response to the InVision church planting movements article by Dr. Kooistra.)
In “Toward a Definition of Church-Planting Movements”, Dr. Paul Kooistra expressed hope that his article would “spur us to further dialogue and action.” I offer my observations as a part of [...]
Dan Iverson is a church planter in Chiba, Japan with Mission to the World. Dan and his wife Carol have 9 children. They have been in Japan for 20 years.