I've been reading "Hero Tales" by Dave and Neta Jackson to my kids in the mornings. On Friday, we went through a story about the first person in Ningpo who responded to Hudson Taylor's preaching after a year of seemingly unfruitful labor. The depiction of a man who'd spent his life in the search for … Continue reading Finding Seekers
Rich Soil
Harvest need #4 of 5 is "Rich Soil." Jesus' parable of the sower in Matthew 13, Mark 4 and Luke 8 makes clear that the message of Christ will bring about a variety of yields based on the hearts into which it is sown. Not everyone will bear fruit and bring about a return. Out … Continue reading Rich Soil
A Field to Plant
Years of life and ministry in a traditional church context had atrophied me into a missional paraplegic. Strapped to my institutional chair, I looked out into a wider world longing to engage with it yet finding no means to do so. When I read about the "Pockets of People" concept in Neil Cole's Organic Church, it … Continue reading A Field to Plant
Pleasant Street is Gone 