The 5 Bold Moves of Jesus // #4 Taking up Your Cross

We have identified several bold moves, of which we’ll be examining 5, that Jesus made to build His disciple-making movementIn. This post we continue this short series of 5 bold moves that we have identified in the life of Christ as he built his disciple-making movement and multiplied Kingdom impact. In past posts we looked …

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The 5 Bold Moves of Jesus // #2 Going to the Other Side

We have identified several bold moves, of which we’ll be examining 5, that Jesus made to build His disciple-making movement. In our last blog post we began a five-post series on the Bold Moves of Jesus. Bold Move #1– Change of Geography (Matthew 4:13-16) Bold Move #2: Going to the Other Side (Mark 4:35-5:20) “That …

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When are Short Term Mission Trips Most Effective?

I recently read a blog post from a number of years ago that was entitled “Why You Should Consider Canceling Your Short-Term Mission Trips.” In the post, the author began by quoting Robert Lupton from his book Toxic Charity,  “Contrary to popular belief, most missions trips and service projects do not: empower those being served, …

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