Pastor, author, and blogger Sam Storms recently shared a post called The Dirty Dozen: Some Thoughts on Why We Stink at Evangelism. The article (and it’s follow up linked below) are worth reading in their entirety, but in case you want a quick read of his points, here they are: (1) We are reluctant to […]
Missions
Toward a Movement of God’s Word in Mexico
I’ve been praying for at least a couple of years for a movement of God’s Word to take root in the country of Mexico. My desire stems from conversations with Mexican brothers and sisters who say that the type of training WordPartners does is greatly needed in their country. There are so many pastors without […]
3 Takeaways from Training Pastors from a Hostile Country
**For security reasons, please do not repost this post or its contents anywhere.** I’ve been struck recently how God uses our training to make pastors confident in two ways: Confident that God’s Word is sufficient to do His work. Confident in their ability to minister His Word faithfully. This potent combination lights a fire in students […]
12 Ways to Pray for Our Ministry in Ecuador
My two colleagues and I fly out this morning to Ecuador! We will train five different groups of pastors and leaders in Jonah (two groups), Mark, Genesis 1-12, and 1-2 Samuel. I get home December 4th. (If you are unfamiliar with our pastoral training in biblical exposition, learn more at www.leadershipresources.org.) Pray for the pastors […]
A Tale of Two Prosperity Preachers
Fighting the Prosperity Gospel in Africa through Bible Training. Last week on the WordPartners blog I shared an interview titled “Fighting the Prosperity Gospel in Africa Through Bible Training.” This interview highlighted the important work our organization is doing training pastors around the world in biblical exposition. When I asked Doug Dunton, WordPartners’ Africa Director, […]
