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The standards of STM excellence that our committee compiled a few years ago is a good place for anyone interested in the subject to start. Here is St...
This may be the worst airport nightmare story I've heard. World Race participant, Jennifer Smith, who was in the remote village of San Juan on Lake At...
The standards of STM excellence that our committee compiled a few years ago is a good place for anyone interested in the subject to start. Here is St...
Yesterday's blog dealt with the faddishness that is undermining the credibility of many STMs. The point of the discussion is not, "stop doing them;" ...
Are short-term missions becoming faddish? That's a rhetorical question. The answer is: YES. I estimate that 75% of STMs are done poorly (that is, not ...
“He who dies with the most toys wins.” We say we don't believe this, but our lifestyles say otherwise. The lie is that it’s all a winnable...
Part Six in a series on "How to minister." Continued from How to Minister: Touching Jesus the leper In our hypersensitive victim culture, we don't...
Part Five in a series on "How to minister." Continued from How to minister: Mourning with those who mourn (cont.) My coworker Amanda Petersen wrot...
Part Four in a series on "How to minister." Continued from How to minister: Mourning with those who mourn In 1995 I preached at a small church ...
Part Three in a series on "How to minister." Continued from How to minister: Imitating Jesus Something about grief is intensely personal. It is yo...
