Swarmishly translating evangelistic materials

Andre Yee recently brought his ministry, Gospel Translations, to my attention. This is a great case study of a swarm having a Kingdom impact. He writes:
“Let me introduce myself – my name is Andre Yee, I am founder of an initiative called Gospel Translations.   Two years ago, we launched GT with the goal of making [...]

January 2010 issue of Momentum out

After a moderately long silence during our year of transition from Asia,
we have posted a new issue of Momentum.
This short, 8-page black-and-white format will give you in a condensed,
easy format all of the most important information covered over the past month
on the website.
You can download the pdf at

Swarms are messy.

Swarms cannot be controlled: only guided. They do not always grow into precisely the shape you had in mind. Sometimes they must be pruned, and the pruning is painful.
Swarms are not very well known. Trying to understand who is “in” and who is “out” is a challenge when there are many different levels of “in.” [...]

1 simple, quick way to head toward a vision for your life

We wrote before about 7 key ways to find a vision for your life. Here’s a simple way to get some forward motion.
First, figure out your SHAPE. I first heard the SHAPE acronym from Rick Warren’s ubiquitous Purpose Driven Life. It stands for: S)piritual giftings, H)eart/passion, A)bilities, P)ersonality, and E)xperiences. Grab a piece of paper, [...]

Wearing the Muslim veil in the West

In “Wearing the Muslim veil in America: what it’s like” (Christian Science Monitor, http://bit.ly/6KVV6Y), Husna Haq writes about her experiences wearing the hijab. She leads with a poignant story of how she wordlessly sat down next to an elderly female Asian Christian, who reacted fearfully and quickly moved away. Note the 7 million Muslims in [...]

Statistics of Suffering

The following are statistics of suffering from the new book, “The Poor Will Be Glad” by Peter Greer and Phil Smith:
1.    Hunger: Approximately 850 million people go to bed hungry every night and search for creative ways to ignore their discomfort. [page 25]
2.    Child Mortality: Worldwide, eleven million children die every year before reaching their fifth birthday. [...]

Resilient Communities: Transforming the World Step-by-Step

Resilient Communities are one of the goals of mission. No, you won’t find the phrase “resilient community” in the Bible – but we know that God cares about communities, cities, and peoples just as much as he cares about individuals. So we know that Jesus came to forgive, rescue and heal the lost as well [...]

April 2010 Missionary Care Conference in Portland, OR

Today’s world offers unprecedented opportunities for followers of Christ to share the good news of the gospel. Every week, individuals and families are stepping out in obedience, leaving the comforts of home for ministry assignments around the world.
Providing financial and logistical support to these faithful servants is important, but even more needed in these difficult [...]

Resource Journal: December 2009

The Crisis of Islamic Civilization, by Ali A. Allawi, (Yale University Press) is the view of the former minister of defense and minister of finance of Iraq’s post-war governments on the causes and consequences of the decline of Islamic civilization. Allawi’s viewpoint will likely be shared by a limited audience, but it’s a useful read [...]

What’s in your Kindle?

Justin Long (strategicnetwork.org…):

Vocations and what to do with them: how Jesuits identify and recruit: great little book that talks about a number of “tests” for potential candidates to help recruiters determine whether someone has potential as a missionary candidate. Applicable to Protestant agencies, too.
Viral Loop: From Facebook to Twitter, How Today’s Smartest Businesses Grow Themselves [...]