I recently had the opportunity to go minister in a prison and lead worship in front of a few hundred prisoners. Before going I was a little skeptical, I mean we are talking about prisoners, the rough-scuff tattooed men, who at some point have broken the law. Thoughts like “is this really going to be beneficial to any of these men” or “I bet they are just going to give us a blank stare the entire time” ran through my mind. Of course everyone has their own perception of what a “standard” prisoner looks and acts like, and my perception was hindering my thoughts of why I was really there. Of course after arriving my same perception of the standard prisoner were the same as they were before I had showed up, but what happened after the service started only an experience could describe.

~Jonathan

Tozer: “In the New Testament there is no contradiction between faith and obedience.”A.W. Tozer was once approached by a man who asked Tozer to instruct him on how to begin obeying God. Tozer replied:”Just do the next thing you know you should do to car…

Life will NOT be all fun and games, smiles and laughter, or kicks and giggles … if anyone tells you it will be that’s where my personal mission kicks in to inform you that it won’t be that way. Now don’t get discouraged, life will always have ups, laughs, and fun times but there will always, always, always, be that “dull moment” somewhere in life. You know what I’m talking about, that pause between music tracks or waiting to be seated at your favorite restaurant, so on and so forth we all know what qualifies as a “dull moment” for us as individuals. Getting to my point, What if we took all of life’s “dull moments” and made them “Prayer Moments” instead? Think about it, we all know there’s power in prayer, like world changing power. So why don’t we harness that power and use every minute to its fullest potential?

Casting vision is one of the greatest responsibilities of a leader. But what you do after the vision-casting is even more important. Most leaders move forward with one of two extremes. Some focus on empowerment, giving everyone the freedom to pursue the vision in their own unique ways. Others focus on alignment, ensuring that everyone […]

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This is a re-post of popular articles on Missiology from 2012: Missions Test 1: Mission, Method & Message (2012) Missions Test 2: Means, Motive & Opportunity (2012) MISSIONS TEST 3: Missionary Testament (2012)