Some Links

Miscellaneous links from my Blog roll:

Three Ways to Pray for Missionaries

When You Are Sick of Theology

Top 5 Ways to Shrink Your Bible Study Group

The Death of the Bookstore

Rethinking Foreign Missions

Here's a provocative challenge to American church leaders to rethink the way we do foreign missions, pened by my old friend Jim Wright at his Crossroad Junction blog. I recomend his thoughts for your prayerful consideration.

I’ve had the privilege over the years of traveling extensively, both for business and ministry, and seeing what really happens out on the “mission field.” It’s not pretty, and in many cases it’s counterproductive. Forget about those missionary newsletters with pictures of half-naked starving kids and open air meetings led by the Great White Hope — that’s good for raising money, but has very little to do with the vast majority of where our mission dollars and energies are needed.

Read the whole piece at Rethinking Missions | Crossroad Junction

Missionary Turf Wars.

Jamie the Very Worst Missionary  (a pretty good missionary IMHO) is complaining about missionary "turf wars," where one mission group claimed "ownership" of a group of poor children, not wanting other missions to work in their turf.

But, seriously? Missionaries fighting over poor kids? Tell me you see how messed up that is. Tell me you know, deep down inside, how ridiculous it is. Tell me, please-oh-please, tell me, that this is all a bad joke and that you know that there’s no such thing as too much Jesus… Tell me we’re on the same team, fighting for the same side – tell me we can work together to bring Faith, Hope and Love to the least of these…

Tell me this is not a competition.

Tell me we are the Church.

Then, let's act like it’s true.

Go get 'em, Jaime! (If you are not reading her blog, check it out- both funny and inspiring)