I put on my consultant hat and met with some Bethel World Outreach Center leaders last week to talk about discipleship. When the Sunday attendance and offering numbers are up, most pastors call it a “win” and take a day off. But, not the Bethel team—because to them,...
Here’s my traditional September 11 blog. . . September 11, 2001. As always, I phoned my dad to wish him a happy birthday. I was getting ready for bed in Manila. He was getting ready for work in Mississippi. After a brief discussion about the US stock market, I handed...
Got the following tweet from a Canadian friend a few days ago: “If you were to die today and you could give some advice to the next generation, what would it be? 1 statement.”My response:Honor God. Make disciples. I know that’s technically two statements, but I can’t...
For Jesus, discipleship was not a program or a Bible study course, it was a relationship, not just a casual relationship, but the closest relationship imaginable. When Jesus was told that his mother and brothers were looking for him, he used that encounter to teach an...
Quotes from Leonard Sweet’s new book, So Beautiful: 1. “Mission is not an activity of the church but an attribute of God.” 2. “God is a missionary God, Jesus is a missionary Messiah, and the Spirit is a missionary Spirit. Missions is the family business.” 3. “God...
Two of our Victory Manila leaders, along with an Evangelical Bishop and a megachurch pastor/CEO, were invited to represent the Philippine church in a worldwide gathering of 100 high-profile ministers—The Global Kingdom Partnerships Network. The gathering will be in...
