Both–And

If you’ve been tracking with some of my recent blog posts, you will know that I have a strong interest with the intersection of church history and missiology. I am particularly intrigued by historical multiplication movements in church history. But out of all of them, the Methodist story is one of the most unique. I…

The Workers Are Few

I was sitting in a meeting last night where a person said, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.” As you might know, Jesus said this in Luke 10:2 and Matthew 9:37. Jesus spoke those words 2,000 years ago and they still have meaning today. The truth is that that has been the…

Movement after Disaster

This is the last post in a series of four posts about church leaders who did not give up in the midst of challenge. While the last three leaders were from the early and medieval periods of the church, this post is about a more modern leader: the visionary behind Methodism. John Wesley did not…

What if St. Patrick Had Given Up?

So often throughout church history, we highlight the stories of great successes, but we don’t always highlight the stories of great failure—unless we want to paint someone in a bad light. We do tell stories of great triumphs in the midst of great challenges and these make incredible stories! I have been thinking about some…

Scattered?

Have you ever read the story of the Tower of Babel and been utterly confused? You should have been—it’s a confusing story. You can find it in Genesis 11:1–9 and I would encourage you to read it and think about each and every verse you come across. Here’s a quick reminder… The whole world had…