Muhammad Yunus won the Nobel Peace Prize for his astounding work in microfinance, as told in his book, Banker to the Poor. His second book, Creating a World Without Poverty, was also a good read. His third book is entitled Building Social Business, and I believe the idea is very creative and is a perfect [...]
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Like many others, I was a fan of John Stott. The first I knew of John Stott was when I was a youth minister at the Trent Church of Christ in Dexter, Oregon. I was attending Northwest Christian College and had come across his book Basic Christianity. The text was a great one to use in preparing lessons [...] We (CMF) are involved in research to minster with local partners in a ministry among the urban poor in a Latin American country. There has been “on the ground” research by some on our staff while I have been focusing on library research (pretty much, my own library, that is). Back in college and seminary days I [...] Anji Barker, serving with Urban Neighbors of Hope in Bangkok, Thailand, is active in community development in the slum of Klong Toey. She has helped dozens of women on the road toward self-sufficiency. One of her great projects involves helping women to utilize their resources. One of the women Anji works with is named Poo (short version [...] I want to introduce you to a new on-line journal: Missio Dei: A Journal of Missional Theology and Praxis. The link is http://missiodeijournal.com You can download the journal to read or save in pdf format. The issues are themed. The theme of the first issue was “Rediscovering Missio Dei” and the second issue’s theme was [...] For many reading this blog, the information I am about to share is not new. Remember, I finished my doctoral studies back in 1989, so I have not been doing a ton of work in the library. A lot of my writing is done with the aid of current books since I write mainly about [...] Thanks to those of you who suggested some reading material for my three week trip to Kenya. The books I will plan to read include: 1) The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World, by Jacqueline Novogratz; 2) How Africa Shaped the Christian Mind, by Thomas Oden; and 3) [...] I’m off to Kenya for three weeks. Help me out. What reading material should I take? Long plane rides, waking up in the middle of the night for 2-3 days, and time after teaching. Plenty of time to read a few pages now and then. Waiting to hear you suggestions. In 1990 we went to Singapore where we stayed for the next five years. My work permit was obtained by the church that invited me to serve as part time missions pastor. The job also included some preaching, so I began taking down short quotes that I thought I would use in sermons. My quotes were [...] I used my recuperation time from two foot surgeries last year to revive a 25-year-old year dream of seeing many of the unpublished works of well-known missiologist Alan R. Tippett on the bookshelves. I served as Tippett’s assistant in the 1970’s while at Fuller Theological Seminary and recently initiated the project with publisher William Carey [...] |
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