Ministry News
- Animism, America, Religion and Politics1 November 2011, 1:16 pm
In a recent visit to South Africa I spent two weeks traveling in areas where Animism is the primary worldview, regardless of what religion is practiced. Animism, at its most basic, is the belief that there is a spiritual world and a physical world, and one can control or affect the physical world via the [...]...
- Opinion – Insider Movements13 April 2011, 9:11 pm
I am adding this foreword to this article to clarify my stance on Insider Movements. I am in opposition to Insider Movements that subjugate the Gospel to culture and/or redact culturally offensive material from the Bible. (There are some other minor issues that I would not personally practice, but these two are primary and are [...]...
- Where Do You Live?17 March 2011, 6:09 pm
A friend shared this quote with me. Thought you would appreciate it. “Jesus Christ lived in the midst of his enemies. At the end all his disciples deserted him. On the Cross he was utterly alone, surrounded by evildoers and mockers. For this cause he had come, to bring peace to the enemies of God. [...]...
- The Odyssey – New Generations International Newsletter – November 20109 December 2010, 11:08 pm
Paul said in Corinthians, “My message was not with persuasive words, but in the demonstration of the Spirit and power, that your faith should not rest on the wisdom of men but on the power of God.” (I Cor. 2:4-5) Our team recently conducted about 120 interviews in countries in West and Central Africa to [...]...
- Mentoring – Dealing with Conflict or How to Have a Fair Fight29 November 2010, 11:05 pm
Humor in Western media is often built on conflict and the mismanagement of conflict. We have a generation of leaders who grew up watching television and cinema personalities using sarcasm, pithy comebacks, personal attack (emotional and/or physical), and clandestinely-getting-even as a cultural norm for dealing with conflicts involving family, friends, workmates, and strangers. These methods [...]...
- An Explanation in One Minute and Forty Seconds30 January 2012, 7:41 pm
If CityTeam was just about compassion ministries, I probably wouldn’t work for them. If CityTeam only focused on making disciples, I probably wouldn’t work for them. If CityTeam was just about planting churches, I probably wouldn’t work for them either. The combination – compassion ministries with a disciple-making intent and a church planting movement outcome [...]...
- Letter From A Homie (a.k.a One Reason I Moved From Texas to Oregon)23 January 2012, 10:56 pm
A couple of weeks ago one of our residents (guy in our long-term recovery program) gave me a letter from one of our ‘homies.’ (‘Homie’ is our term of affection for the homeless guys who eat, shower and sleep at our shelter.) A volunteer gave it to him; he forgot to give it to one [...]...
- ‘The Collapse of Complex Societies’ and Social Media Driven Communities27 May 2010, 1:40 pm
I’m reading ‘The Collapse of Complex Societies’ by Joseph Tainter. It isn’t an easy read, but it is expanding my thinking. Here are some of Tainter’s thoughts on simple societies that made me think: Personal political ambition is either restrained from expression, or channeled to fulfill a public good. The route to an elevated social [...]...
- Gowalla and The Mckinney Holiday Inn & Suites22 March 2010, 1:18 pm
My Mother and Father-in-law (MIL and FIL) were in town this past weekend. My FIL is a pastor and officiated a wedding in Mckinney. We visited them in their hotel, The Holiday Inn & Suites, so they could see the grandkids and so the grandkids could enjoy the indoor pool. I’ve been messing around with [...]...
- The Right Way to Tell Me About Your Product15 March 2010, 5:57 pm
The day after I posted about the apps you suggested (and those I installed), I got this email: Hi Paul, If you like CardStar, you will love CardKing. Our app has a built in red laser scanner that scans the barcode on most rewards cards so you do not have to enter in the numbers. [...]...
- November US CPM Training – Dallas, TX15 October 2010, 8:39 pm
Register now for the special upcoming Dallas, Texas CPM Training. We are honored to bring CPM training for gospel movements in the US to Dallas. Please join us in prayer as teach and foster development in leaders crucial in bringing the gospel through CPM’s. Is it time for the US? Yes. Be in prayer with [...]...
- CPM Awareness Video Download – Quicktime28 May 2010, 1:00 pm
Thanks to Jef and Aya Linscott of http://www.onfirejapan.com for capturing the CPM Awareness Videos in Quicktime! Now you can download them and view them on your computer, iPhone, iTouch, or iPod. Here are the links. Right click and ‘Save As’ to download. CPM Awareness Video 1 (Quicktime) CPM Awareness Video 2 (Quicktime) CPM Awareness Video 3 [...]...
- Some Level 1 Videos Not Loading26 May 2010, 8:21 pm
Some of you may have trouble viewing the Level 1 CPM videos. This is due to a problem with Ustream, the service hosting the videos. We are aware of the problem and we’re working to fix it as soon as we can. Thanks for your patience. Blessings, -Paul....
- Upcoming CPM Level 1 Course on Skype (June 2010)26 May 2010, 1:54 pm
Paul D. Watson will be leading two Level One CPM Trainings, via Skype, this June. Visit this link – http://www.reachingtheonlinegeneration.com/2010/05/19/class-making-disciples-that-become-movements/ – for more details....
- Low Bandwidth – CPM Awareness Audio26 May 2010, 1:05 pm
One of our readers suggested a low bandwidth version of the CPM Awareness Audio files would be of great help to those living in developing nations. You can now download the low bandwidth version here. David Watson provides an overview of the concepts behind Church Planting Movements. To listen, click on the link below. After [...]...
- Sticky Families Are Concrete19 November 2009, 10:21 pm
Photo by alex.ragone This post is part of a series based on ‘Made to Stick’ by Chip and Dan Heath. While the Heath brothers write for a business audience, I feel that the principles in ‘Made to Stick’ can help us as we design stronger and more ‘Sticky’ families When I was a kid we [...]...
- Sticky Families Do The Unexpected18 November 2009, 2:56 pm
Photo by Barron This post is part of a series based on ‘Made to Stick’ by Chip and Dan Heath. While the Heath brothers write for a business audience, I feel that the principles in ‘Made to Stick’ can help us as we design stronger and more ‘Sticky’ families A couple of years back, I [...]...
- Sticky Families Create Space for Profound Moments16 November 2009, 11:58 am
Photo by A4GPA This post is part of a series based on ‘Made to Stick’ by Chip and Dan Heath. While the Heath brothers write for a business audience, I feel that the principles in ‘Made to Stick’ can help us as we design stronger and more ‘Sticky’ families I can’t remember if it was [...]...
- Sticky Families Know Their Priorities11 November 2009, 11:54 am
Photo by Oberto’s This post is part of a series based on ‘Made to Stick’ by Chip and Dan Heath. While the Heath brothers write for a business audience, I feel that the principles in ‘Made to Stick’ can help us as we design stronger and more ‘Sticky’ families. I got really annoyed with a [...]...
- Sticky Families Know What to Exclude10 November 2009, 12:26 pm
Photo by Evil Erin This post is part of a series based on ‘Made to Stick’ by Chip and Dan Heath. While the Heath brothers write for a business audience, I feel that the principles in ‘Made to Stick’ can help us as we design stronger and more ‘Sticky’ families. Keep it Simple by Knowing [...]...
