After six parts to the ‘because the cross was made of dogwood’ series I’ve racked up quite a few questions about what the whole dogwood thing has to do with evangelism. Well, today you find out. As many of you know, I have a company that I co-operate with fellow minister Randy Wray that we…
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Day 7 – On the way home
I didn’t actually write this today. I wrote it yesterday and scheduled it to post today so that I could sleep in, pack my bags, and head to the airport without having to worry with the internet. Please pray for a safe trip for me back to the states. While you’re at it, please pray…
Day 5 and 6
Day 5 fell on Sunday, and I was asked to preach for the morning and evening services. Fortunately, they are considered the same service, only done twice. That way I was able to preach the same sermon twice. There’s something odd about that, though. The second time through the sermon feel less like preaching and…
Just for fun… a day 4 addendum.
The coffee in Brazil is incredible! I love it. It’s funny, though, because they drink the coffee here in little, bitty plastic cups. They are slightly larger than your typical communion cup. They have one or two, then move on. All of the restaurants and grocery stores have coffee set up with little cups for…
Day 2, 3, and 4
I’ve been quite busy the last few days and haven’t had time to post. Things are going very well. I’ve been very well received since my arrival, and the church leaders and members have been very appreciative of my work. We started with a meeting with the elders on Thursday. After five hours we…
Brazil, Day 1
I arrived in Belo Horizonte yesterday at about noon. We’re two hours ahead here than Eastern U.S. time (until Sunday), so the difference isn’t too bad. It is odd being ahead of time, however, when I’m used to traveling and gaining hours as I cross time zones instead of loosing them. My initial impressions were…
On the way to Brazil!
I leave today for Belo Horizonte, Brazil where I’ll spend a week observing and studying a stable mission church with a successful history. My favorite type of work being in organizational and leadership development in churches, I’ve been invited to lend my skills to the development of this congregation. Honestly, I just hope I don’t…
Blog Jumble
I’ve got another bullet point blog for you all. Sorry. I promise something better in the near future. Interesting article in Leadership Journal this month about the recent history of the Garnett Road Church of Christ in Tulsa. Not a whole lot of big "A-ha" lessons, but interesting to get the scoop and to see…
Plans for Brazil
In 2002 I was fortunate to be a part of the Harding School of Biblical Studies mission trip to Brazil. We worked in two places within the country and were exposed to a whole different world of church than what we were used to. It really drove home the concept of a Universal Church for…
