Month: June 2012

So let’s ask some of the questions that Greg McKinzie asks in Mission Dei and apply it to some of the trips that we have undertaken up here in the North Country. The church that wishes to assess the relative value of its...

Many people are writing and talking about “best practices” when planning short term mission trips.  Minnesota North and North Dakota are part of a pilot project partnering with LCMS, and the Evangelical Lutheran...

So if you don’t know by now the Mayor of New York City has nothing better to do than to monitor the intake of sugary beverages by the citizens of New York.  Vendors can no longer sell the large drinks in the city.  Things...

I started this discussion by mentioning Leonard Sweet’s book about post modern pilgrims and the idea of an experientially motivated spirituality.  We can talk till the cows come home about that and how it effects the...

I heard the remark the first time at a meeting regarding funding.  The speaker said that “most of us agree that Short term mission trips benefit the goer more than they benefit the receiver”.  Well maybe most agreed...