First Research Project

After hearing about Ed Stetzer’s move to LifeWay Research and the collaboration that will take place between IMB, NAMB, & LifeWay, (you can read through others’ thoughts on this here, here, here and here) I have a proposal for Ed for his first research project in this new position:

What are the key characteristics, the positive influences which influence growth, and the negative influences which stunt growth in simple, organic churches of non-indegenous ethnic minorities (i.e. Iranians, Kurds, Bengalis, etc.) in post-modern cultures (i.e. London, Paris, etc.)?

I’m looking forward to your findings…

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and so it begins

As I’ve viewed and read others blogs, places like missions misunderstood, love each stone, sbc outpost, and others, I’ve wanted to comment about the things I was reading. Then I found that what I really wanted to do was be free to give my opinion while not hi-jacking someone else’s thread. So, I’ve always chosen not to comment.

But I can’t any longer. I feel like I need to use Cultural Dichotomy to get my thoughts out, to ask questions, and to hopefully move the conversation down the road a little further.

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