Recently, one of our supporting churches in the United States sent me a list of questions aimed at understanding our ministry in Wales more fully. After reflecting on my answers, I thought that others might be interested to read some of them and so I plan to post those here (slightly edited for a more [...]
This morning my wife and I drove into Cardiff for my doctor’s appointment at the University of Wales Hospital. After waiting an hour past my appointment time, I was a little cranky from the pain: a large cyst in my jaw was found nearly a month ago when my local dentist could not find anything [...]
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Posted 28 July 2008
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Christian life § Daily Scribe § Personal
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Tagged: asylum seekers, Christianity, doctor's appointment, missional life, missional living, Muslim, National Health Service, NHS, postmodernity, UK, United Kingdom, waiting room
One of the highlights of this past week’s mission team was getting to meet John Waller and his band. We tossed some burgers and hot dogs on the Weber, hoping to provide a little American hospitality to these new friends who gave up their fourth of July to put on a free concert for the [...]
[See previous article, "Short-term missions in a post-modern culture" in this series on missions.]
Apart from short-term mission teams (STMT) parachuting into a foreign mission field for seven to ten days, what are the alternatives for Christians who want to explore other cultures and employ their gifts in service to our King? Shouldn’t we demystify “missionary [...]
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Posted 10 April 2008
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Christian life § Daily Scribe § Evangelism § Great Commission § North America § United Kingdom § Wales
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Tagged: America, cross-cultural missions, foreign missions, Great Commission, making disciples, missionary service, reaching the marginalized, short term missions, short-term mission team, United Kingdom, Wales, why go overseas
In spite of the weaknesses of evangelical Christianity in the United States, it does appear much more healthy and robust when placed alongside the average congregation in Wales, the only principality in the United Kingdom where this author has gained sufficient experience to make any credible observations. The average congregation in the valleys of South [...]
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Posted 08 April 2008
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Culture § Daily Scribe § Evangelism § Great Commission § United Kingdom § Wales
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Tagged: acts of kindness, choirs, clowns, cross-cultural missions, evangelical Christianity, evangelistic events, holiday Bible clubs, housing, logistics, meals, postmodern culture, puppets, short term mission teams, sports missions, street evangelism, tract distribution, transportation, United States, Wales
Many of my regular readers will be surprised and delighted to know that not all things are as gloomy as I sometimes portray them. I’m one of those “glass is half empty” types, but it’s amazing how God brings certain people into my life—to speak a word of wisdom or direction or encouragement—just when I [...]
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Posted 17 December 2007
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Authenticity § Blogging § Christian life § Daily Scribe § Ministry § Personal § Relational Christianity § Technology § marginalized
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Tagged: Alzheimers, Andrew Jones, battered women, Blogging, cancer, cardiology, crisis pregnancy center, doom and gloom, encouragement, faith in God, footwashing, glass half empty, glass half full, homeless, hospice chaplain, hospice chaplaincy, incarnational, Jesus followers, literacy, marginalised, marginalized, missional ministry, post-Katrina, prostitutes, rescue mission, Rob Bell, women's shelter
