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Evangelism for All Time, Part 3: Discerning God’s Voice (1)

In the prior post I told of an encounter I had on an airplane with a world traveler. Thinking I was following God’s leading toward a spiritual turn in the convo, the traveler nevertheless stopped me out cold by declaring himself an atheist. I was confused. I thought God had said, “Rick, speak about me,” but when I obeyed . ...

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Evangelism for All Time, Part 3: Discerning God’s Voice

In the prior post I told of an encounter I had on an airplane with a world traveler. Thinking I was following God’s leading toward a spiritual turn in the convo, the traveler nevertheless stopped me out cold by declaring himself an atheist. I was confused. I thought God had said, “Rick, speak about me,” but when I obeyed . ...

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Evangelism for All Time: Part 2. God Goes Before Us

Part 1 is here. One day on an airplane I sat next to Elim, a world traveler. His particular mode of travel, I soon learned, was quite unique. He navigated around the globe in a small sailboat — solo. My imagination immediately took flight. Questions ensued about dangerous storms on the high seas, lonely star-speckled nights, radio communications, exotic ports ...

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Evangelism for All Time, Part 1

By the grace of God I’ve served as an evangelism trainer (and trainee!) for four decades. And again by the grace of God I’ve shared Christ with many. From these experiences I’d like to suggest some ideas about evangelism for you and your campus or church. To begin, I’ll mention that my wife Sharon and I are big fans of ...

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Part 5 of 5, The View from 40 years: The Art of Employeeship

Trigger warning: Boring post to come. Readers vulnerable to snoozing may wish to simply skip it. (The prior post, Part 4 is here: “The Heart of Leadership and Wise Counsel.”) In the present post I’d like to revive an outdated concept that I never hear about in the workplace or in the blogs and podcasts I frequent: employeeship. It’s a ...

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The View from 40 Years, Part 4 of 5: The Heart of Leadership and Wise Counsel

Part 3 from last week: The Heart of Road Work, is here Leadership: My wife Sharon and I share a common affinity for serving as second-in-command. Neither of us enjoy being the main leader of a project or organization, though at times we still do it. Myself, after a turn at the wheel I return to the passenger seat where ...

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The View from 40 Years, Part 4: The Heart of Leadership and Wise Counsel

Part 3 from last week: The Heart of Road Work, is here Leadership: My wife Sharon and I share a common affinity for serving as second-in-command. Neither of us enjoy being the main leader of a project or organization, though at times we still do it. Myself, after a turn at the wheel I return to the passenger seat where ...

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The View from 40 years in campus ministry, Part 3 of 5: The Heart of Road Work

The prior post on “The Heart of Your Calling” is here. I’ve spent the last eleven years (of 40) as an itinerate evangelist/apologist (and evangelism trainer) to campuses around the country. Here are two observations from my time on the road that constitute the “heart” of road work. 1. Everything is not as it appears I show up to one ...

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The View from 40 years in campus ministry, Part 3: The Heart of Road Work

The prior post on “The Heart of Your Calling” is here. I’ve spent the last eleven years (of 40) as an itinerate evangelist/apologist (and evangelism trainer) to campuses around the country. Here are two observations from my time on the road that constitute the “heart” of road work. 1. Everything is not as it appears I show up to one ...

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The View from 40 years in campus ministry, Part 2 of 5: The Heart of Your Calling

(Part 1, “The Heart of the Minister,” is here.) Finding your niche inside your chosen field shouldn’t be that hard, but it often is. My colleague Paul Tokunaga serves as a leadership coach. His advice is: In your 20s, experiment. Try everything available to you at work. In your 30s, narrow the field. Focus on the two or three things ...

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