How Proximity Unlocks Your Vision for the Great Commission Twenty years ago, Bill Tibbets had zero interest in moving to Minnesota. He and his wife were living comfortably in Indianapolis when an opportunity to interview for a professor position in Minneapolis came...
A few years ago, I spoke at a faith-and-work event here in Indianapolis. It was a day-long gathering filled with popular speakers talking about God’s work through the business world—tech CEOs, entrepreneurs, sports personalities…and me. I had 13 minutes to talk about...
Why Your Marketplace Skills Are Missionary Skills There's a 99.99% Muslim island in the Indian Ocean where no indigenous church existed until a few years ago. Today, multiple generations of believers worship Jesus there. The catalyst? Not a traditional missionary. An...
I found myself in a recent conversation that felt heavier than I expected. It started casually. Coffee. Catching up. A friend talking about faith, culture, and the state of the world. At some point, the word radical came up. He said Christianity was supposed to be...
A couple of months back, my wife and I were enjoying a rare, peaceful midweek moment in the living room, most likely running on fumes after a full day of teaching preschoolers for my wife and chasing the rush of everyday life. In walked our 17-year-old son, RJ, the...
Overview Sarajevo is a city marked by the beginning of World War I and the devastation of the Bosnian War. Physical scars still line its streets, and memorials call its people to remember lives lost. But beyond the visible damage is a deeper reality—Sarajevo is a city...
Most of us genuinely believe in the power of the gospel. We have experienced it. We have watched it touch parts of our lives that no self-help book ever could. Some of us can even point to the exact moment Jesus interrupted our story. But believing the gospel and...
In this unforgettable testimony, you’ll hear the journey of a soldier who carried unimaginable trauma, hatred, and grief after witnessing the death of lifelong friends—both at home and on the battlefield. His heart grew cold. His pain became armor. And bitterness...
Back when I began this whole Missional Marketplace journey, I attended a faith and work conference in New York. The event drew attendees from all over the country and from a wide variety of faith backgrounds and denominational affiliations. The conference was...
What does it mean for people to have access to the gospel? In this short conversation from the streets of Prague, Erik Cooper talks with John Easter, Executive Director of Assemblies of God World Missions, about the global reality of gospel access—and why it should...
How Proximity Unlocks Your Vision for the Great Commission Twenty years ago, Bill Tibbets had zero interest in moving to Minnesota. He and his wife were living comfortably in Indianapolis when an opportunity to interview for a professor position in Minneapolis came...
Why Your Marketplace Skills Are Missionary Skills There's a 99.99% Muslim island in the Indian Ocean where no indigenous church existed until a few years ago. Today, multiple generations of believers worship Jesus there. The catalyst? Not a traditional missionary. An...
Overview Sarajevo is a city marked by the beginning of World War I and the devastation of the Bosnian War. Physical scars still line its streets, and memorials call its people to remember lives lost. But beyond the visible damage is a deeper reality—Sarajevo is a city...