Why the Missional Movement Will Fail
There is a reason so many movements in the Western church have failed in the past century: They are a car without an engine. That may seem cynical, but I’m being realistic. It’s time we start being...
View ArticleAsk a counselor: What about conflict?
by KAY BRUNER on AUGUST 4, 2015 When we first arrived overseas, I remember hearing an older, experienced missionary make this statement: “The real reason most missionaries leave the field is conflict...
View ArticleFIVE PERMISSIONS MISSIONARIES NEED
Extending these permissions might reduce the pressure that becomes toxic to missionaries. Sometimes that pressure is self-inflicted—derived from the unachievable standards they levy on themselves. And...
View ArticleFarewell to the Missionary Hero
How candid confessions of failure and frustration found their way into stories from the field. Amy Peterson/ SEPTEMBER 14, 2015 The book cover shows a white woman wearing a straw hat holding a brown...
View ArticleYOUR NON-LINEAR PROBLEM OF 90% UTILIZATION
BY JASON COHEN Does it feel like everyone is working very hard, all the time, and yet not accomplishing as much as everyone would like? Maybe this is why. Suppose a web server is running at 50% of...
View ArticleHow Successful People Work Less and Get More Done
TRAVIS BRADBERRY MAY 21, 2015 A new study from Stanford shows that Rascoff is on to something. The study found that productivity per hour declines sharply when the workweek exceeds 50 hours, and...
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