Off to Kenya!
I had an awesome day yesterday—got to hang out with Steve Steele, one of the sharpest guys on the face of the earth and talk church planting movements. He’s been in the middle of it for many years whether being on the field or funding or training those on the field. There are so many things converging right now. I really believe, more than ever before, we will soon see global church planting movements . I say 7 years, Steve says 2. I hope Steve is right.
Later in the day, I got to hang out with Daryl Heald who started Generous Giving. Wow, does this guy have his pulse on ministry and donors. One thing he said that really stuck with me was how most pastors, for the most part, said the whole of the conversation on giving centered around one box - tithing! He’s right. GO TO A GENEROUS GIVING CONFERENCE if one is near you. I think they have one coming up in D.C. soon—it would be worth it. Another thing he said (there were many things he said that were good) was there is more money than ever before. Yet, because of the lack of clarity of the mission/vision or ministry leaders just wanting money, most of it was never tapped. Some guy gets a check and thinks, wow, that was generous. In reality, that person perhaps could have given ten times that amount, but was unsure about how the money would be used or results, or the donor wanted to do more than just give money.
So, later today I board a plane to head to Nairobi, Kenya to link up with about 15 other people. All are pastors from around the world who have started their churches and start churches out of their churches and start churches out of their country. The trip was challenging because of all going on previously in Kenya, but we’re all a go, so here we go! We want to explore what it would look like for practitioner pastors to link together and engage and plant churches globally together—we’ll see.
I’ll try to blog as I can. Sometimes access and security become issues. There is not a meeting I’ve been to in the past ten years that I’m more excited about than this one.
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May 28, 2008 at 09:20 AM
Bob,
Karibu Kenya! I am a missionary working in Kenya amongst the Muslims with Transformational Development and got your Glocalization book from a person who was on short-term team to Kenya last year. I thoroughly enjoyed it and I follow your blog daily! I am coming back to the States, Texas, in a couple of weeks and actually have a lunch scheduled with you a few days after I get back but I thought it was interesting that you will be coming here to Nairobi also. If you have any free time while here in Nairobi maybe we can connect here also. Let me know. God Bless you, your work and your family!
Chris
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May 28, 2008 at 11:15 AM
Fantastic - they have me all over the place Chris so let's hold off until we see each other in a couple of weeks. I'll be with Oscar at Nairobi Chapel and Bishop Kitonga.
May 28, 2008 at 11:45 PM
Bob,
I'll be heading back to Kenya in July to teach the second set of MLM materials (with John Maxwell's organization, EQUIP). I also teach CEO's and managers while there. I may be spending some time with your friends at Nairobi Chapel as well.
Bill Hoyt and I were together recently and we both spoke fondly of you
Blessings...waiting to hear what God does in you and through you...
May 29, 2008 at 12:22 PM
Hey Chris,
Glad to see that you loved Glocalization! Do you have The Multiplying Church? If not I will send it to you! I hope you and your family are doing well.
Randy
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