Many years ago, my wife and I were involved in medical mission events in the Philippines. At these events, we would also evangelize. I would track the responses. Commonly, around half of the people who come would "say the Sinner's Prayer," which in Evangelical circles is often equated with converting from unsaved to saved. Should …
Continue reading In Missions, Awesome Stats Can Be a Big Problem
Back years ago when I was attending Asia Baptist Graduate Theological Seminary (ABGTS), I wasn't sure what my specialization would be. Actually, I originally thought about going with a Doctor of Missiology. Later, however, I decided to switch to Doctor of Theology (ThD) with a focus on Missions. Topically, I originally wanted to do my …
Continue reading When Your Dissertation Cannot Be Your Specialization
The title says it. I don't involve myself in evangelistic events anymore. Years ago I did... and I will go into that. I have a number of reasons to, perhaps not oppose them but, choose not to support them. I will give two. #1. Historical. I come from Western New York. This area had the …
Continue reading Why I Don’t “Do” Evangelistic Events Anymore
Twelve years ago, I finished my dissertation at Asia Baptist Graduate Theological Seminary. It was on medical missions in the Northern Philippines. Although I would have written some of it different now than I did back then; still, the findings were solid. I hope that the findings are helpful to people, but all too often …
Continue reading Christian Medical Missions— Can it be Done in a God-honoring Manner?
Powerpoint that shows a small amount of our ministry work from 2003 to 2013.
A model for doing not only medical missions, but many forms of short-term projects (partnered with a long-term ministerial presence) looks a bit like a fish (or an ICHTHUS if you prefer). It is based somewhat on the model used for CPM (Church-Planting Multiplication). The same basic principle can be utilized. Visioning/Organizing Rapid Seed Sowing …
Continue reading The “Fish” Model of Project-based Outreaches
Article on Slideshare. Based on dissertation and my book.
The Old Testament shows medical ministry in some diverse ways. A short list of references of medical ministry in the Old Testament include: Ezekiel 34 Numbers 21:8-9 Leviticus 13 & 14 I Kings 17 Ezekiel 34 is the parable of the bad shepherd. If you are not familiar with it, don't be afraid that it …
<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/138372721">Social Ministry as Part of an Integrated Mission Strategy, Part 2</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/user42611623">Bob Munson</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
Most of the team did not stay up for the other films, but went to different houses to sleep. Five of us walked into the forest to a nice house on the hillside. There we slept on mats in the sweltering heat. Oh… did I mention the heat? Brutal! And it stayed hot into the …