Yesterday was the memorial service for Dr. Ralph Winter. I only met Dr. Winter one time at a missions planning meeting in Irvine, CA, but his writings and speaking have had a great impact on my thinking. I don’t think it would be an exaggeration to say that Dr. Winter was the most influential missiologist of the second half of … Read More
Church Growth Hero – Elmer Towns
A couple of weeks ago I had the privilege of speaking to 11,000 students at convocation at Liberty University and was further honored to sit on the platform with my old friend Elmer Towns. He and Jerry Falwell founded the “little school” in Lynchburg, Virginia, back in 1971. These days, Dr. Towns is the Dean of the School of Religion … Read More