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Serving in the Shade by Delighting in God

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Derick ScudderJune 19, 2018

(I ran across this quote this past weekend and had to share it. It’s a journal entry of Hudson Taylor’s that was found after his death. He wrote it when he was 42 and everything in his life was going … Continue reading →

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Lloyd Jones on Poverty of Spirit

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Derick ScudderJuly 23, 2015

I’ve been studying and meditating on Matthew 5-7 recently. As a part of that, I picked up D. Martin Lloyd Jones sermons on the Sermon on the Mount. This morning I read his sermon on “Blessed are the poor in … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blogging | Tagged Llyod Jones, poverty of spirit, Sermon on the Mount

Why I’m Done With Urban Ministry–One Year Later

Posted on November 29, 2014 by Derick ScudderNovember 29, 2014

It’s been a year since I finished my blog series, “Why I’m Done With Urban Ministry.” It was the first entry I wrote, and it was the main reason I started the blog in the first place. I wrote this … Continue reading →

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Why the Church Isn’t Growing in Poor Neighborhoods (Pt 4)

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Derick ScudderJuly 11, 2014

(This is the last in my four part series, Read Part 1 here, Part 2 here and Part 3 here) 4. Relying on conversions, not transfer growth. There’s nothing wrong with transfer growth. Hopefully, though, no one plans to grow … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blogging | Tagged conversions, election, transfer growth

Why the Church Isn’t Growing in Poor Neighborhoods (Pt 3)

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Derick ScudderJuly 10, 2014

(This part 3 in this series, Read Part 1 here and Part 2 here) 3. Not recognizing and adapting to the education gap. Did you know that only 1 out of every 12 seventeen-year-olds can read the science section of … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blogging | Tagged education, literacy, poverty

Why the Church Isn’t Growing in Poor Neighborhoods (Pt 2)

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Derick ScudderJuly 9, 2014

(This Part 2 of this series, read Part 1 here) 2. Christians Aren’t Staying. High turnover is the norm in poor neighborhoods. Poverty means that people already have little control over where they live. One missed paycheck, one lousy landlord … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blogging | Tagged church, long term ministry, poverty

Why the Church Isn’t Growing in Poor Neighborhoods (Pt 1)

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Derick ScudderJuly 8, 2014

Like basically every night in college–it was late, but none of us felt like going to bed. We were hanging out after a work meeting, and since a lot of us were studying to go into the ministry, the topic … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blogging | Tagged church growth, missions, poverty, Ruby Payne

Dealing with the Dark Clouds in Ministry

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Derick ScudderJanuary 2, 2014

When Hudson Taylor wrote this letter to his mother on March 13th in 1869, he wasn’t exaggerating about the thick clouds of discouragement. The past few months had been staggeringly painful: Taylor finally had to dismiss one of his missionaries. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blogging | Tagged Hudson Taylor, ministry, trials

Who Worships a Baby?

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Derick ScudderDecember 23, 2013

The adrenaline is just starting to wear off. It was a long, terrifying, thrilling night. As a first-time father, you can’t get over the fact that the precious little life just a few feet away from you is actually yours. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blogging | Tagged Christmas, incarnation, worship

There’s No Such Thing as a Bad Neighborhood (Pt 3)

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Derick ScudderDecember 18, 2013

This is the last in a three part series, click here to read Part 1 and here to read Part 2. 3. Because mankind is sinful, every neighborhood has sin. “As it is written: ‘None is righteous, no, not one; … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blogging | Tagged church planting, crime, missions, poverty, sin

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