Stop Chasing Your Headlights

Consider these thoughts about evaluating progress as you start to look back on this year.

Dan's BlogDan BouchelleOctober 22, 2024Christianity, Christian, missions, Church of Christ, church missions, Christmas and Christianity

An Eye-Opening Death

Maybe this painful story from my own journey can be helpful.

Dan's BlogDan BouchelleAugust 15, 2024Christianity, Christian, missions, Church of Christ, church missions, Christmas and Christianity

Why African-American Churches Matter in Missions

There are unique contributions that African American churches bring to the global church.

Dan's BlogDan BouchelleJuly 30, 2024Christianity, Christian, missions, Church of Christ, church missions, Christmas and Christianity

Changing Our Approach to Change

Can we have greater success and resilience by redefining the way we engage change?

Dan's BlogDan BouchelleJune 25, 2024Christianity, Christian, missions, Church of Christ, church missions, Christmas and Christianity

A Church for Grown-Ups

Let’s talk about what is right with the church (part 2).

Dan's BlogDan BouchelleJune 11, 2024Christianity, Christian, missions, Church of Christ, church missions, Christmas and Christianity

What's Right with the Church, Part 1

Let’s talk about what is right with the church (part 1).

Dan's BlogDan BouchelleMay 28, 2024Christianity, Christian, missions, Church of Christ, church missions, Christmas and Christianity

Church, Missions, and the Path of Totality

What missions applications can we glean from the recent eclipse?

Dan's BlogDan BouchelleMay 14, 2024Christianity, Christian, missions, Church of Christ, church missions, Christmas and Christianity

Measure What Matters

How can we be sure we measure the important things?

Dan's BlogDan BouchelleApril 9, 2024Christianity, Christian, missions, Church of Christ, church missions, Christmas and Christianity

Playing a Fool's Game Wisely

What can Paul teach us about how to measure our mission works?

Dan's BlogDan BouchelleMarch 26, 2024Christianity, Christian, missions, Church of Christ, church missions, Christmas and Christianity

White Advantage Even in Africa

Maybe there are advantages White people are not even aware of.

Dan's BlogDan BouchelleMarch 11, 2024Christianity, Christian, missions, Church of Christ, church missions, Christmas and Christianity

Breaking into Jesus' House

How to identify a few things that can get in the way of helping people get to Jesus.

Dan's BlogDan BouchelleFebruary 27, 2024Christianity, Christian, missions, Church of Christ, church missions, Christmas and Christianity

Trying to Disprove the Parable of the Sower

Are we getting the point of the parable?

Dan's BlogDan BouchelleFebruary 13, 2024Christianity, Christian, missions, Church of Christ, church missions, Christmas and Christianity

Crockpots vs Microwaves

How can you get the best out of your mission efforts?

Dan's BlogDan BouchelleJanuary 16, 2024Christianity, Christian, missions, Church of Christ, church missions, Christmas and Christianity

Why Inviting People to Sit at the Table Isn't Enough

Could we be communicating unintentional messages when we “invite people to the table”?

Dan's BlogDan BouchelleDecember 5, 2023Christianity, Christian, missions, Church of Christ, church missions, Christmas and Christianity

Being Right Isn't All That Helpful

Is there a wrong way to be right?!

Dan's BlogDan BouchelleNovember 21, 2023Christianity, Christian, missions, Church of Christ, church missions, Christmas and Christianity

Israel - Hamas War: Resisting an Impulse

How does God call us to respond to the horrible conflict between Hamas and Israel?

Dan's BlogDan BouchelleOctober 27, 2023Christianity, Christian, missions, Church of Christ, church missions, Christmas and Christianity

Mission as Midwife

What role should we seek to have in God’s global mission? Perhaps “midwife”?!

Dan's BlogDan BouchelleSeptember 22, 2023Christianity, Christian, missions, Church of Christ, church missions, Christmas and Christianity

What Kind of Missions Church Are We?

One of the questions that churches often ask us is, “What are best practices in missions?” While we have a list we can give, I often reply first by asking, “To do what?”

Dan's BlogDan BouchelleJune 13, 2023Christianity, Christian, missions, Church of Christ, church missions, Christmas and Christianity

Repentance to the 9th Degree

“I can’t believe I’m hearing this! I must be dreaming! I never thought I would hear an American say such things! For years we have been treated like slaves by Americans.

This changes everything.”

Dan's BlogDan BouchelleMay 15, 2023Christianity, Christian, missions, Church of Christ, church missions, Christmas and Christianity

Mule Ministries

Because I spent many of the formative years of my childhood living in Muleshoe, Texas, I have a fondness for the mule. After all, that was our school mascot. I've cheered for mules at pep rallies and rooted for mules at many ballgames. "Kick-em, Mules, Kick-em." But mules have one major weakness…

Dan's BlogDan BouchelleApril 24, 2023Christianity, Christian, missions, Church of Christ, church missions, Christmas and Christianity