“The Divine Expedition: Where Are You In the Book of Romans?” is written by two Linus Morrises: Linus Morris, Sr. and Linus Morris, Jr., father and son. Each of us believes it is our divine design to be on an expedition. Expeditions shake us from the humdrum routine of life and give us a sense of purpose, and excitement. Both of us believe that the greatest adventure of all time is revealed in the Bible in the book of Romans.
Phil Graf, Doug Dorman, Mike Hawkins, and I will have arrived in Brazil by the time you read this. We begin the first of three trainings in a city called Balneario Camboriu in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. Here is a copy of the poster in Portuguese announcing the “Conferencia:” In addition to being accompanied by Doug Dorman (Myrtle Beach, … More Three cities, three weeks of training
CARRIE MAINES — She prayed for me. Carrie was Sharon’s grandmother on her mother’s side. I first met her after I married Sharon, and before I was a Christian. I remember the time she scolded me because of the harsh way I spoke to Sharon saying, “LINUS, YOU SHOULDN’T TALK TO YOUR WIFE THAT WAY!” … More Five women I will be with in heaven
The past 24 months have been a whirlwind of activity! Phil Graf and I have taken 5 international trips (25-30 days each) to 5 countries, and conducted 137 workshops, and over 200 training hours with more than 500 leaders!! We have been developing leaders through the Four Phases of what we call “On-Expedition” in cities … More Looking back, pressing forward
This was a phrase frequently used by one of our trainees now turned Lead Trainer in Uganda. Our goal has been to turn participants in our four-phase On-Expedition Training into lead-presenters toward the goal of “multiplying viral, missional, church-planting movements.” It is happening! They are getting it! The pathway for leadership multiplication is that each trainee … More “Are you getting it?”
On our trip back to Kampala, from our training in Rukungiri (western Uganda), we stopped for lunch. While the other guys ordered at the take away counter, I wandered over to the side of the roadside stop where there were tables and a buffet offered. A young Ugandan named Mohammed (not pictured to protect his anonymity), working for the buffet approached me. … More Pray for Mohammed
HAPPY BIRTHDAY 1-YEAR OLD! Sharon and I were recently privileged to be a part of two birthday parties. The first was in France (greater Geneva, Switzerland area), where we celebrated the first birthday of a new church called the Crossroads St Genis (one of the growing communities just across the French/Swiss border near Geneva). It … More Two birthday celebrations in Europe
