Author: John Mehn
Contextualizing the gospel in Japanese culture
Principles and cautions for developing indigenous Christianity
Japan Church Planting Institute celebrates 25 years
No one planned for this to happen, and many were unsure it would work
A defining moment for church planting in Japan?
The Church Multiplication Vision Festa held last October was tremendously encouraging and could be an indicator of greater things to come
Book reviews for Autumn 2018
Religion in Japanese Daily Life David C. Lewis (Routledge, 2018). 354 pp. This book is...
Basic Japanese religious beliefs
Understand the Japanese worldview to be more effective in sharing the gospel
Apostles to Japan: Ralph Cox and Joseph Meeko
As a missionary myself, I had repeatedly heard of Joseph Meeko and Ralph Cox. But...
4 – Lessons from Japanese leaders
Field research has identified six key characteristics of leadership that contribute to reproducing churches in...
Wrap-up – Lessons from Japanese leaders
Imagine, 6 churches starting 62 churches! This is what is happening in Japan. Why do...
6 – Lessons from Japanese leaders
For a leader to reproduce a church at least three times, what does it take?...
5 – Lessons from Japanese Leaders
What makes great Japanese church leaders tick? When I discovered several churches reproducing in Japan,...
1 – Lessons from Japanese Leaders
Leaders have vision. With the recent death of Apple business leader Steve Jobs, many have...
3 – Lessons from Japanese leaders
If someone asked you to describe the local church, how would you respond? Would you...
2 – Lessons from Japanese leaders
In this series of articles I have been highlighting characteristics I discovered during my doctoral...
Lessons from Japanese Leaders Reproducing Churches
I passed two personal milestones last December. First, I became a grandfather for the first...