Leadership Journal

Richard Twiss was one of the most godly, loving, wise and Christlike men I ever met. He has been referred to as one of the leading missiologists on the planet. I'm not sure if the editors of CT are aware, but Richard passed away in February of 2013. I might have missed it, but I didn't see any acknowledgement of that at either the beginning or end of the article. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Pray for his family as they mourn. Pray that the spirit in which Richard taught, wrote and ministered will become more prevalent amongst ministries today.

Craig Gephart

February 13, 2013  7:01am

I can not begin to say how thankful I am to receive this breath of fresh air. I pray this message finds its way to countless people, tearing down walls, humbling the arrogant, breaking up fallow ground in the lives of those who have become complacent, and softening hardened hearts.

Robin Ainsworth

February 13, 2013  1:40am

Oh, and 5 stars!!!

My life was just touched by this great man of God. I didn't even know of him until a friend posted for prayer for him. After reading excerpts from a couple of his books, I knew it was truth and I just cried tears of happiness. I know that my experiences with God and my songs are not wrong, (I knew that), but I was struggling with it all still. I'm not anymore. I'm so grateful, and can't imagine how grateful First Nation Christians are. I have very little native blood in me, but I've had several First Nation friends tell me, "You're Indian." (I knew that too.) They were Christians too. I can't wait to share this all with them. I thank God so much for these last couple of days of learning, and feel honored to have known about Richard Twiss and been able to pray for him and his family and friends before he passed on into Jesus' arms. And I'm grateful for what I'm learning now. God Bless the Twiss family in their time of loss. In Jesus' Name Amen. Dusty

Thank you for sharing. I had a friend who studied Native American history and was passionate about cultural contextualization of the gospel for everyone, but his heart was for the Native American people. Sadly, he went to be with The Lord a few years back but in memory I am reminded to pray for this to happen. I pray no one would ever feel they have to leave their heritage, as I too believe the Creator purposed us to bring intricacy and beauty to the gospel message through the uniqueness of each culture in worship to him.