Yesterday I posted on Newbigin’s understanding of missional leadership. That post showed that the Reformation doctrine of the priesthood of all believers is crucial for the church to fulfill its missional calling. Today I’ve been reading some posts by Reformed theologian Michael Horton (HT: Mike Wittmer) that speak to the same issue: Read more…
Lesslie Newbigin’s The Gospel in a Pluralist Society outlines his understanding of the role of the church in culture, namely, to be a sign, foretaste, and instrument for the kingdom of God. But what about church leadership? What is the role of a church leader in a missional community? Read more…
“Missional” is the latest buzzword in evangelical circles. Some want to be missional. Some claim to be missional. Others simply don’t understand what missional means. Wherever you find yourself, you absolutely must read this: Read more…
If only I had attended this church gathering when I was in Jr. High I may have become a Christian a lot earlier in life. I also probably would have met Doug Collins a lot earlier…I’m pretty sure he’s in there somewhere.
Many of us have heard stories about the dangers of becoming a Christian in predominantly Muslim nations. But Newsweek has a story of a young girl from Ohio who is following Christ and fears that her Muslim family will commit an “honor killing.” This is worthy of reading and praying! Read it here.
David Fitch has posted a very interested blog about preaching in a post-Christian world. Specifically, he interacts with what he believes are three common myths about preaching, followed by a statement on the purpose of preaching. I’ve provided his post below…I’m curious about what you think. Read more…
It is hard to deny that 2009 is the year ESV (English Standard Version) with release of the wildly popular ESV Study Bible. But a recent announcement from Zondervan about the NIV 2011 may make 2011 the year of the NIV. Read more…
All of us have been angry. Anger is a universal emotion. But is anger a sin? Or is anger an aspect to imaging God? Read more…
I spent the last seven days with my family at Maranatha Bible & Missionary Conference. It was an amazing week. One of the things that my wife and I enjoyed was learning from Gary Chapman, author of many books, including The Five Love Languages. I learned a lot from Dr. Chapman, but throughout the week I learned something I didn’t expect: Gary Chapman is missional. Read more…
Today I spent a couple hours on the beach at Lake Michigan swimming, playing with my kids, and thinking about the Emerging Church Movement (ECM). I thank Andrew for introducing me to Maranatha Bible & Missionary Conference, but blame him for making me think about ECM today! His link to You Might Be Emergent If… kept many thoughts running through my head… Read more…
