I agree it’s worth the 50 minutes long. (HT: The Blind Begger)
Category: Mission
Thinking Missionally
If this is what’s emerging here and now, then I’m glad I’m part of it! At least, I’m working on it 🙂
Am I Giving in Proportion to My Blessing?
I found the set of questions here useful for personal reflection and further conversation … I confess I don’t get very excited when it comes to talking about money in the church (it’s a reaction against abusive prosperity preaching!) And yet, the way we handle our finances and the discipline/art of giving is an essential…
Random Links 164 (Contextual Theology)
Contextual Theology: Liberation and Indigenization Wow this was already brewing in 1976 USA .. Towards a Contextual Theology I think this is worth putting up again. From Asia! Contextual Theologizing: Future Perspectives A Roman Catholic point of view … Bulletin for Contextual Theology Africa leads the way here. Palestinian Contextual Theology (pdf) An unexpected find….
Community or Communitas?
Here’s some precious insights on “community” highlighted by Pastor Rod that connects with a lot of what is on my mind the past weeks. There is a lot of talk in the church about community. But there seems to be too little experience of true community. Anthropologist Victor Turner suggests that we should think about…
Table Talk with USAmericans who Listen
I’m getting a hang of using wordpress after using movabletype since the day this blog was born … wow in 2002! Look at the archives. Spending with Phil Baker and Mike Fonner was an absolute joy. They are very much more our seniors in terms of ministry and life experience. And yet the posture they…
Rowan Williams – Sharing the Good News
“As I attempted to get myself out of bed this morning, late!! I was struck by the radio broadcast between John Humphrys and Rowan Williams, where Rowan Williams was invited to evangelise John Humphrys and engage with his unanswered existential questions arising out of life experience. It was one of the most profound interviews and…
Tony Campolo on Capitol Hill
I don’t want to just put my hands on the Bible, I want to open the Bible and read what’s inside the book and change the way I make decisions. Thanks Tony for knocking some sense into me! 🙂 And yes … we will keep an eye on the church budget so we won’t use…
PROSETYLISM AND EVANGELISM
I first read this in the COUNCIL OF CHURCHES OF MALAYSIA latest newsletter. “As there is misunderstanding and misuse of the words proselytism and evangelism in the world today, World Evangelical Alliance wants to share an official definition of these words. WEA strongly rejects proselytism but supports full religious freedom according to the United Nations…
U-theory & the Cross
I think these two pictures are really good and helpful … Thanks Dwight Friesen for this useful post on u-theory and the cross. Like the good quote says “… when necessary use words” we may add “… often it’s necessary to use pictures.”