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By Cody C. Lorance | Article
A couple quotes have come out of the 2013 Desiring God Conference that I wanted to respond to. Here they are: "The power is not in contextualization; it’s in the…
By Cody C. Lorance | Article
Earlier today, I "tweeted" the following: "Pointing out all that I think is wrong with someone else’s faith is not the same thing as proclaiming the Gospel." For a few…
By Cody C. Lorance | Article
Perhaps no other word in the ecumenical vocabulary has aroused more fears, created more unnecessary controversy, and, more often than not, succeeded in sidetracking urgent issues in the life of the…
By Cody C. Lorance | Article
I have come across an article by my friend, H.L. Richard. I am posting below a link to the article and strongly encourage any of you that are interested in contextualization…
By Cody C. Lorance | Article
Our ministry (Trinity International Baptist Mission) is once again hosting volunteer teams to join us for a week of cross-cultural ministry in the Chicago (USA) area! The attached PDF provides…
By Cody C. Lorance | Blog
Today I want to respond briefly to something that was posted on Toby Sumpter’s blog that purportedly comes from a book by Peter Leithart entitled Against Christianity. Sumpter’s post seems to be…
By Cody C. Lorance | Blog
[The following article was something that I posted earlier on my blog. It was intended as a rebuttal to an article by American church-planting pastor and author Darrin Patrick. Patrick…
By Cody C. Lorance | Blog
Recently, a rich article was posted to the Lausanne Global Conversation entitled "Highly Contextualized Missions: Surveying the Global Converstation". Since the article was focused on one of my favorite topics I…
By Hussein Hajji Wario | Article
Muslims have started their annual fast during the Islamic month of Ramadhan as of dawn this morning. One of them asked me yesterday, “Have you spotted the new moon yet?”…
By Lausanne Global Analysis | Article
A special feature of Cape Town 2010 was the opportunity for people around the world to witness the live events via the 650 GlobaLink sites and afterwards to participate in…
By Cody C. Lorance | Article
Recently, Pioneers, a major mission organization based in Orlando, Florida, released a "statement on contextualization." I like the statement and want to commend it to you. Check it out and let…
By Cody C. Lorance | Article
I’ve mentioned before that I liked what the Cape Town Commitment had to say about contextualization. In particular, it has defined "insider movements" in a way that is very helpful as you…
By Cody C. Lorance | Article
Today, I want to point you to the full statement on contextualization from theCape Town Commitment. There are a number of reasons why this statement is important. Let me especially…
By Cody C. Lorance | Article
Recently, I’ve been working on adapting a diagram for use in thinking through discipleship issues, spiritual disciplines, and the like -- especially with regards to South Asian Christ-followers. Here is what I’ve…
By Cody C. Lorance | Art - Media
Namaskar! The is a slightly modified version of the Nepali Song "Suryadayadekhi" taken from the Dharmashastra, Malaki 1:11. I am an American so my Nepali is not perfect. Still, I hope…
By Cody C. Lorance | Art - Media
This Sanskrit bhajan is great for meditation upon the person and work of God’s unique son, Prabhu Sri Yeshu. Lyrics follow: Romanized Sanskrit: Jeevanadata Yeshuji, namana karu main sat sat…
By Cody C. Lorance | Blog
Informally distributed at Cape Town 2010, the Oslo Coalition’s "Missionary Activities and Human Rights" contains a statement which essentially calls upon missionaries to not engage in contextualization. I found the…
By Cody C. Lorance | Art - Performing
Here is a video clip from the Christocentric Satsang in Chicago. This Hindi bhajan is a simple song of worship to the Lord Sri Jesus Christ. The chorus simply means…
By Cody C. Lorance | Art - Performing
The following mantra has proved especially useful in soul care or pastoral ministry in addition to its value in corporate worship. The content of the mantra is taken from Galatians…
By Cody C. Lorance | Article
Good News for the Folk Hindu A critical task for missionaries is to discover in a given culture exactly where sin has taken hold of the society and the…
