As we enter into discussion about the Scriptures and their place in mission, there are at least three major questions to ponder. Why are people’s lives not transformed as we might expect where Scriptures are available? Why do one billionRead more…
Oral Bible Storytelling – Why This And Why Now?
As many scholars believe, it was the Apostle Peter who asked Mark to write down the good news as told and taught by Jesus. And as Jesus said, he only told things he received from the Father. This historicRead more…
Truth & Secularity
As we head towards the global consultation in SA, we are being invited to reflect on issues affecting the church, the gospel and truth, particularly as we face a growing secularity in many quarters. Paul Johnson wrote of “the birthRead more…
Experiencing The Story
Everyone loves a good story. We remember them and talk about the stories we hear in sermons, watch on TV, and see in the movie theaters. We sometimes wish we could live them! Somehow, stories touch our hearts, bring aboutRead more…
Children? Look Again!
I am sure you have seen those interesting commercials of a famous bank. Same pictures can take on different meanings. You may think the meanings contradict each other. And yet, depending on who looks at the picture, the images canRead more…
Dialogue Shaping Mission Shaping Dialogue
A response to Chawkat Moucarry’s ‘A Plea For Dialogue.’ I met Chawkat Moucarry 30 years ago in Paris, when we attended the same church. At that time, his article would have triggered a different response from me. I wasRead more…
Building A Common Society
A response to Chawkat Moucarry’s ‘A Plea For Dialogue.’ Of late, dialogue between Muslims and Western Christian academicians has moved from defensive polemics to more constructive discourse that seeks to achieve mutual understanding. Every effort is made to setRead more…
The Audacity Of Dialogue
A response to Chawkat Moucarry’s ‘A Plea For Dialogue.’ I am from northern Nigeria. My home state is in the region that has been characterized by incessant religious violence between Muslims and Christians. Today, the city of Kaduna, whichRead more…
The Urgency Of Orality
There is an urgency to win the winnable. Much effort has gone into identifying the winnable and evangelizing toward planting growing churches. Within the past two decades the mission agencies have realized that while some progress was being made, thatRead more…
The Theology of Prosperity
The Lausanne Global Conversation (LGC) is an opportunity for Christians around the globe to wrestle with important issues related to world evangelization, in connection with Cape Town 2010, the Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization. One of these issues isRead more…