As followers of Christ, how do we help our individual church leaders balance their attention between local mission efforts and global missions? Or to ask the question another way, how does the Body of Christ participate in both local andRead more…
Superando Obstáculos
“Al día siguiente, cuando salían de Betania, Jesús tuvo hambre. Viendo a lo lejos una higuera que tenía hojas, fue a ver si había algún fruto. Cuando llegó a ella sólo encontró hojas, porque no era tiempo de higos. ¡NadieRead more…
The World Giving Index
My wife often complains that I read too much newspaper. I suppose that might be the case, but yesterday as I scanned the BBC News website, I was quite pleased that I have such an interest. As I tried toRead more…
¿Entienden lo que he hecho con ustedes?
“Y habiendo amado a los suyos que estaban en el mundo, los amo hasta el fin” San Juan 13:1 El capítulo 13 de Juan nos habla que se acercaba la fiesta de la Pascua. Jesús sabía que le había llegadoRead more…
The New Constitution as a Thorn in the Flesh for Christ’s Church in Kenya: 2 Corinthians 12:7-10
The New Constitution as a Thorn in the Flesh for Christ’s Church in Kenya: (2 Corinthians 12:7-10) 1.0 Introduction After the general Elections in Kenya in 2007: shortly after the announcement of the results the country ran into chaos, theRead more…
KINGDOM VALUES AND ECONOMIC MODEL OF DEVELOPMENT: FACING THE ISSUE OF POVERTY AND WEALTH
I see that the overall logic of the discussions about overcoming poverty assumes, or is framed within, the logic of free market economics. Reading some papers and reactions to them, I discover a tremendous “optimism” with this way of doingRead more…
A recent newspaper article on a Prosperity Theology denomination’s announcement
Brothers and sisters in our Lord Jesus, I attached the following link of a recent article in the Guardian (July 21) concerning the announcement of a well-known Brazilian denomination to build a multi-million-dollar replica of Solomon’s temple in the cityRead more…
Is Secularism a Mystical Religion? Questions of Translation in Relation to Millennium Goals and Mission in Africa
Abstract The MDP (Millennium Development Project) goals are so admirable as to be difficult to challenge. Difficult questions arise over how they are to be achieved. The secular process of implementation being attempted unfortunately does not translate well into ‘holistic’Read more…
Prosperity Theology: a mere symptom of a graver illness for the global church to diagnose
I was inspired to write the attached article after reading global conversations especially on Prosperity Theology. As I explain, I believe the prosperity message is merely a symptom to a much graver problem that the global church needs to interpretRead more…
A shift in mission giving?
I had been quite busy the past few months with arrangements for the sessions of the Resource Mobilisation Working Group (RMWG) at the Lausanne Congress. It was not easy to put a program together for the sessions. However, the moreRead more…