Disciple Nations Alliance has various excellent free downloadable books and Bible studies dealing with stewards, community development, poverty, transformation and worldview. These resources include: Against all hope: Hope for Africa Servanthood: The calling of every Christian The Forest in theRead more…
Theology That Works: Making Disciples Who Practice Fruitful Work and Economic Wisdom in Modern America
“Theology That Works,” ’Theology that Works’ is a 60-page manifesto on discipleship and economic work written by Greg Forster and published by the Oikonomia Network (http://oikonomianetwork.org/). It includes a flowchart diagram that shows the overall interconnectedness of stewardship and economics. The flowchart andRead more…
Is the church being true to it’s calling?
Ephesians 5:26-27 states: 26 that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, 27 that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she shouldRead more…
An Indian Perspective on Business as Mission – A Latin American Response
To facilitate a truly global conversation, we ask Christian leaders from around the world to respond to the Global Conversation’s lead articles. These points of view do not necessarily represent the Lausanne Movement. They are designed to stimulate discussion fromRead more…
An Indian Perspective on Business as Mission
I believe the time has come for more Christians to unashamedly enter the realm of business in India. It is time for the larger Christian community to support, encourage and even challenge Christian business persons in terms of the influenceRead more…
A Missionary Call
A very challenging, thought provoking and, in my opinion, brilliant piece of writing dealing with the matter of calling in missions. An Extract: “How can he say that, unless he gets some specific call of God to preach the GospelRead more…
Trust in the Lord
It was the beginning of a journey of faith on behalf of the church I serve. The small Caucasian congregation is in the heart of a community that has transitioned in recent years to a populace that is predominantlyRead more…
Global Gospel, Global Era: Christian discipleship and mission in the age of Globalization
Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by Os Guinness and David Wells as an overview of the topic to be discussed at the Multiplex session on “Globalization.” Responses to this paper through the Lausanne GlobalRead more…
Kingdom Stewardship: Equipping Disciples, Mobilizing Resources and Utilizing Technology to Advance God’s Mission in the World
Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by Ram Gidoomal in collaboration with the Resource Mobilization Working Group as an overview of the topic to be discussed at the Multiplex session on “Mobilizing Resources for WorldRead more…
Kingdom Stewardship
Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by Ram Gidoomal in collaboration with the Resource Mobilization Working Group as an overview of the topic to be discussed at the Multiplex session on “Mobilizing Resources for WorldRead more…