1. Bible Availability2. Bible Awareness3. Bible Use4. Bible Understanding5. Bible Engagement “Does Christ protect Christians from witchcraft? Can a Christian become a witch or do witchcraft without even meaning to?” This discussion at a Scripture Engagement workshop in CôteRead more…
Truth in Human Context
Truth in a Human Context I am very excited about the upcoming Lausanne Capetown 2010 conference in South Africa. It is a key moment in the life of the 21st Century global church. You can follow Capetown on twitter atRead more…
A Crisis of Context
A Crisis of Context One of the greatest challenges to innovation in mission today is our crisis of context. What does that mean you say? Very simple…almost all of the ideas and thinking that circulate today are in snippets. ThinkRead more…
Strategy in context
In contemporary mission, there are some terms that have almost lost their meaning due to over use. Partnership can mean anything from you paying for my plane ticket to 2 international agencies integrating their training services. The term “strategic” isRead more…
The Sunday School Experiment
Evangelism And An Entrepreneur. When setting out, in the mid-1990s, to investigate the significant decline of children’s attendances at Sunday Schools during the post-WWII period in Australia, it became necessary to also confront the profound cultural shifts which had takenRead more…
Joseph Wore Designer Robes, Too!
A Response to Asamoah-Gyadu’s “Did Jesus Wear Designer Robes?” 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 Christianity TodayRead more…