This is my response to Joseph Cumming’s advance paper, Muslim Followers of Jesus? You can read his entire article here. He wrote: Ibrahim was a well-respected scholar of the Qur’an, a Hafiz. When he decided to follow Jesus, he closelyRead more…
Christocentric Sraaddha
We are attaching here a PDF of a Christocentric Sraadha that we conducted in our area. Little explanation of this will be give here at this time. If you have questions, please contact us directly.
The Mythical Link between Contextualization & Syncretism: Lausanne Theology Discussion (7 of 7)
Question #7 – Upon what evidential basis does the LTWG feel it necessary to warn about syncretism in the same sentence as it mentions contextualization? Doesn’t this sentence only serve to affirm an unfair prejudice against contextualization by repeating theRead more…
2010 Christocentric Dashain / Navratri Prayer Book
Just completed, here is our Dashain prayer book. The book will serve as a helpful guide to Nepalis who are seeking to follow the Lord Shri Jesus in a contexual way. The attached PDF is free for anyone to useRead more…
When Paul Preached the Gospel
The attached PDF is a handout which features three of Paul’s evangelistic sermons printed side-by-side. We use this handout in training events especially for new church planters to teach them about the importance of understanding their mission fields and pursuingRead more…
Contextualization in Church-Planting Missions: What is it?
The attached PDF is of an article that we use especially in training events to introduce new church planters to the concept of contextualization. It provides a very brief definition and important questions for reflection that can provide useful forRead more…
The Contextual Argument
Closely related to the missional argument is what I call the contextual argument. If the missional argument says both that prosperity is given for the purposes of world mission and evangelization, and that to some degree prosperous missionaries and evangelistsRead more…
The Urban Ministry of Jesus and the Missio Dei
Dr. Sergio Lyra 1. Defining Our Terms Considering that the proper understanding of terms is essential to the understanding, we decided to offer a brief discussion about the meaning of mission, missiology and Missio Dei. It is true that aRead more…
Contextualization Series: Why Contextualize? (3/3)
[READ FULL ARTICLE HERE] In this post, I provide the fourth of four (for now) theological foundations for pursuing contextualization in mission. This foundation has to do with the whole Church being whole and thus has something significant to sayRead more…
Contextualization Series: Why Contextualize? (2/3)
[FULL ARTICLE] As we continue to consider theological foundations for contextualization (there will be four in total before I’m finished), let me provide a third consideration today. You’ll recall that already we’ve established that the imitation of Christ requiresRead more…