I sense a growing interest among the Church to find new ways to integrate both sides of the “Gospel Coin”—the Great Commission and the Great Commandment. New wineskins are developing as the church, para-church, government and non-profit worlds look forRead more…
Clean Water, the Church and the Great Commandment?
I sense a growing interest among the Church to find new ways to integrate both sides of the “Gospel Coin”—the Great Commission and the Great Commandment. New wineskins are developing as the church, para-church, government and non-profit worlds look forRead more…
The Necessity of the use of Indigenous Languages for purposes of Sustainability
This recently published article looks at the necessity for the use of indigenous languages for enabling sustainable development. Its use of missiological and theological terminology has been of necessity minimal to allow publication in a secular journal, but it hasRead more…
Urban Poor Development Strategies
Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by Raineer Chu as an overview of the topic to be discussed at the Multiplex session on “Embracing God’s Global Urban Mission.” Responses to this paper through the LausanneRead 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…
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 ofRead 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…
Addressing Poverty with Participatory Learning
Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by Ravi Jayakaran as an overview of the topic to be discussed at the Multiplex session on “Wealth, Poverty and Power: Effectively Responding through the Global and Local Church.”Read more…
Global CHE Network Web Site
Great resource for those doing integral or wholisitc ministries in rural villages and urban slums. Helping communities out of poverty and people to maturity in Christ.
Jealousy and Witchcraft: Africa and the World
‘Do you believe in witchcraft’, people ask me every now and then. This issue seems to puzzle the West. They hear that Africans ‘believe in witchcraft’, and are absolutely amazed. How can they, Westerners ask themselves? Then they set aboutRead more…