Over the years I have worked with several groups of young people, who were about to step out in evangelism in the Netherlands (and other countries), mainly to be in contact with other youth. One of the areas we workedRead more…
Do you object to being labelled ‘homophobic’ when you are actually just ‘homosceptic’? A suggested approach for defusing an inflammatory issue.
I’ve always been puzzled by the term ‘homophobia’. In the minds of most people it means being prejudiced against, or even hating, people who are homosexual. Wikipedia defines it as ‘a range of negative attitudes and feelings towards homosexuality andRead more…
A 21st Century Reformation of Supernatural Power: a response to Hwa Yung
Evangelistic progress in the West, and its downside There’s little doubt that recent gains have been made in the Western church in terms of evangelism. While evangelistic growth has been roaring ahead in the Global South, those of us whoRead more…
Evangelism in Indonesia
Partnering with people who have a missionary heart. How can we view the world globally, about evangelism. Let us build a partnership to develop world evangelization around the world. One of the very broad field is in Indonesia.
Environmentalism & Missions: Lausanne Theology Discussion (6 of 7)
Question #6 – How can the Church reframe the issue of environmentalism and take the lead in cause of “creation care” so as to ensure that we are working towards a truly Biblical vision of creation, the world, and reality?Read more…
The Amazing Tree: A parable of the Church
THE AMAZING TREE – AN EVANGELICAL PARABLE Alex Araujo ”On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healingRead more…
The Death of Evangelical Pragmatism
How our historical commitment to a broken vision of evangelism just may lead to an inability to reach the lost. We as spiritual guides to culture must never diminish our faith to a matter of mere rhetoric or a mereRead more…
The Role of Wonder in Witness
Twenty years ago when I began my journey from Atheism to faith in Christ, nearly all conversations about God included debate or at least a discussion of evidences for the rational foundation for faith. American cultural postmodernism has altered theRead more…
Why Should Christians Care about Anything at All?
“I understand that these things are important but when the students I send to your conferences come back caring more for the environment or slavery or clean drinking water than the gospel and evangelism, I have a real problem!” TheseRead more…
The Coming Acceptance of Modern-Day Slavery
I believe that within one or two generations, we could see an acceptance of the modern day slave trade. While I believe it may take longer to conceptually legitimize and commercialize formally, the process for acceptance is already underway. WhenRead more…