The entertainment industry in Hollywood is an influential world force. When I am in my office, I am only about 45 miles north of the heart of the entertainment industry in Hollywood, California. The drive takes an hour . . . or twoRead more…
Ajith Fernando: Towards a Theology of Frustration & Fatigue
“Ministry and frustration go hand and hand. And I was very much concerned that people were interpreting frustration as a sign that this is not where God wants them to be. And because of that I felt that many peopleRead more…
Does the Western church need a Theology of Suffering? (An Interview with Ajith Fernando)
I recently had the opportunity to join other writers from the Lausanne Bloggers Network in a phone interview with Ajith Fernando (yeah technology!). Fernando will be one of the plenary speakers at the conference in Capetown and works in SriRead more…
Rediscovering The Gospel Of Reconciliation
Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by Antoine Rutayisire as an overview of the topic to be discussed at the Morning Plenary session on “Building the Peace of Christ in our Divided and Broken World.”Read more…
Illuminating the Gray Areas of Life
Gray areas of life and ministry can move to crystal clear clarity when three questions are answered.
Ministry: Are you in Obscurity? Popularity? or Rejection?
I wrote about Jesus’ three phases of ministry (obscurity, popularity, and rejection) today at my main blog. I’m curious what you think, but more than that, I am wondering where you are on your journey. Are you laboring in obscurity?Read more…
Open Letter to Mission Leaders and Staff just published
Hi I’ve just posted this Open Letter on the major opportunities for digital evangelism that missions can be considering. Please give feedback on improving it, and please make it known any way you can. blessings Tony
The Problem with Narcissism in Ministry
Click the link to read a post I wrote about my own struggle with narcissism, and what I observed in ministry in others who battled it.
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…
A sketch on the mobilization of the Latin American
The Evangelical Latin American Church has grown quickly in the last 50 years. The nationalization of the leadership in the first half of the century and the emergence of national churches in the 30s, were decisive factors for the developmentRead more…