[This post can be viewed in original context here] The idea that mission should not just be a ministry of the church, one of its offered services, but actually a fundamental and foundational aspect of its whole life is atRead 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
Why so few churches among Muslims?
Historical reasons why there are so few MBB churches in the world: Greg Livingstone Thesis One: Only God Himself can “open eyes” and convince a Muslim to ‘bow the knee’ to Isa Al Masih as Saviour and Master. Matt.16:17;Read more…
Honest Evangelism for a Suspicious City
I stumbled upon Sivin Kit’s blog post, ’An Affirmation on Christian Witness’ which deals with the Malaysian Christian Federation’s affirming of what is really just honest evangelism – evangelism with integrity. Perhaps there are no places more in need ofRead more…
Authentic Evangelism
Here is a paper I am going to give at the Fellowship of European Evangelical Theologians gathering in a 10 days time. Any comments to make it a more useful paper would be gratefully received. ’Word, Words and Worship:Read more…
MISSIONS IN PUBLIC ARENA/MARKET PLACE
Mission has been defined by Collins English Dictionary as a group of people sent by a religious body, especially a Christian Church, to a foreign country to do religious and social work. The defective part of this definition is thatRead more…
What is God’s Global Urban Mission
In the past, most mission work was done in rural areas. That made sense because most people lived in rural communities. But the biggest challenge is now in cities, and there we find the shortage of workers. Many missionaries areRead more…
Partnering in the Body of Christ toward a New Global Equilibrium
Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by Patrick Fung as an overview of the topic to be discussed at the Morning Plenary session on “Partnering in the Body of Christ toward a New Global Equilibrium.”Read more…
Local Leaders in the Global Church
Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by Paul Joshua Bhakiaraj as an overview of the topic to be discussed at the Multiplex session on “Local Leaders in the Global Church.” Responses to this paper throughRead 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…