There are a number of discussions related to finances and missions taking place on the Lausanne sites. Many of these focus on the nature of the financial interactions between outsiders and the local church. Throughout these conversations, I have beenRead more…
Reflections on the Hermeneutics and Practice of the Prosperity Gospel
Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by Femi Adeleye as an overview of the topic to be discussed at the Multiplex session on “Poverty, Prosperity and the Gospel.” Responses to this paper through the LausanneRead more…
Ducking Missionary Conflict – in Africa and beyond
This article first appeared in the July 2009 issue of Evangelical Missions Quarterly (EMQ). Inter-personal conflicts frequently trouble missionary endeavours. Solutions advocated often emphasise the importance of missionary relationships. Without discrediting those ‘solutions’, I want to ask whether Western missionRead more…
South to North; language, power, gospel.
That many African people (and those from the global ‘south’ in general) love to use European languages should not surprise us in the slightest. Many do not see the problems with (say) using English in their countries, but rather manyRead more…
The currency of the Kingdom: People
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Biblical Giving, Holding Donors Accountable
Biblical Injunction to Give, Holding Donors Accountable Issues of finance tend to loom large on the mission-field, as elsewhere. Many today believe this to be appropriate, as they believe that the mission of the church in the WestRead more…
Re – The 5 letter taboo Word …
Thanks Josiahs for breaking the ’taboo’. While, from your experience, mission is not talking about money, it looks to me as if the Church is on the other side of the divide. It seems as if everything is about money.Read more…
SMUD and State Unclaimed Property
Sacramento/California specific. Hoping to reach needy families and connect them with extra funds this Christmas. Check these links to see if you or someone you know is entitled to unclaimed property from SMUD or the State of California.Read more…
What Do You Worry About?
Where do you put your trust, in gold or in God? In financial stability or in the security of the cross?Read more…
What is Going to Happen in Our Economy?
Do you know for sure what is going to happen in our Economy? Do you think God knows? Should we be worried? Found out hereRead more…