The Local Implication What are the ethnodoxological principles that apply to both the pew and the mission field? I propose that we start with these: – Music is not a universal language—our responses to music are learned, not intrinsic. –Read more…
Can Illiterate People do Hermeneutics?
Can an illiterate person do hermeneutics? That question may sound odd to some people, and it may seem like a good question to others, especially Western seminary-trained pastors. In the West, hermeneutics has typically been viewed almost like a hardRead more…
Missing Peoples: The Unserved “One-Fourth” World: Especially Buddhists, Hindus & Muslims
Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by S. Kent Parks (1) and John Scott as an overview of the topic to be discussed at the Multiplex session on “Missing Peoples: The Unserved ‘One-Fourth’ World.” ResponsesRead more…
World Evangelisation In The 21st Century
Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by Paul Eshleman on the behalf of the Lausanne Strategy Working Group as an overview of the topic to be discussed at the Morning Plenary Session on “Priorities inRead more…
World Evangelization in the 21st Century
Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by Paul Eshleman on behalf of the Lausanne Strategy Working Group as an overview of the topic to be presented at the Morning Plenary Session on “Priorities in WorldRead more…
Meaning is Found in Context
For a word, there is no meaning outside of context. In a way, that is also true for stories. Consider an iceberg. When we tell or hear a story, all that is understood about that story is the tip ofRead more…
Radio Series – Oral Communicators 4 – Promo
This is the 30-second promo for the fourth episode I produced on Oral Communicators. I also produced four episodes on another topic. See Down To Earth for other series on other topics. The audio of the full episode and aRead more…
Radio Series – Oral Communicators 3 – Promo
This is the 30-second promo for the third episode produced on Oral Communicators as part of the radio series Down To Earth. Get the audio and transcript of this episode in a conversation published under DTE. If you want toRead more…
Radio Series – Oral Communicators 2 – Promo
This is the 30-second promo for the second (in a series of four episodes) I produced on Oral Communicators as part of the Down To Earth radio series. If you want to use these in other regions or languages feelRead more…
Radio Series – Oral Communicators 1 – Promo
This is the 30-second promo for the first of four episodes I produced on Oral Communicators. I’ve post the episode and transcript in a seperate conversation under the organization Down To Earth. If you want to use these in otherRead more…