Contextualization Series: Why Contextualize? (3/3)

[READ FULL ARTICLE HERE] In this post, I provide the fourth of four (for now) theological foundations for pursuing contextualization in mission.  This foundation has to do with the whole Church being whole and thus has something significant to sayRead more…

The Poor, Blind, Lame & Crippled

[READ FULL TEXT HERE] (EXCERPT:) “. . . And so I got to thinking, what if we really did go out and do that?  What if we had specific church plants that were focused entirely on bringing in the disabled? .Read more…

Contextualization Series: Why Contextualize? (2/3)

  [FULL ARTICLE]      As we continue to consider theological foundations for contextualization (there will be four in total before I’m finished), let me provide a third consideration today.  You’ll recall that already we’ve established that the imitation of Christ requiresRead more…

Contextualization Series: Why Contextualize? (1/3)

[FULL ARTICLE] This week, I explore the theological foundations for contextualization. The question of why we should pursue contextualization is typically answered in a very narrow way that emphasizes what are certainly important socio-cultural and anthropological issues.  For me, IRead more…

Missionary Theology

Following a modified version of the New Encyclopaedia Britannica, Christian theology may be defined as the attempt by Christians to make reasoned, Bible based, Christ centred, but culture sensitive, consistent, systematic statements, explicating the faith and its basis, placed withinRead more…

Forgiveness – The Possible Impossibility

Biblical forgiveness is largely overlooked in teaching the basics of faith and life application, yet forgiveness is foundational to spiritual life and witness. Forgiveness – The Possible Impossibility reveals truth, unmasks distortions, and presents application of biblical forgiveness that bringsRead 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…

Why Not Collabroate?

This article is intended to be a tool in the facilitator’s box—something to help fuel the conversation with a coworker who sincerely doubts the wisdom of partnership.  The basic idea of the article is that we will respond to theRead more…

The Rich Find Reassuring

I am sharing a document about Old and New Testament Teaching Which the Rich Find Reassuring of Paul Davies (All Nations – UK).  Paul and Wilma Davies were several years in Argentina and were de great help for missions movement Red Misiones Mundiales (COMIBAMRead more…