“Why story and storytelling?” Thomas Boomershine asked in his book Story Journey. “Story is a primary language of experience. Telling and listening to a story has the same structure as our experience,” he said. “The episodes of our lives takeRead more…
Communicating In Context
“Without their singing, I don’t know how they would ever get married.” Sounds strange? Not to a person serving one group in Asia where their singing is a key component of communicating history, and traditions, as well as manyRead more…
Papers, Articles and Videos
Disciple Nations Alliance has a treasure chest of papers, articles and videos on various aspects of community development, community transformation, worldview, the role of the church in community development, poverty, wealth and much more. Some of the resources are alsoRead more…
Free Downloadable Books and Bible Studies
Disciple Nations Alliance has various excellent free downloadable books and Bible studies dealing with stewards, community development, poverty, transformation and worldview. These resources include: Against all hope: Hope for Africa Servanthood: The calling of every Christian The Forest in theRead more…
The Forest in the Seed – A Biblical Perspective on Resources and Development
In The Forest in the Seed, Scott Allen and Darrow Miller set out to answer these questions: What resources do we need for truly Christian community development, and where do these resources come from? The transformation of impoverished communities requiresRead more…
Creation Care vs. Creation Scare
Ideas have consequences. Our worldview affects our behavior. Our beliefs shape our actions. This also applies to the way we see business, treat staff and customers, and care for the environment. In and through business we want to: serve people, alignRead more…
On Being Gospel and Media People
On Being Gospel and Media People Reflections from a Senior Missiologist. Knud Jørgensen, Ph.D. I have enjoyed following the conversation on the threefold media challenge from Cape Town, now reiterated by the recent Lausanne Regional Consultation on Media and theRead more…
The Forest in the Seed: A Biblical Perspective on Resources and Development
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Sanctity of Life and Disability
I recently attended a fundraiser in San Francisco for our Joni and Friends Family Retreats. Every year these camps are filled to capacity and scores of families with special needs are left on waiting lists. I had no trouble pressingRead more…
Rick Langer Responds to Sanctity of Life and Disability
To facilitate a truly global conversation, we ask Christian leaders from around the world to respond to the Global Conversation’s lead articles. These points of view do not necessarily represent the Lausanne Movement. They are designed to stimulate discussion fromRead more…