Tag Archives: Missional
Most Popular Posts in 2011
Attractions in 2011 These are the posts on my blog that got the most views in 2011. All but one were posted in years past. If you haven’t read them yet, check them out! 1 Missional Homeschooling 15 comments May 2011 2 East Africa … Continue reading
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The Dangers of Retreat
I came across a blog post today from Jonathan Keck, which he wrote a year ago, on the site Theology 21 on his experience as an “isolated homeschooled churchie.” This post is a worthy read. As a homeschooling parent, I am very … Continue reading
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Is Everybody a Missionary?
Thanks to Alan Knox from his blog The Assembling of the Church, I have been introduced to Miguel, a missionary from South America with Pathways International, who posts on their blog “God-Directed Deviations“. In a recent series of posts, Miguel has … Continue reading
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Resource: Missional Manifesto
A friend on facebook linked to the following declaration developed by a host of highly influential evangelical minister/theologian’s on how exactly we should understand the word “missional”. They entitled it the Missional Manifesto. A brief aside, notice that a majority of … Continue reading
Filed under Culture, Theology of Missions
Friendliness and the Gospel
As I write this article, I must ask myself, “Am I a good friend?” There are many of you reading this who may say “No!”. I confess and repent to you now: I don’t keep in touch well with people from … Continue reading
Undeserved but Appreciated Link Love
Alan Knox, on his personal weblog, “The Assembling of the Church,” a blog that you should read often because he has a lot of thoughtful, scriptural posts on the church, has not only linked to one of my previous posts, … Continue reading
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Missional Homeschooling
Before all time, the Father determined that He would send His Son, Jesus, to consummate all of creation in Himself. Jesus obeyed His Father in all things, being born as a human child, in complete humility and vulnerability. He lived … Continue reading
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Missional Dynamos
Starting today, I’ll be a guest blogger on the blog of my institution. There, I’ll be posting a series on my gleanings from the history of Christian missions. I’ve entitled my series Missional Dynamos. I’ve chosen ‘dynamos’ to reflect the dynamic … Continue reading
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Alan Knox on Sending and Resending
Alan Knox, while reflecting on the the sending and resending of Epaphroditus in Philippians, posted on his blog some thoughts on the relationship between a church, a person sent out from the church (such as an apostle/missionary), and people to … Continue reading
missio Dei – Mission – Missions: How do they relate?
My colleague and friend, Keith Whitfield, has posted a series on defining the term “missional”, especially in light of the GCR Task Force report to the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention employing this term as an impetus for … Continue reading
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Life as Mission – part 4 of my growing understanding of a theology of mission
The following is the final post in a series summarizing my nascent thoughts on a theology of mission. You can view the previous post here. Merging missio Dei with missiones ecclesiae Thus, given a proper understanding of God’s providence and … Continue reading
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Messianic Expectation – part 3 of my growing understanding of a theology of mission
The following is a continuation of this post. missio Dei and the Biblical World This missio Dei flows throughout the grand story of scripture, from creation to consummation; it starts in Genesis chapter one and continues until Revelation chapter twenty-two. … Continue reading
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Wholistic Mission
Dougald McLaurin, today, has made an excellent point in a post entitled, “What is Mission? A Call For a Holistic Mission for Life“. He wonders why people are so willing to jump on a plane and cross the globe for ministry … Continue reading
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The Mission of God
Many books have been written to provide a biblical basis for mission; few have ventured to argue that there is a missional basis for the Bible. Christopher J. H. Wright is one of those few. His thesis is that mission … Continue reading
Confessions of a Reformission Rev.–Chapter 0
Sorry to switch Driscoll books before finishing my interaction with the RADICAL reformission, but I was able to read Confessions of a Reformission Rev. on the two legs of my flight from RDU to MSP. Now having heard Mark Driscoll in … Continue reading
