Lately, I’ve been considering that the commitment to give oneself to the spiritual care of a particular locality and the zeal to do so are cooperative. Zeal for evangelism is a kindled sense of duty to one’s neighbor. It will impel a Christian to go after him, precisely because he will never come [...]
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Locality & Zeal
Posted in Missiology, Parish Theory & Practice on February 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Strategic Role of the Manse
Posted in Missiology, The Manse on January 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The minister’s house has historically been much more than a place for the man of God to hang his hat. It was a base for mission, a fountainhead of mercy, a refuge for strangers.
Private residences of course played a major part in the growth of Christianity in the early church. “Greet the church that meets [...]
Gospel dissemination
Posted in Missiology, Parish Theory & Practice, Parish in Perspective (Qualifications) on January 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The labor of the Gospel is the labor of sowing seed. The seed is the imperishable doctrine of Christ, and His ministers are privileged to share in this service. We scatter the Word. For many who hear it, there is no lasting benefit. For others, there is. And when it does, it bears fruit – thirty, sixty, or a [...]
Parish & Parish Church, Part 3
Posted in Establishments, Missiology, Parish Theory & Practice on December 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is a third installment of my review of the fascinating work, P. D. Thompson’s Parish & Parish Church. If you’re interested in the history of Christian missions and of the parish plan and are just joining us, click here to read the first.
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In chapters 5 & 6, Thompson moves from [...]
The Inflation of ‘Mission’
Posted in Missiology on December 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The folks at Gospel Coalition have recently put the journal Themelios online. A truly great resources for Reformed pastors and theologians.
I’d like to recommend one article in particular. Dr. Keith Ferdinando, an evangelical scholar involved in African missions, deals with the contemporary debate over the definition of Christian ‘mission.’ He persuasively argues that the tendency [...]
