Entries Tagged as 'Ecclesial Culture'

Monday, June 9th, 2008

Post-Colonialism and Western Global Missions

INTRODUCTION
“The global image of the US has significantly deteriorated over the past 12 months, as the chaos in Iraq has deepened. And in 18 of the countries that were involved in previous polls, the slide in America’s standing has steepened.” This was the verdict of a BBC article reporting on a BBC World Service Poll [...]

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Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

What Is The Mission Of The Church?

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Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

Pew Forum “US Religious Landscape Survey” Findings: Implications For An Emerging Generation

This morning the New York Times reported on the Pew Forum On Religion And Public Life’s latest survey entitled, “US Religious Landscape Survey.” It is a 143 page document outlining the seismic religious shift the American culture is undergoing. And what does it find? It uncovers what we’ve sort of known all along but [...]

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Monday, February 25th, 2008

Luke 5:1-11 And The Missional Commission of Jesus: Jesus Forms

The “Missional Monday” Series
1) Introduction
2) Jesus Intensionally Forms The Church
3) Jesus Calls Us Out From A Previous ID
4) Jesus Sends Us Into Mission
5) Jesus Is With Us In Mission

What I find really interesting about this particular passage of Scripture, is that this community of called out people is formed at the very beginning of Jesus’ [...]

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Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

UPDATED STORY: Alumn Outrage Over Cedarville University’s Claiborne Cancellation

Related Articles
Dr. Ruby Editorial
Faculty and Staff Letter
UPDATE 3: Today sometime I will post an editorial piece Dr. Ruby wrote for the campus newspaper in addition to pieces of a letter he sent to the faculty. He’s given me permission to post both, if anyone is interested in gaining more clarity about the situation.
UPDATE [...]

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Monday, February 18th, 2008

Luke 5:1-11 And The Missional Commission of Jesus: Intro

The “Missional Monday” Series
1) Introduction
2) Jesus Intensionally Forms The Church
3) Jesus Calls Us Out From A Previous ID
4) Jesus Sends Us Into Mission
5) Jesus Is With Us In Mission

A month ago I wrote about how I was in an intense week long church planting class for my M. Div concentration in church planting. It was [...]

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Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

Got Inclusion?

Yesterday evening I had the privilege of taking part in a dialogue forum in Grand Rapids called got inclusion?. Here’s the idea behind the forum:
“Got Inclusion?” is an inspiring two-hour educational opportunity that invites the church to address one of the most controversial questions of our time. Participants will listen to the stories of [...]

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