The book "Encountering Theology of Missions" by Ott, Strauss, and Tennent, has been a very beneficial read for me. One section I especially like is where they look at missions in terms of "Kingdom Communities." They could have said "Church," but I suppose they wanted to avoid people who picture the idea of church too …
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Quoting from Acts 13:22. “After removing Saul, he (God) made David their king. He testified concerning him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do.‘” My father was the head deacon at our church (and his father before him) and a …
I wrote an article based on a series of four sermons I did back in 2012 that became four posts on this blog. If that was not enough, I am considering utilizing the article to develop a chapter of a book that looks at Acts 1:8, particularly structured on the four locations mentioned (Jerusalem, Judea, …
Years ago I used to lead some seminars on Spiritual Gifts, and Spiritual Gift Assessments. They have value... I think. But maybe it is time to rethink their value. I recall people 10 years ago saying that for centuries Christians had ignored the important role that Spiritual Gifts have in the Bible... but that now …
Philippine Baptist Theological Seminary (www.pbts.net.ph) will start its 2017/18 academic year starting June 13th. Looking forward to it, as I will be teaching three courses I love. I will be teaching Cultural Anthropology again. This will be for the M.Div. program. I will be using the book I wrote, "Ministry in Diversity," as the main …
Having been involved in missions and ministry, I hear it often said that we should have "BIG DREAMS" or "God-size vision." And I see people try to carry that out. They add "International" or "International Ministries" to their name to suggest that they don't just think locally. I have been part of an organization that …