I took my latest book on Mission Theology (Go to the Welcome for this website to access the "Beta" Version of the book) and I turned one of the chapters into an article to share on Academia.edu. If you are interested in reading this topic of Anti-missions theology in Protestant Church History, but don't want …
My wife is a certified pastoral counselor, so I sometimes get pulled in on CPE (Clinical Pastoral Training/Education) groups to lead a small training session. This weekend, I led one in Pastoral Theology. I utilize the definition for Pastoral Theology used by Margaret Whipp, in her book "SCM Guidebook: Pastoral Theology," PASTORAL THEOLOGY IS THE …
I am going to be facilitating a seminar on the Missional Church. This is not an area of expertise for me (one of a plethora of topics that is not an area of expertise for me). But I do know some of the edges of what it is not. I know that the Missional Church …
When I was young, the word Nautilus made me think of one of my favorite books, "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea." And this corresponds with one of my favorite movies (of the same name). Then when I was in the US Navy, the Nautilus made me think of the USS Nautilus (SSN-570), the first …
I was teaching a class-- "Research in the History of Missions." I noticed something strange. One of the missionaries I asked a student to research, and all to respond to, was St. Thomas. That is, the first St. Thomas--- "Doubting Thomas." I was so surprised at how uncomfortable my students were with researching Thomas. The …
Teaching Cultural Anthropology as well as Interreligious Dialogue in a seminary in Southeast Asia means that several times a year the question of polygamy comes up. It comes up in terms of how to address polygamy as a Christian minister. Usually, it is in the context of dealing with Muslim families where polygamy is sometimes …
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Jackson Wu recently wrote an article--- "Why I Left the SBC and IMB." It is a very interesting read. It is well-thought out, and he focused on reasons that he had direct experience with rather than the "A friend of mine told me that..." As a member of the SBC, I feel pushed two ways …
I had asked my students in my Asian Faiths class to read the Camel Method. It is a method for sharing the Christian Gospel to Muslims utilizing a few select passages from the Qur'an. I asked my students to talk about their thoughts on this method. I then responded with the (somewhat amended) posting: I …
Many (most?) of you are aware of the report that came out on Ravi Zacharias and some of his sexual misconduct (and the associated misuse of funds, as well as deception, to maintain the misconduct). I have friends who are real fans of Ravi, but I must admit I don't really know much of his …