I am working on teaching a course on Missions History. I have taught it before, but this version is for MaxFlex online learning which means I need to put more work in up front. As I was developing it, I began thinking about Missions History in how it is different from Church History. Obviously the …
Month: November 2022
Top Post Views in 2022
It is November 18, 2022, so I reckon it is late enough in the year to note the posts most viewed this year. I made some minor changes to some of them to make them more useful. This year has been the best year for views on this website with over 20,000 views. That is …
Quote on Story-telling by Dorothy L. Sayers (and Reflections)
It is easy enough for superior persons to scorn the story-teller's art and patronise his unsophisticated audience. Story-telling (so they say, and I will not deny it) is a knack often possessed by very vulgar and illiterate writers; the eagerness to know 'what happened next' is (no doubt) a mark of the eternal child in …
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On My Bookshelf at the Moment
I am in the US right now so I like to think of it as a good time to catch up on reading. That hasn't been as true as I would like it to be. Nevertheless, I have been making some progress. Here are the one's I am pushing through. #1. Becoming a Missional Family; …
Considered Quote on Missionaries
As I have noted before, I don't have problems not being called a missionary. The term most definitely has baggage. In fact, although the best Biblical term for missionary is "apostle," I strongly recommend avoiding that term as the 2nd century church reinterpreted the term as a closed role associated with the Twelve--- still a …
“Three Als” Quote (Mission-Al, Attraction-Al, Incarnation-Al)
"(Michael) Frost and (Alan) Hirsch who are great proponents of the missional church, make a clear distinction between incarnational and attractional churches. They see incarnational churches as the opposite of attractional churches. The attractional church, as they see it, does everything possible within the church to get more people flocking to the church, often ignoring …
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Orality on Youtube
I have been watching some videos on the Orality movement, with focus on Oral Hermeneutics and Character Theology. It has been interesting. The hosts are Billy Coppedge and Ricki Gidoomal. The primary instructors are Tom Steffen and Bill Bjoraker. One of those videos, I was able to join as a (mostly) lurker. I have considerable …