I am planning to teach a course on "Foundations of Holistic Ministry" this coming semester at Philippine Baptist Theological Seminary. This got me to think about a presentation that my wife and I did years ago on integrative learning. It is based (loosely) on Bloom's Taxonomy, and looks at three learning domains: -Cognitive domain -Affective …
Month: July 2023
Planting Mangos— A Parable
Paolo and Tomas, cousins, lived on a small island in a big river. They were born there as were their parents before them. In the fields, they found a spot of shade as they ate their merienda before returning to work the land. As they were eating mangos, Paolo put his mango seed in a …
New Book Coming… Soon?
The book that our team at PBTS has completed the first draft of our new book--- Dalamhati at Luwalhati: Theological Reflections on the Filipino Experience. It is now being reviewed by our publisher. We shall see what happens during that process, but we are expectant of having good news soon. If things go as planned, …
Joseph— The Boy Who Could Not Read a Room
Joseph one day walked into the tent where all of the male members of Jacob’s family were together. Joseph’s brothers pretended not to notice him. Jacob said, “Joseph. You are late. Was their anything wrong?” “Oh no Father,” replied Joseph. “It just took me longer than I expected. With my brothers, who were supposed to …
Missionary Member Care Presentation
The video Celia and I did on missionary member care (a very light, scratching the surface). Feel free to view it. https://player.vimeo.com/video/847201937?badge=0&autopause=0&player_id=0&app_id=58479
Member Care Support System
There are different ways of showing the levels of support in Missionary Member Care. Harry Hoffmann has a nice way of showing it--- The Pyramid of Care. I like this way of showing care. I did suggest a slight modification from a pyramid to an octohedron. The only reason for doing it is to show …
Missionary Burnout
I hope I don't have to tell you which is better and which is worst in terms of self-care when one has already reached a state of psychospiritual burnout. But if you need help, one side is better than the other and the other side is worse.
Christian Theology, Missions and a “Healthy Agnosticism”
The following is a quote from C. S. Song There is what I call "healthy agnostism" in some Eastern religions and philosophies. ... There is also "healthy agnosticism" in the Apostle Paul. After agonizing over the convoluted relationships between Jews and Gentiles in the divine dispensation in the eleventh chapter of his Letter to the …
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Jesus, Internationalizer of the Jewish Faith— Part 2
Continuing from Part One, if Jesus can be thought of as an (or "the") Internationalizer of the Jewish Faith, then he was not trying to destroy the Jewish Faith, or replace the Jewish Faith, but transform it. As noted in the last post, the Jewish faith was what is sometimes called an "Ethnic Religion." This …
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Jesus, Internationalizer of the Jewish Faith– Part 1
In recent decades there has been the rediscovery of a truth so self-obvious that it is strange that it was ignored. Jesus was a Jew in lineage, culture, and faith If you say, "Well of course he was," that is good. But the implications are a bit more profound than what it first appears. Embracing …
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