A friend of mine is a pastor of a church in Sierra Leone. He asked me to provide a video training on the topic of the importance of training for ministry. Video is not my strength, but I tried to provide something. https://player.vimeo.com/video/1125053019?h=00eada9d9c&badge=0&autopause=0&player_id=0&app_id=58479
When is the Great Commission “Finished”?
Since the late 1800s, it has been common in Christian mission circles to have slogans or rallying cries around "finishing the task" or "fulfilling the Great Commission." Whether it be "this generation" or "2000 AD" I have never liked the slogans. For one, they have often been used to promote one-sided missions (evangelism rather than …
PBTS Press
Our Seminary, Philippines Baptist Theological Seminary, has recently decided to establish a publishing arm. If the symbol looks unfamiliar to you, it is simply Baybayin Script (ancient Philippine syllabary) for "P." Our formal launch with our first book is expected to be in January 2026. The 2025 edition of the Philippines Journal of Religious Studies …
Book Review: “Connecting Points: Bridging the Orality Gap to Minds and Hearts, Vol. 1”
Book: CONNECTING POINTS: Bridging the Orality Gap to Minds and Hearts Editors: Charles Madinger, Danyal Qalb Publisher Info: Institutes for Orality Strategies, OralityResources.International, Manila, Philippines Format: E-book. Available at https://oralityresources.international/connecting-points-1. (Note: While freely available to anyone, it is requested that the link is shared, not the file. That way, they can keep track of how …
Faith in God is Good… But Faith to Do What?
Faith is important in the life of a Christian. However, faith is only a concept until it has a foundation.... Faith in __________. In the Christian life, having faith in your horrible politician is no more commendable than having faith in "their" horrible politician. Having faith in your "tout" for your next sporting bet is …
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Mission History Presentation (Full)
I did a class at Faith Bible College (Norfolk, VA) a few years ago. Sadly, they no longer exist, so I strung the presentations together into one file. These were not meant to be shared without an instructor talking through it so I apologize if it is a bit incomplete in parts. Also because they …
Reading Revelation Differently and It’s Impact on Missiology— Part 2.
So in the previous post I gave reasons for why I moved from a position of Dispensational Premillennialism (DP) to something else. Now I want to speak about how such a change may have a positive role in missiology. But first, you may ask what my view is. If I sort of reject DP, then …
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Reading Revelation Differently and It’s Impact on Missiology— Part 1.
I went to a Christian college back in the 1980s. At that school, Hal Lindsay was all the rage. He promoted a certain type of understanding of the future, and particularly a way of reading he Book of Revelation in the Bible. I knew this understanding as "PreTrib PreMill" but the more formal encapsulating term …
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When You Rule the Mountain, the Mountain Rules You (Seven Mountain Mandate)
I am writing a book with the tentative title "Paradoxical Christians Mission: Theology Reflections for Weak, Small, Poor, and Slow Ministry." In case it wasn't clear in the title, I am suggesting that Weak, Small, Poor, and Slow are GOOD qualities in ministry. As I have been writing I feel myself bumping up against the …
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My “Best” Posts Over the Years
I decided to embrace a bit of curiosity and figure out what posts of mine were the most popular (best?) for each year this website has been in existence. It just hit 15 years. In terms of calendar years, then, I have posts from 2010 to 2025 2025Inculturation, Enculturation, Acculturation, and Morehttps://munsonmissions.org/2025/02/06/inculturation-enculturation-and-acculturation/2024Sermon: “Every Christian is …