Below is a link to an article written in 2006 by Ken Hemphill. It discusses the positive and negative aspects of the Church Growth Movement. I find the list quite accurate and seems to be as relevant today as it was when it was written. The Church Growth Movement started as a Missiological activity by …
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There is a big disagreement about whether someone can “lose” their salvation. Jesus seemed to set up a stark separation between those that were in God’s hand and those that weren’t. John certainly expressed doubt that the elect could ultimately be deceived. On the other hand, the writer of Hebrews seemed to suggest that perhaps …
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Part One of this topic pointed out that a major problem where regional churches have died (such as in North Africa and Central Asia) was due to a lack of enculturation. The church remained as a church of outsiders. In North Africa, the church was Roman, rather than North African. In Central Asia, the church …
It seems like it is time to redefine the term missionary. The term has tended to be defined in terms of culture. If one ministers outside of one's culture (E-2 or E-3) one is a missionary, and one is doing missions. This certainly seems to be the way the Perspectives course does it (this is, …
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