Orality Missions (there are lots of terms... not going to delve into them) refers to a mission strategy/movement involved (originally) in reaching illiterate people with the gospel of Christ. By illiterate, we would be commonly refer to those who cannot read, in a people group who cannot read. Traditionally, the strategy for such a group …
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Should Christians Pray for Unreached People Groups (UPGs)?
I think it might be best to give the TLDR answer here: YES, it is good for Christians to pray for UPGs. I am giving the answer early becase I am going to go over a number of things that might cause people to think I am saying “no.” A big reason that one might …
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Sermon— Be a Good Steward of Your Future
The following sermon I will not be preaching. I wrote it up but decided that the first part of it is too focused on a missiological issue that too many in seminary may not connect with. My point is, after all, not to complain (again...) about "Fast" missions, but rather to drive home the idea …
Five Marks of Mission
I began teaching "Foundations of Holistic Missions" at Philippine Baptist Theological Seminary. It is a class I enjoy, and I think it is useful for any Christian seeking to serve God in the world--- not just for Mission Students. As I was prepping for the class, I reviewed the Five Marks of Mission that was …
Spirit preceding Order; Spirit with Order, Reflections on “Roland Allen’s The Ministry of Expansion”
Roland Allen is today considered a great missiologist from the early 20th century, even if not recognized as such in his lifetime. His most famous, and influential, works are “Missionary Methods” and “The Spontaneous Expansion of the Church.” So the little book (almost a brochure) “The Ministry of Expansion: The Priesthood of the Laity,” a …
Eschatology and Christian Missions. Is it a Healthy Relationship? Part 2
In the previous post, I suggested that while Evangelical Christian Missions is often guided by Eschatology (the theological study of last things), it is often guided poorly. In fact, I would suggest that often it is guided by personal preferences and then justified (poorly) using poor eschatology. One of the most egregious, in my mind, …
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Evangelical Environmentalism
I have been reading "Environmental Missions" by Lowell Bliss. It has been a good book. But I have been struggling a bit with two or three issues that Bliss goes over quite a bit. I do think there is a healthy place for Evangelical Environmentalism. I know this is a bit controversial especially in the …
Some of My Stuff Online
I was asked about "PowerPoint" Presentations and stuff and so I suppose I should give some links where they can be found. I have generally stopped filling up this website with files. Slideshare. (I don't really add anything new to Slideshare since they were bought by Scribd, but there are a fair bit of older …
The Cross and the Three-Fold Task of the Missionary
Max Warren, 1904-1977, served long as the General Secretary of the Church Missionary Society. He wrote considerably on inter-religious dialogue, and mission theology, among others. He believed in the three-fold task of the missionary. I assume he drew it from the three-fold task of Jesus in Matthew 4:23 "Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their …
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Thinking About Hans Frei’s Five Types of Theology
I was reading an article (chapter) by Kang-San Tan, "Hans Frei's Typology of Theology for Religious Encounters in Asian Contexts." It is in the book, Asian Christian Theology: Evangelical Perspectives, edited by Timoteo Gener and Stephen Pardue. As I was reading the five types of theology, it occurred to me that it sort of fit …
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