Local Churches and Parachurch ministries have a long history of struggle. One can even broaden this to other Modality (community-based) versus Sodality (purpose-based) structures. Jesus and his ministry band was often in conflict with the temple and synagogue system. One might be quick to side with the ministry band, and be against the temple and …
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The Uncomfortable Relationship Between Mission Agencies and Churches
I have to confess this a bit. I really enjoy missions work much more than church work. I am not alone in this. The Monastic movement in the early churches (Orthodox, Coptic, Nestorian, Roman Catholic, Celtic and Abyssinian... at least) was a rejection, in part, of the spirituality of church life. Although Monasticism sounds selfish, …
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