This is from an early draft of a book I wrote, "Walking With: A Theological Reflection on Christian Missions." The final version is available online by CLICKING HERE. Christian Missions is done by people who come together as part of the Kingdom of God, as members of the Body of Christ, as those joined in …
Tag: modality
Local Churches and Parachurch Ministries
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 …
A Burst of Light and a Gentle Fading Away
I have been teaching Missions History this term in Seminary. Since I live and teach in Asia, I like to focus on missions history in Asia. Frankly, there is a lot more missions history in the East than the West anyway. In the first millennium, the churches of Jerusalem, Antioch, and Edessa spread the faith …