We hear the term “Calling” a lot in Evangelical churches. > God’s call to the ministry > God’s call to “full-time professional Christian service” > God’s call to “bi-vocational wholistic mission service” I think it has had a very negative effect on Christian ministry. Here are some problems: A. It is a great excuse NOT …
Tag: New Testament
Church Acculturation in Missions
J.W. Berry (1980) described 4 modes of acculturation. Assimilation. One's cultural identity is lost in the dominant culture Integration. One Seeks to integrate one's cultural identity with the dominant culture. Separation. One maintains one's unique cultural identity, rejecting the dominant culture. Marginalization. One loses important parts of own cultural identity, while having those parts …
Missions and “Time-setting”
It has been a hobby of Christians to set a date for the return of Christ. Even non-Christian groups such as "Jehovah's Witness" fall prey to this lure. There is a long history of this. The church of Thessalonica in the New Testament had members who were so sure of the imminent return of Christ …