This post is not a critique of either Kenya, her government, her churches, or refugee camps. It is a reminder that windows for gospel advancement may only remain open for a season. According to the 7th edition of Operation World, Kenya has the highest percentage of evangelicals in the world […]
Monthly Archives: April 2015
Evangelicals in the West, and North America in particular, generally agree that they live in a mission field. Cultural shifts and immigration have moved the boat of the Church into post-Christianized waters. Lesslie Newbigin argued this. David Bosch argued this. The Gospel and Our Culture Network argued this. The academy […]
Apostolic Structures in a Post-Christianized Context
April 11 was the 45th anniversary of the Apollo 13 launch. It has been called NASA’s most “successful failure.” Though the three men failed at their goal of landing on the moon, this aborted mission resulted in the application of a wealth of knowledge and skills no one could have […]
Expect Successful Failures
I greatly appreciate the work of the Pew Research Center. They recently released a very important study: “The Future of World Religions: Population Growth Projections, 2010-2050.” This work is filled with a great deal of information. For example, by 2050, the global Muslim population will nearly equal the global Christian […]
World Religions Growth Projections 2010-2050
I know the Pew Research Center’s report notes that the U. S. Christian population is 78%. That would be 243,360,000 people. I know 38% of the general population (That would be 118,560,000 people.) accept the label “Evangelical”–with Barna adding that 27% of those (That would be 32,011,200 people.) that do […]
Religious Liberty: The Stats Must be Wrong
Thought is an important discipline for the Kingdom citizen. When we are too busy to think, we are too busy. If the Spirit of wisdom (Eph 1:17) dwells within us and we have received wisdom from on high (Col 3:16; 4:5), then a wonderful stewardship has been given to us. […]
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