If the cultural revolutions of our age are unprecedented, then we should not be surprised that what is needed is a systemic missiological shift. Not a theological shift from “the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints” (Jude 3, ESV), but a return to a more apostolic […]
Church Planting
I have always been supportive of parachurch organizations. I was heavily involved in a Christian organization while a student at the University of Kentucky. I earned two degrees from a seminary. I served with a mission agency for nine years. I taught as a Bible college professor (at three different schools) […]
Evangelical Ethos of Parachurch Entitlement
The MissioNexus Church Connection Tour wraps up today in Atlanta. It has been a wonderful time discussing migration and mission in Baltimore, Los Angeles, Toronto, Chicago, and Atlanta. I have been encouraged by the turnout from churches, networks, and mission agencies, representing a variety of evangelical denominations and non-denominational traditions. […]
Migration and Mission: Church Connection Tour 2014
The Kingdom Ethic contains some peculiar matters: — Many who are first will be last, and the last first (Matt 19:30). — Everyone who exalts himself will be humbled; everyone who humbles himself will be exalted (Luke 14:11) — Jesus came as a suffering Messiah. — We are to be […]
Mites, Breadcrumbs, and Kingdom Paradox
Roland Allen died sixty-seven years ago today. Best known for his books Missionary Methods: St. Paul’s or Ours (1912) and The Spontaneous Expansion of the Church and the Causes which Hinder It (1927), Allen has been tremendously influential in shaping modern missionary practices of the second half of the 20th century to the present. This Anglican […]
Roland Allen, 67 Years Later
What do we do when we don’t know what to do? We do more of what we have been doing. Such is not the way of wise Kingdom stewards. To do more of what we know is safe. It is comfortable. It fits with our longstanding systems, organizations, strategies, and […]
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