The 20th century was called the Age of the Refugee due to the numbers of forcibly displaced people. Presently, 69 million individuals have been forcibly displaced from their homes. Twenty-five million of these are categorized as refugees. Matthew Soerens, U. S. Director of Church Mobilization with World Relief, is my […]
It has been said the story of humanity is the story of migration. I agree. However, I would revise this statement to read: The story of humanity is the story of migration because God is the God of mission. The topic of migration always seems to be in the news […]
Migration and the Mission of God
Samford University launched a new undergraduate degree and program this fall. Dr. Scott Guffin is now the Executive Director of the Christian Ministry Program and my guest on this episode. We discuss this new program and its 5 Key Distinctives: 1) Biblically Grounded; 2) Theologically Evangelical; 3) Missionally Focused; 4) […]
Scott Guffin on New Christian Min Program, Samford University
“I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted” (Job 42:2, ESV). So Job answers the Lord. Most of us reading this verse would agree with our brother Job. We confess the omnipotence and sovereignty of God. We acknowledge His capabilities in […]
The Unstoppable God of Mission
The missio Dei conversations of the 20th century shifted the focus of mission from an ecclesiocentric position to a theocentric position (specifically, Trinitarian). Mission did not belong to the Church, but to God. The world did not set the agenda for the Church to carry out mission, but God established […]
Before the Proto-evangelium, the Proto-missio
Today is Yom Kippur. Leviticus 16:1 describes the Day of Atonement by referencing Yahweh‘s words to Moses about the deaths of Nadab and Abihu. He is told that “Among those who are near me I will be sanctified, and before all the people I will be glorified” (Lev 10:3). This […]
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