Communication breakdown is inevitable when it comes to disciple making. This is especially true when engaging in intercultural communication. Every team wants to reduce (or even eliminate) the cultural stumbling blocks they often set before others before giving them the stumbling block of the cross (1 Cor 1:23; 9:12; 2 […]
Communication
When churches are unable to meet on their properties, ecclesiology suddenly trends in a radically biblical direction. After the sanctuary is flooded, the pastor tells the people the church is not the building. The worship center burns to the ground, but the pastor informs the news reporter the church is […]
“Since Your Church is Closed, be the Church” (2 Hezekiah ...
Contextualization is vital to Kingdom labors. A great deal of energy and effort is expended every year among missiologists and missionaries who discuss this topic. And I do not believe we should ever cease talking about it. No one is culturally neutral. All of our disciple making methods and strategies […]
Reducing the Stumbling Block before THE Stumbling Block
David Hesselgrave passed away yesterday. Some of you are very familiar with his name and legacy. Some of you do not know of whom I write–however, you have felt his influence. Trust me on this. David was one of the leading missiologists of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. […]
David Hesselgrave (1924-2018): A Humble, Missiological Giant
As I mentioned before, I have returned to playing my guitar on a regular basis. The callouses have returned. And while I continue to learn new things, I continue to review and practice the fundamentals. I was reminded of the importance of review and fundamentals tonight as I watched a […]
Importance of Review
I recently shared that I would be making periodic posts on writing. Here is my second such post. I started this blog over five years ago with the purpose of equipping the Church for the multiplication of disciples, leaders, and churches. I even put that phrase in the header. And […]