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 […]
pastoral missiology
What is apostolic missiology? Why is it important to mission in a post-Christianized context? Why does the Church in the West primarily operate from a pastoral missiology? In this episode, I address these and other questions related to mission today. Our theology shapes our missiology. Our missiology shapes our missionary […]
The Need for Apostolic Missiology
I preach a simple gospel, but must make disciple making very complex. I support our missionaries, as long as they are pastors. I want to see more people on the field, but must restrict the flow so only the high-capacity, one-man-band, charismatic-leaders get there. I believe the local church is […]
Our Practical Oxymorons
We now come to the next post in this series on Apostolic Missiology. In case you missed it, you can read the first and second posts HERE and HERE. This series is taken from a portion of a presentation I did at the Church Planting Missionary Forum for the North American […]
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