Humanity has always been characterized by a toxic proclivity to exclude. Exclusion in capitalist countries materializes as a war between economic classes. Within families and small communities, exclusion damages or destroys interpersonal relationships. But God’s answer to exclusion is not self-preservation; it is hospitality.
Rev. Canon Andrew White shares how he ended up in Baghdad, Iraq, where he serves at the only Anglican church in the country. He also shares helpful insight into what church life and ministry look like in hostile environments.
Can five words make a meaningful difference in your own faith journey with Christ? Will using these five words enable your church to grow? As they relate to five practices we can engage in daily and weekly, the answer is yes. Five words. Nine syllables. They are not unfamiliar, whether you stand as a pastor in the pulpit, or participate as a parishioner in the pew: Prayers. Presence. Gifts. Service. Witness.
In my youth group “club,” everyone was very familiar with everyone else, which felt great. We had certain things we talked about, and we were always on the same wavelength. But what about the people who were not a part of the club? They probably thought we were a little weird. Instead of being the grand poobah of a club, I encourage you to be a facilitator of the greatest movement the world has ever known.
What is post-Christendom and what does this mean for how the church engages in gospel ministry? Chris Backert of Ecclesia Network and Missio Alliance shares.
What should evangelism look like in the 21st century vs. old paradigms? How might the Bible inform this understanding? Dr. Bob Stamps shares with us.
To re-discover that God is at work (and has been at work all along) reshapes our understanding of both individual and corporate purpose—our calling and our ecclesiology. Considering prevenience and mission as intertwined and inseparable brings this post’s four implications to mind.
In this Seven Minute Seminary, Dr. Brian Russell shares how we might read Psalm 1 using a missional hermeneutic, and what difference this makes for the church.
Dr. Ed Stetzer of Lifeway Research shares with us about the missional church movement and what makes a church missional. View our growing playlist of Seven Minute Seminary here.
Sweat beads roll down his cheeks and drip off his chin as Jarod grabs the water hose to gulp down the cool water. Pausing for air, this seminary student lowers the hose long enough to
I live just north of Chicago where we experienced some of the worst flooding in the region’s history during April 2013. I was up in the middle of the night during a major thunderstorm to
Missions and Discipleship are two sides of the same spiritual formation coin, to be invested and spent in the economy of God’s Kingdom. We can learn a lot in Bible study and small groups and
