March 20, 2012 | 11 Comments

As one who has just written a book entitled, Creating a Missional Culture, I think it is important for us to understand an overview of the history of what is called the “Missional Church.” And Craig Van Gelder in his … Continue reading →
Posted in Books, Cities, Current Affairs, Faith, Featured, Jesus, Leadership, Missional church, practicing church, redemptive agents, theology, walk with God |
Tagged Church Dogmatics, Craig Van Gelder, Creating a Missional Culture, Darrell Guder, David Bosch, JR Woodward, Jürgen Moltmann, Karl Barth, Kingdom of God, Lesslie Newbigin, Missio Dei, Missional church, Missional Church in Perspective, N.T. Wright, Third Quest, Trinitarian Missiology
January 20, 2011 | 3 Comments
My heart races faster, as I think about the fact that in four days I will arrive in Park City Utah to enjoy a week at the Sundance Film Festival. Sundance has been an event I have wanted to experience … Continue reading →
Posted in A Look Inside, Calling, Cities, Culture, Current Affairs, Faith, Film, Hollywood, Los Angeles, redemptive agents, soul, theology |
Tagged Abraxas, Experiences in Theology, Fuller Theological Seminary, HIgher Ground, Jürgen Moltmann, Keneth Turan, Sundance, Sundance Film Festival, Sundance to Sarajeevo, The Flaw, The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, The Redemption of General Butt Naked, The Son of No One
August 16, 2010 | 4 Comments
In an attempt to describe a missional ecclesiology in brief, I am reminded of one of the most influential theologians of the last century, Karl Barth. He reintroduced the classic doctrine of missio Dei, this idea in scripture where you … Continue reading →
Posted in Calling, Community, Faith, Jesus, Leadership, Missional church, practicing church, redemptive agents, sacred text, theology, walk with God |
Tagged Jürgen Moltmann, Karl Barth, Missio Dei, Missional, Missional Ecclesiology, Sending
December 22, 2009 | 3 Comments
The New York Times on the New Art of Flickr Originally uploaded by Thomas Hawk Check out the outline, introduction and the philosophical reasons for separation first, as we continue to look at the question, is is more Human(e) to … Continue reading →
Posted in Calling, Faith, Jesus, Leadership, Missional church, practicing church, quotes, redemptive agents, Social Justice, soul, theology, walk with God |
Tagged Development, Ethical Reasons, Faith, Jürgen Moltmann, Moltmann, NGOs, Poverty, Poverty and Development, Saroj Jayasinghe
October 29, 2008 | 1 Comment
Picturesque church of Vernazza Originally uploaded by Bеn I want to take a few posts to do a summary of Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen’s book An Introduction to Ecclesiology: Ecumenical, Historical and Global Perspectives. This post is part two and it will … Continue reading →
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Tagged Ecclesiology, Hans Küng, James McClendon Jr., John Zizioulas, Jürgen Moltmann, Lesslie Newbigin, Miroslav Volf, Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen, Wolfhart Pannenberg