June 17, 2012 | Leave a comment
Church HDR Originally uploaded by I_am_Allan (home for a week) Dear Heavenly Father, We thank you that today is Sunday. You now allow us to rest from our work, that you may be able to speak to us and rightly … Continue reading →
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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 →
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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
August 3, 2011 | 1 Comment
How a Social View of the Trinity Can Positively Inform Our Approach to Ecclesiology and Leadership in Today’s North American Church The Ascent of the Social Trinity While the Trinity is a reality revealed in scripture, the doctrine of the … Continue reading →
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Tagged Church Leadership, Ecclesiology, Karl Barth, Karl Rahner, Leonardo Boff, Miroslav Volf, Stanley Grenz, The Social Trinity
April 2, 2011 | 6 Comments
Sepia* Originally uploaded by imapix Lord, God, Our Father, We thank you that here with each other we can call on you and listen to you. Before you, we are all equal. You know that life, thoughts, path, and heart … Continue reading →
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November 9, 2010 | Leave a comment
Kaunas after the rain – The Church of Holy Trinity Originally uploaded by foje64 While the doctrine of the Trinity landed on hard times during the enlightenment, Karl Barth brought it to the forefront of theology by structuring his entire … Continue reading →
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Tagged John Ziziolas, Karl Barth, Karl Rahner, Rahner's Rule, Trinty
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 →
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Tagged Jürgen Moltmann, Karl Barth, Missio Dei, Missional, Missional Ecclesiology, Sending
September 27, 2009 | Leave a comment
Southsea Common HDR 3 Images 29 March 2009 ReDynaMix Crop Originally uploaded by gibbsbrian Dear Heavenly Father, we thank you that today is Sunday. You now allow us to rest from our work, that you may be able to speak … Continue reading →
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Tagged Karl Barth
June 21, 2009 | 2 Comments
Lord, our God, our Father, through your Son, who became our brother, you call out to us: Return again, children of men! Lift up your hearts! Seek what is above! So, you have called us together on this morning. And … Continue reading →
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March 1, 2009 | Leave a comment
Karl Barth.jpg Originally uploaded by theologian75142 Lord our God, We thank you that we can gather together in this hour, to call on you, to bring everything that moves us before you, together to hear the joyful message of the … Continue reading →
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Tagged Karl Barth, Prayer
November 5, 2008 | 123 Comments

With the buzz about the missional church, and a the desire to acquaint people in the congregations I serve on the topic, I decided to write a primer on today’s missional church. A primer is designed to introduce someone to … Continue reading →
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