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 →
Posted in Community, Ecclesia, Faith, Leadership, Missional church, practicing church, redemptive agents, sacred text, soul, theology, walk with God |
Tagged Church Leadership, Ecclesiology, Karl Barth, Karl Rahner, Leonardo Boff, Miroslav Volf, Stanley Grenz, The Social Trinity
May 26, 2011 | 2 Comments
While the Good News of Jesus Christ is both personal and cosmic in nature, it is helpful to consider the various elements involved in what God does in an individual’s life. When it comes to the “order of salvation”, Stanley … Continue reading →
Posted in Books, Calling, Community, Faith, Jesus, Missional church, quotes, redemptive agents, sacred text, soul, theology, walk with God |
Tagged Calling, Celtic Cross, Conversion, Conviction, Elements of Salvation, Enablement, Freedom, Glorification, Illumination, Justification, Ordo Salutis, Personal Salvation, Power, Regeneration, Repentance and Faith, Santification, Stanley Grenz, Theology for the Community of God
March 9, 2011 | 7 Comments
The End Of Time Originally uploaded by Jun Moore’s flickr There has been a resurgence of eschatology. Stanley Grenz says, “The doctrine of last things is the systematic-theological reflection on history as the narrative of God’s activity in bringing humankind … Continue reading →
Posted in Faith, practicing church, theology |
Tagged Dodd, Eschatology, Moltmann, N.T. Wright, Schweitzer, Stanley Grenz
February 16, 2011 | Leave a comment
What would you say are the most important tasks of the missional church? I’d like to give you some of my thoughts, as well as some thoughts from Stanley Grenz and Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen. The most significant contribution that the missional … Continue reading →
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Tagged Stanley Grenz, Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen
January 11, 2011 | 8 Comments
I’m getting close now to finishing my top 10 lists for 2010, or this this case top 11, since I have a tie for the 8th spot. I know I’m a bit late, but I still want to complete them. … Continue reading →
Posted in A Look Inside, Books, Calling, Community, Culture, Faith, Jesus, Leadership, Missional church, practicing church, redemptive agents, sacred text, Social Justice, soul, theology, walk with God |
Tagged Alan Hirsch, Church Unique, Deb Hirsch, Desiring the Kingdom, James Cone, James K.A. Smith, Jane Vella, Leadership on the Line, Leonardo Boff, On Teaching and Learning, One.Life, Scot McKnight, Stanley Grenz, Taking Learning to Task, The Doctrine of God, The God of the Oppressed, The Trinity and Society, Theology for the Community of God, Untamed, Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen, Will Mancini
November 17, 2010 | Leave a comment
Old Bible Originally uploaded by Bogdan Bârlea Here are some of my thoughts on Stanley Grenz’s view of Scripture as described in a wonderful book entitled Theology for the Community of God. The key to understanding Grenz’s approach to inspiration, … Continue reading →
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Tagged Authority of Scripture, Illumination, Inspiration, Scripture, Stanley Grenz