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Gathered and Scattered

If the gates of hell won’t stand against the church, it’s because the church is storming the gates, not the other way around.

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Books I Have Read: Clarion Call

If you are looking for something for church small groups to study, look no further.

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What Mission Isn’t

A discussion about what mission is not, that comes to conclusions that many will find unsatisfactory.

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Engaging With Science

I’m a big fan of science: but the world needs Jesus!

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The Local Church and God’s World Wide Movement

Our traditional view of mission is part of the way in which the local church should engage with God’s work around the world, but it is not the whole story.

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Witness

We all need to spend more time with Jesus

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Throwback: Bible Translation and the Incarnation

It is the Incarnation itself which ultimately makes it possible for God’s revelation to be transmitted in human languages.

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Mission Is: Fivefold

In the previous post in this series, I included a quote from Hannes Wiher, who reviewed the way in which different scholars see mission starting at different points in the Biblical narrative. I then wrote the following: For my part, I would argue that mission starts at the creation narrative in the book of Genesis. […]

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Mission Is: Biblical I

The problem is that mission is a modern term which we read back into the Bible. Any decision about the Biblical basis of mission will involve an aspect of choice or interpretation.

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Creation, Resurrection and Mission

Easter morning marked the start of a new creation. Our mission is to live in that creation and to announce it in symbol, actions and words